Costa Rica vs Syria: Reserves excluding gold
Costa Rica
12.48 billion SDR
in 2025
Syria
12.64 billion SDR
in 2010
Costa Rica rank
65th
Syria rank
64th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Costa Rica
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 12.64 billion SDR against 12.48 billion SDR in Costa Rica, a difference of 163.10 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Costa Rica ahead.
Costa Rica ranks 65th and Syria ranks 64th of 188 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Costa Rica averaged higher in 2 and Syria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Costa Rica | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 12.75 million SDR | 26.33 million SDR | 13.58 million SDR | Syria |
| 1960s | 15.04 million SDR | 22.71 million SDR | 7.67 million SDR | Syria |
| 1970s | 67.07 million SDR | 285.63 million SDR | 218.56 million SDR | Syria |
| 1980s | 343.74 million SDR | 160.73 million SDR | 183.01 million SDR | Costa Rica |
| 1990s | 726.14 million SDR | 89.37 million SDR | 636.76 million SDR | Costa Rica |
| 2000s | 1.70 billion SDR | 5.65 billion SDR | 3.95 billion SDR | Syria |
| 2010s | 3.00 billion SDR | 12.64 billion SDR | 9.63 billion SDR | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Costa Rica or Syria?
- Syria, at 12.64 billion SDR against 12.48 billion SDR in Costa Rica as of 2010.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Costa Rica and Syria?
- 163.10 million SDR, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Syria?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2010.
- How do Costa Rica and Syria rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Costa Rica ranks 65th and Syria ranks 64th of 188 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.