Samoa vs United Arab Emirates: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Samoa
0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
0.3217 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
11th
United Arab Emirates rank
14th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3217 SDR per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 0.0146 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Samoa ahead.
Samoa ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 14th of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 5 and United Arab Emirates in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0507 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.04 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0107 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1980s | 0.1404 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0654 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.075 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0778 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1594 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.137 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0957 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0413 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1126 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1297 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0171 SDR per US$ of GDP | United Arab Emirates |
| 2020s | 0.2775 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2397 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 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, Samoa or United Arab Emirates?
- Samoa, at 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3217 SDR per US$ of GDP in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Samoa and United Arab Emirates?
- 0.0146 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and United Arab Emirates?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and United Arab Emirates rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 11th and United Arab Emirates ranks 14th 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.