Iceland vs Norway: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Iceland
13,870 SDR per person
in 2025
Norway
11,126 SDR per person
in 2025
Iceland rank
9th
Norway rank
12th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time
- Iceland
- Norway
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 13,870 SDR per person against 11,126 SDR per person in Norway, a difference of 2,744 SDR per person.
That makes Iceland's figure about 1.2 times Norway's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Iceland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 182.47 SDR per person | 119.8 SDR per person | 62.66 SDR per person | Iceland |
| 1970s | 335.98 SDR per person | 418.64 SDR per person | 82.66 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1980s | 774.95 SDR per person | 2,056 SDR per person | 1,281 SDR per person | Norway |
| 1990s | 1,110 SDR per person | 3,162 SDR per person | 2,052 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 3,482 SDR per person | 6,249 SDR per person | 2,767 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 12,026 SDR per person | 7,940 SDR per person | 4,086 SDR per person | Iceland |
| 2020s | 12,309 SDR per person | 10,657 SDR per person | 1,652 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, Iceland or Norway?
- Iceland, at 13,870 SDR per person against 11,126 SDR per person in Norway as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Iceland and Norway?
- 2,744 SDR per person, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Iceland ranks 9th and Norway ranks 12th 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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About this data
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.