What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?

15.49 SDR per person, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?

23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1982.

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.

Iran, Islamic Republic of vs Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Iran, Islamic Republic of

116.74 SDR per person

in 1982

Nigeria

132.23 SDR per person

in 2025

Iran, Islamic Republic of rank

152nd

Nigeria rank

151st

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Iran, Islamic Republic of
Nigeria

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 132.23 SDR per person against 116.74 SDR per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of, a difference of 15.49 SDR per person.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.1 times Iran, Islamic Republic of's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 23 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.

Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 151st of 179 countries.

Iran, Islamic Republic of has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran, Islamic Republic of	Nigeria	Difference	Ahead
1960s	4.25 SDR per person	4.16 SDR per person	0.0848 SDR per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1970s	153.55 SDR per person	37.28 SDR per person	116.26 SDR per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of
1980s	116.92 SDR per person	57.14 SDR per person	59.78 SDR per person	Iran, Islamic Republic of

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Iran, Islamic Republic of or Nigeria?: Nigeria, at 132.23 SDR per person against 116.74 SDR per person in Iran, Islamic Republic of as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?: 15.49 SDR per person, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria?: 23 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 1982.
How do Iran, Islamic Republic of and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Iran, Islamic Republic of ranks 152nd and Nigeria ranks 151st 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.