Norway vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Norway
11,126 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
9,081 SDR per person
in 2025
Norway rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time
- Norway
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Norway currently reports 11,126 SDR per person against 9,081 SDR per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 2,045 SDR per person.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.
Norway ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Norway averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Norway | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 119.8 SDR per person | 152.25 SDR per person | 32.44 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 418.64 SDR per person | 2,378 SDR per person | 1,960 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 2,056 SDR per person | 2,727 SDR per person | 671.27 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 3,162 SDR per person | 611.11 SDR per person | 2,551 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2000s | 6,249 SDR per person | 4,834 SDR per person | 1,415 SDR per person | Norway |
| 2010s | 7,940 SDR per person | 14,013 SDR per person | 6,074 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 10,657 SDR per person | 9,914 SDR per person | 742.99 SDR per person | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Norway or Saudi Arabia?
- Norway, at 11,126 SDR per person against 9,081 SDR per person in Saudi Arabia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,045 SDR per person, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Norway and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Norway and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Norway ranks 12th 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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About this data
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.