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

5.29 SDR per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?

55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.

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.

Malawi vs Zimbabwe: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Malawi

21.13 SDR per person

in 2020

Zimbabwe

26.42 SDR per person

in 2025

Malawi rank

174th

Zimbabwe rank

171st

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Malawi
Zimbabwe

How they compare

Zimbabwe currently reports 26.42 SDR per person against 21.13 SDR per person in Malawi, a difference of 5.29 SDR per person.

That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 1.3 times Malawi's.

The two have swapped places 23 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zimbabwe ahead.

Malawi ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 2 and Zimbabwe in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malawi	Zimbabwe	Difference	Ahead
1960s	5.02 SDR per person	8.17 SDR per person	3.15 SDR per person	Zimbabwe
1970s	8.89 SDR per person	12.54 SDR per person	3.65 SDR per person	Zimbabwe
1980s	6.1 SDR per person	12.72 SDR per person	6.61 SDR per person	Zimbabwe
1990s	9.59 SDR per person	19.88 SDR per person	10.29 SDR per person	Zimbabwe
2000s	9.71 SDR per person	10.25 SDR per person	0.5454 SDR per person	Zimbabwe
2010s	21.92 SDR per person	20.06 SDR per person	1.85 SDR per person	Malawi
2020s	21.13 SDR per person	1.43 SDR per person	19.7 SDR per person	Malawi

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Malawi or Zimbabwe?: Zimbabwe, at 26.42 SDR per person against 21.13 SDR per person in Malawi as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 5.29 SDR per person, with Zimbabwe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Zimbabwe?: 55 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2020.
How do Malawi and Zimbabwe rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Malawi ranks 174th and Zimbabwe ranks 171st 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.