Nigeria vs Norway: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Nigeria
0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Norway
0.1176 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Nigeria rank
94th
Norway rank
93rd
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Nigeria
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 0.1176 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP in Nigeria, a difference of 0.0096 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Nigeria ahead.
Nigeria ranks 94th and Norway ranks 93rd of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Nigeria | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0396 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0557 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0161 SDR per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1970s | 0.0818 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0576 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0242 SDR per US$ of GDP | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 0.0278 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1148 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0869 SDR per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 1990s | 0.0286 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0974 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0688 SDR per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2000s | 0.0946 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1025 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0079 SDR per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2010s | 0.0545 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0908 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0364 SDR per US$ of GDP | Norway |
| 2020s | 0.0676 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1169 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0493 SDR per US$ of GDP | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Nigeria or Norway?
- Norway, at 0.1176 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Nigeria and Norway?
- 0.0096 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Norway?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Nigeria and Norway rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Nigeria ranks 94th and Norway ranks 93rd 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.