What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Denmark and Iceland?

518 SDR per person, with Denmark ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?

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.

Denmark vs Iceland: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Denmark

14,388 SDR per person

in 2025

Iceland

13,870 SDR per person

in 2025

Denmark rank

8th

Iceland rank

9th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Denmark
Iceland

How they compare

Denmark currently reports 14,388 SDR per person against 13,870 SDR per person in Iceland, a difference of 518 SDR per person.

The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Denmark ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 9th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Denmark averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Denmark	Iceland	Difference	Ahead
1960s	74.53 SDR per person	182.47 SDR per person	107.94 SDR per person	Iceland
1970s	218.19 SDR per person	335.98 SDR per person	117.8 SDR per person	Iceland
1980s	827.47 SDR per person	774.95 SDR per person	52.52 SDR per person	Denmark
1990s	1,770 SDR per person	1,110 SDR per person	660.35 SDR per person	Denmark
2000s	4,271 SDR per person	3,482 SDR per person	788.88 SDR per person	Denmark
2010s	8,825 SDR per person	12,026 SDR per person	3,201 SDR per person	Iceland
2020s	11,703 SDR per person	12,309 SDR per person	606.53 SDR per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Denmark or Iceland?: Denmark, at 14,388 SDR per person against 13,870 SDR per person in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Denmark and Iceland?: 518 SDR per person, with Denmark ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Denmark and Iceland?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Denmark and Iceland rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Denmark ranks 8th and Iceland ranks 9th 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.