What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Brazil and United States?

66.47 billion SDR, with Brazil ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?

76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.

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.

Brazil vs United States: Reserves excluding gold

Brazil

244.10 billion SDR

in 2025

United States

177.63 billion SDR

in 2025

Brazil rank

11th

United States rank

14th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Brazil
United States

How they compare

Brazil currently reports 244.10 billion SDR against 177.63 billion SDR in United States, a difference of 66.47 billion SDR.

That makes Brazil's figure about 1.4 times United States's.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was United States ahead.

Brazil ranks 11th and United States ranks 14th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and United States in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	United States	Difference	Ahead
1950s	205.80 million SDR	1.55 billion SDR	1.34 billion SDR	United States
1960s	238.82 million SDR	2.27 billion SDR	2.03 billion SDR	United States
1970s	4.68 billion SDR	4.11 billion SDR	568.35 million SDR	Brazil
1980s	6.25 billion SDR	25.51 billion SDR	19.25 billion SDR	United States
1990s	24.58 billion SDR	46.28 billion SDR	21.70 billion SDR	United States
2000s	63.14 billion SDR	47.01 billion SDR	16.13 billion SDR	Brazil
2010s	244.45 billion SDR	83.03 billion SDR	161.42 billion SDR	Brazil
2020s	247.09 billion SDR	161.03 billion SDR	86.06 billion SDR	Brazil

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Brazil or United States?: Brazil, at 244.10 billion SDR against 177.63 billion SDR in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Brazil and United States?: 66.47 billion SDR, with Brazil ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and United States?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Brazil and United States rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Brazil ranks 11th and United States ranks 14th 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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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR)
Unit: SDR
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 208 places, 11,419 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.