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

30.39 SDR per person, with Zambia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Zambia?

18 years are reported by both, from 1965 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 vs Zambia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Iran

116.74 SDR per person

in 1982

Zambia

147.13 SDR per person

in 2024

Iran rank

152nd

Zambia rank

149th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Iran
Zambia

How they compare

Zambia currently reports 147.13 SDR per person against 116.74 SDR per person in Iran, a difference of 30.39 SDR per person.

That makes Zambia's figure about 1.3 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Zambia ahead.

Iran ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 149th of 179 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 2 and Zambia in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iran	Zambia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.31 SDR per person	57.05 SDR per person	51.74 SDR per person	Zambia
1970s	153.55 SDR per person	33.54 SDR per person	120.01 SDR per person	Iran
1980s	116.92 SDR per person	9.06 SDR per person	107.87 SDR per person	Iran

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Iran or Zambia?: Zambia, at 147.13 SDR per person against 116.74 SDR per person in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Iran and Zambia?: 30.39 SDR per person, with Zambia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and Zambia?: 18 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 1982.
How do Iran and Zambia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Iran ranks 152nd and Zambia ranks 149th 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.