Sudan vs Zimbabwe: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Sudan
0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2017
Zimbabwe
0.0087 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sudan rank
177th
Zimbabwe rank
174th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Sudan
- Zimbabwe
How they compare
Zimbabwe currently reports 0.0087 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP in Sudan, a difference of 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Zimbabwe's figure about 2.9 times Sudan's.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Zimbabwe ahead.
Sudan ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 174th of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Sudan averaged higher in 1 and Zimbabwe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sudan | Zimbabwe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0302 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0277 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0024 SDR per US$ of GDP | Sudan |
| 1970s | 0.0098 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0195 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0097 SDR per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 1980s | 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0147 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0127 SDR per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 1990s | 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0298 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0248 SDR per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2000s | 0.0174 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0187 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
| 2010s | 0.0039 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0155 SDR per US$ of GDP | Zimbabwe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Sudan or Zimbabwe?
- Zimbabwe, at 0.0087 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP in Sudan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Zimbabwe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sudan and Zimbabwe?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2017.
- How do Sudan and Zimbabwe rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Sudan ranks 177th and Zimbabwe ranks 174th 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.