Macao vs Samoa: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Macao
0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Samoa
0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Macao rank
8th
Samoa rank
11th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Macao
- Samoa
How they compare
Macao currently reports 0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0934 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Macao's figure about 1.3 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Samoa ahead.
Macao ranks 8th and Samoa ranks 11th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Macao averaged higher in 3 and Samoa in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Macao | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0642 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2125 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1483 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2125 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.4127 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.137 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2757 SDR per US$ of GDP | Macao |
| 2010s | 0.3271 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1126 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2145 SDR per US$ of GDP | Macao |
| 2020s | 0.5724 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2873 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2851 SDR per US$ of GDP | Macao |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Macao or Samoa?
- Macao, at 0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Macao and Samoa?
- 0.0934 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Macao ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Macao and Samoa?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
- How do Macao and Samoa rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Macao ranks 8th 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.