Portugal vs Spain: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Portugal
0.0318 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Spain
0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Portugal rank
151st
Spain rank
149th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Portugal
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0318 SDR per US$ of GDP in Portugal, a difference of 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Portugal's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Portugal ahead.
Portugal ranks 151st and Spain ranks 149th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Portugal averaged higher in 4 and Spain in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Portugal | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0824 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0578 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1970s | 0.0515 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0478 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0037 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 1980s | 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0555 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 SDR per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 1990s | 0.1067 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0598 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0469 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2000s | 0.0255 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0164 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 SDR per US$ of GDP | Portugal |
| 2010s | 0.0185 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0227 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 SDR per US$ of GDP | Spain |
| 2020s | 0.0264 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0369 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0105 SDR per US$ of GDP | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Portugal or Spain?
- Spain, at 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0318 SDR per US$ of GDP in Portugal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Portugal and Spain?
- 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Portugal and Spain?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Portugal and Spain rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Portugal ranks 151st and Spain ranks 149th 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.