Djibouti vs South Africa: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP

Djibouti
0.1035 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Africa
0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Djibouti rank
98th
South Africa rank
100th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Djibouti
  • South Africa
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How they compare

Djibouti currently reports 0.1035 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP in South Africa, a difference of 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 40 shared years of data; in 1985 it was Djibouti ahead.

Djibouti ranks 98th and South Africa ranks 100th of 178 countries.

Djibouti has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Djibouti South Africa Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1217 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1163 SDR per US$ of GDP Djibouti
1990s 0.1135 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0115 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1021 SDR per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2000s 0.1035 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0438 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0597 SDR per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2010s 0.1244 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.078 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0464 SDR per US$ of GDP Djibouti
2020s 0.1106 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0986 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.012 SDR per US$ of GDP Djibouti

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Djibouti or South Africa?
Djibouti, at 0.1035 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 Djibouti and South Africa?
0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Djibouti ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Djibouti and South Africa?
40 years are reported by both, from 1985 to 2025.
How do Djibouti and South Africa rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Djibouti ranks 98th 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.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 9,204 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.