India vs Nigeria: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
India
0.1064 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria
0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
India rank
95th
Nigeria rank
93rd
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- India
- Nigeria
How they compare
Nigeria currently reports 0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1064 SDR per US$ of GDP in India, a difference of 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
India ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 93rd of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, India averaged higher in 4 and Nigeria in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0082 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0396 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0314 SDR per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 0.0192 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0818 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0626 SDR per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0204 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0278 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0074 SDR per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 0.0306 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0286 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0021 SDR per US$ of GDP | India |
| 2000s | 0.1091 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0946 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0144 SDR per US$ of GDP | India |
| 2010s | 0.1038 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0545 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 SDR per US$ of GDP | India |
| 2020s | 0.1237 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0676 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.056 SDR per US$ of GDP | India |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, India or Nigeria?
- Nigeria, at 0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1064 SDR per US$ of GDP in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between India and Nigeria?
- 0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Nigeria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Nigeria?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do India and Nigeria rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- India ranks 95th and Nigeria ranks 93rd 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.