Libya vs World: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Libya
1.28 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0875 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya rank
1st
World rank
1st
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Libya
- World
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.28 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0875 SDR per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 1.19 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 14.6 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Libya has been ahead every year.
Libya ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 178 countries.
Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Libya | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1436 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0153 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1283 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1970s | 0.2313 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0264 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2049 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1980s | 0.1718 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0291 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1427 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 1990s | 0.1472 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1137 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2000s | 0.5815 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.063 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5186 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.9605 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.8604 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 1.32 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0954 SDR per US$ of GDP | 1.23 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Libya or World?
- Libya, at 1.28 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0875 SDR per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Libya and World?
- 1.19 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Libya and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Libya and World rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Libya ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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.