Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Iraq
0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0242 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 65 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0835 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1615 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.078 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.1806 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2392 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0586 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1202 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1734 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0532 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0556 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.72 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1845 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2729 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0884 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.2021 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5383 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3362 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2287 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3106 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.082 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2387 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0242 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th 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.