India vs Switzerland: Reserves excluding gold
India
420.92 billion SDR
in 2025
Switzerland
678.82 billion SDR
in 2025
India rank
5th
Switzerland rank
3rd
Reserves excluding gold over time
- India
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 678.82 billion SDR against 420.92 billion SDR in India, a difference of 257.90 billion SDR.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.6 times India's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.29 billion SDR | 212.00 million SDR | 1.08 billion SDR | India |
| 1960s | 394.20 million SDR | 665.30 million SDR | 271.10 million SDR | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.19 billion SDR | 6.74 billion SDR | 4.55 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4.63 billion SDR | 15.91 billion SDR | 11.28 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 11.63 billion SDR | 24.84 billion SDR | 13.21 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 96.80 billion SDR | 31.83 billion SDR | 64.97 billion SDR | India |
| 2010s | 227.08 billion SDR | 384.87 billion SDR | 157.79 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 413.92 billion SDR | 668.00 billion SDR | 254.08 billion SDR | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, India or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 678.82 billion SDR against 420.92 billion SDR in India as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between India and Switzerland?
- 257.90 billion SDR, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Switzerland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do India and Switzerland rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- India ranks 5th and Switzerland ranks 3rd 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.