What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Libya and Saudi Arabia?

851 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?

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.

Libya vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Libya

8,230 SDR per person

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

9,081 SDR per person

in 2025

Libya rank

15th

Saudi Arabia rank

14th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Libya
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,081 SDR per person against 8,230 SDR per person in Libya, a difference of 851 SDR per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Libya's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Libya ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Libya averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Libya	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	138.31 SDR per person	152.25 SDR per person	13.94 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
1970s	1,047 SDR per person	2,378 SDR per person	1,332 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
1980s	1,428 SDR per person	2,727 SDR per person	1,300 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
1990s	908.56 SDR per person	611.11 SDR per person	297.46 SDR per person	Libya
2000s	5,016 SDR per person	4,834 SDR per person	182.4 SDR per person	Libya
2010s	9,459 SDR per person	14,013 SDR per person	4,555 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
2020s	8,009 SDR per person	9,914 SDR per person	1,905 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Libya or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 9,081 SDR per person against 8,230 SDR per person in Libya as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Libya and Saudi Arabia?: 851 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and Saudi Arabia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Libya and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Libya ranks 15th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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.