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
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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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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.