Samoa vs Vanuatu: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Samoa
0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3631 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Samoa rank
11th
Vanuatu rank
10th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 0.3631 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP in Samoa, a difference of 0.0268 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 178 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.1541 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1109 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0431 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 1990s | 0.2373 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1318 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1055 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2000s | 0.137 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1242 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0128 SDR per US$ of GDP | Samoa |
| 2010s | 0.1126 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2114 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0987 SDR per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 0.2775 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.4073 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1298 SDR per US$ of GDP | Vanuatu |
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 Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 0.3631 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 0.0268 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Samoa ranks 11th and Vanuatu ranks 10th 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.