Botswana vs Iceland: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.1374 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Iceland
0.1411 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
72nd
Iceland rank
70th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.1411 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1374 SDR per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 72nd and Iceland ranks 70th of 178 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1941 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0392 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1549 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.4697 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0465 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.4232 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.7302 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0397 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.6905 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.5986 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0706 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.528 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3465 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2123 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1342 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1781 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1629 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0152 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Botswana or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.1411 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1374 SDR per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Botswana and Iceland?
- 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and Iceland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and Iceland rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 72nd and Iceland ranks 70th 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.