Lesotho vs Samoa: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Lesotho
0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa
0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
13th
Samoa rank
11th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Lesotho
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP in Lesotho, a difference of 0.0131 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Lesotho ahead.
Lesotho ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Lesotho | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1199 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1404 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0205 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2757 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2000s | 0.3344 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.137 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1974 SDR per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2010s | 0.2789 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1126 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1662 SDR per US$ of GDP | Lesotho |
| 2020s | 0.2703 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2775 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0072 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP in Lesotho as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Samoa?
- 0.0131 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Samoa?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
- How do Lesotho and Samoa rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Lesotho ranks 13th and Samoa ranks 11th 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.