Australia vs Sweden: Reserves excluding gold
Australia
45.36 billion SDR
in 2025
Sweden
41.29 billion SDR
in 2025
Australia rank
38th
Sweden rank
40th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Australia
- Sweden
How they compare
Australia currently reports 45.36 billion SDR against 41.29 billion SDR in Sweden, a difference of 4.07 billion SDR.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Sweden's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 40th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 5 and Sweden in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Sweden | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.04 billion SDR | 284.66 million SDR | 753.47 million SDR | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.24 billion SDR | 614.75 million SDR | 621.35 million SDR | Australia |
| 1970s | 2.67 billion SDR | 1.88 billion SDR | 793.80 million SDR | Australia |
| 1980s | 6.26 billion SDR | 4.67 billion SDR | 1.59 billion SDR | Australia |
| 1990s | 10.34 billion SDR | 13.02 billion SDR | 2.68 billion SDR | Sweden |
| 2000s | 21.34 billion SDR | 15.58 billion SDR | 5.76 billion SDR | Australia |
| 2010s | 33.83 billion SDR | 36.01 billion SDR | 2.18 billion SDR | Sweden |
| 2020s | 39.17 billion SDR | 39.56 billion SDR | 386.87 million SDR | Sweden |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Australia or Sweden?
- Australia, at 45.36 billion SDR against 41.29 billion SDR in Sweden as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Australia and Sweden?
- 4.07 billion SDR, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Sweden?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Sweden rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Australia ranks 38th and Sweden ranks 40th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.