Colombia vs South Africa: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Colombia
0.104 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Colombia rank
97th
South Africa rank
100th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Colombia
- South Africa
How they compare
Colombia currently reports 0.104 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0042 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Colombia ahead.
Colombia ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th of 178 countries.
Colombia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Africa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 1970s | 0.05 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0106 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0394 SDR per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 1980s | 0.0694 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.064 SDR per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 1990s | 0.0741 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0115 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0626 SDR per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2000s | 0.071 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0438 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0272 SDR per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2010s | 0.0902 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.078 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0122 SDR per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
| 2020s | 0.1229 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0986 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0243 SDR per US$ of GDP | Colombia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Colombia or South Africa?
- Colombia, at 0.104 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP in South Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Colombia and South Africa?
- 0.0042 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Colombia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Africa?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and South Africa rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Colombia ranks 97th and South Africa ranks 100th 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.
Individual pages
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.