Qatar vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Qatar
9,746 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
9,081 SDR per person
in 2025
Qatar rank
13th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time
- Qatar
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 9,746 SDR per person against 9,081 SDR per person in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 665 SDR per person.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Qatar ranks 13th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Qatar averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 86.36 SDR per person | 187.62 SDR per person | 101.25 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 386.55 SDR per person | 2,378 SDR per person | 1,992 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 1,064 SDR per person | 2,727 SDR per person | 1,664 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1,085 SDR per person | 611.11 SDR per person | 473.72 SDR per person | Qatar |
| 2000s | 3,416 SDR per person | 4,834 SDR per person | 1,418 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 10,158 SDR per person | 14,013 SDR per person | 3,855 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 11,105 SDR per person | 9,914 SDR per person | 1,191 SDR per person | Qatar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Qatar or Saudi Arabia?
- Qatar, at 9,746 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 Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 665 SDR per person, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Qatar and Saudi Arabia?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Qatar and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Qatar ranks 13th 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.