Bangladesh vs Nepal: Reserves excluding gold
Bangladesh
19.39 billion SDR
in 2025
Nepal
14.59 billion SDR
in 2025
Bangladesh rank
57th
Nepal rank
59th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Bangladesh
- Nepal
How they compare
Bangladesh currently reports 19.39 billion SDR against 14.59 billion SDR in Nepal, a difference of 4.80 billion SDR.
That makes Bangladesh's figure about 1.3 times Nepal's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1972 it was Bangladesh ahead.
Bangladesh ranks 57th and Nepal ranks 59th of 194 countries.
Bangladesh has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bangladesh | Nepal | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 197.84 million SDR | 103.20 million SDR | 94.64 million SDR | Bangladesh |
| 1980s | 381.18 million SDR | 128.05 million SDR | 253.13 million SDR | Bangladesh |
| 1990s | 1.31 billion SDR | 417.50 million SDR | 893.62 million SDR | Bangladesh |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion SDR | 1.10 billion SDR | 1.41 billion SDR | Bangladesh |
| 2010s | 15.86 billion SDR | 4.50 billion SDR | 11.36 billion SDR | Bangladesh |
| 2020s | 22.83 billion SDR | 9.34 billion SDR | 13.50 billion SDR | Bangladesh |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Bangladesh or Nepal?
- Bangladesh, at 19.39 billion SDR against 14.59 billion SDR in Nepal as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 4.80 billion SDR, with Bangladesh ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bangladesh and Nepal?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2025.
- How do Bangladesh and Nepal rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Bangladesh ranks 57th and Nepal ranks 59th 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.