Bhutan vs Iraq: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
0.2363 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq
0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Bhutan rank
30th
Iraq rank
29th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Iraq
How they compare
Iraq currently reports 0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2363 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 42 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 29th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 4 and Iraq in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Iraq | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2601 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1129 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1472 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.3576 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.42 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.4163 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1845 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2318 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.3344 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2021 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1323 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 0.2493 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2287 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0206 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Bhutan or Iraq?
- Iraq, at 0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2363 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Iraq?
- 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Iraq?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2024.
- How do Bhutan and Iraq rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan ranks 30th and Iraq ranks 29th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.