Bhutan vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Bhutan
0.2368 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Bhutan rank
29th
Saudi Arabia rank
28th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Bhutan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2368 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bhutan, a difference of 0.0261 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Bhutan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 43 shared years of data; in 1983 it was Bhutan ahead.
Bhutan ranks 29th and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Bhutan averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bhutan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2601 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1854 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0747 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 1990s | 0.3576 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0556 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 0.4163 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2729 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1434 SDR per US$ of GDP | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 0.3344 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5383 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2039 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2472 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3027 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 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, Bhutan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2368 SDR per US$ of GDP in Bhutan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0261 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bhutan and Saudi Arabia?
- 43 years are reported by both, from 1983 to 2025.
- How do Bhutan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Bhutan 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.