Iraq vs Lebanon: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Iraq
0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Lebanon
0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iraq rank
29th
Lebanon rank
26th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Lebanon
How they compare
Lebanon currently reports 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Lebanon's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1988 it was Lebanon ahead.
Iraq ranks 29th and Lebanon ranks 26th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Lebanon in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Lebanon | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.079 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.241 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.162 SDR per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 1990s | 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2463 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.53 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1845 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3641 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1796 SDR per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 2010s | 0.2021 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5541 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.352 SDR per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
| 2020s | 0.2287 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.454 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2253 SDR per US$ of GDP | Lebanon |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Iraq or Lebanon?
- Lebanon, at 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iraq and Lebanon?
- 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Lebanon ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Lebanon?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Lebanon rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 29th and Lebanon ranks 26th 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.