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

97 SDR per person, with Samoa ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?

62 years are reported by both, from 1964 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.

Malta vs Samoa: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Malta

1,878 SDR per person

in 2025

Samoa

1,975 SDR per person

in 2025

Malta rank

55th

Samoa rank

53rd

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Malta
Samoa

How they compare

Samoa currently reports 1,975 SDR per person against 1,878 SDR per person in Malta, a difference of 97 SDR per person.

That makes Samoa's figure about 1.1 times Malta's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 62 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Malta ahead.

Malta ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 53rd of 179 countries.

Malta has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Malta	Samoa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	318.56 SDR per person	28.35 SDR per person	290.21 SDR per person	Malta
1970s	1,349 SDR per person	32.53 SDR per person	1,317 SDR per person	Malta
1980s	2,879 SDR per person	96.97 SDR per person	2,782 SDR per person	Malta
1990s	2,910 SDR per person	246.98 SDR per person	2,663 SDR per person	Malta
2000s	3,600 SDR per person	298.8 SDR per person	3,302 SDR per person	Malta
2010s	1,066 SDR per person	453.15 SDR per person	612.57 SDR per person	Malta
2020s	1,650 SDR per person	1,385 SDR per person	264.43 SDR per person	Malta

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Malta or Samoa?: Samoa, at 1,975 SDR per person against 1,878 SDR per person in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Malta and Samoa?: 97 SDR per person, with Samoa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malta and Samoa?: 62 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2025.
How do Malta and Samoa rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Malta ranks 55th and Samoa ranks 53rd 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.