Tonga vs Vanuatu: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Tonga
0.4437 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Vanuatu
0.3631 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Tonga rank
7th
Vanuatu rank
10th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Tonga
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Tonga currently reports 0.4437 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3631 SDR per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu, a difference of 0.0806 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Tonga's figure about 1.2 times Vanuatu's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Tonga ahead.
Tonga ranks 7th and Vanuatu ranks 10th of 178 countries.
Tonga has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Tonga | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.2765 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1109 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1655 SDR per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 1990s | 0.1331 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1318 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2000s | 0.1284 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1242 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0042 SDR per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2010s | 0.2591 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2114 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0478 SDR per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
| 2020s | 0.4723 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.4073 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.065 SDR per US$ of GDP | Tonga |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Tonga or Vanuatu?
- Tonga, at 0.4437 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.3631 SDR per US$ of GDP in Vanuatu as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 0.0806 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Tonga ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Tonga and Vanuatu?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Tonga and Vanuatu rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Tonga ranks 7th 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.