What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?

18 SDR per person, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Costa Rica

2,421 SDR per person

in 2025

Malaysia

2,439 SDR per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

45th

Malaysia rank

44th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Costa Rica
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2,439 SDR per person against 2,421 SDR per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 18 SDR per person.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 179 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	9.44 SDR per person	56.19 SDR per person	46.75 SDR per person	Malaysia
1970s	31.11 SDR per person	132.72 SDR per person	101.61 SDR per person	Malaysia
1980s	123.64 SDR per person	284.36 SDR per person	160.72 SDR per person	Malaysia
1990s	206.15 SDR per person	760.02 SDR per person	553.88 SDR per person	Malaysia
2000s	397.04 SDR per person	1,647 SDR per person	1,250 SDR per person	Malaysia
2010s	1,007 SDR per person	2,471 SDR per person	1,464 SDR per person	Malaysia
2020s	1,618 SDR per person	2,368 SDR per person	749.62 SDR per person	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2,439 SDR per person against 2,421 SDR per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 18 SDR per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 45th and Malaysia ranks 44th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,443 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.