Iraq vs Norway: Reserves excluding gold
Iraq
53.98 billion SDR
in 2025
Norway
62.43 billion SDR
in 2025
Iraq rank
34th
Norway rank
31st
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Iraq
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 62.43 billion SDR against 53.98 billion SDR in Iraq, a difference of 8.44 billion SDR.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Iraq's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 34th and Norway ranks 31st of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 2 and Norway in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 211.89 million SDR | 140.21 million SDR | 71.68 million SDR | Iraq |
| 1960s | 186.59 million SDR | 448.04 million SDR | 261.44 million SDR | Norway |
| 1970s | 2.71 billion SDR | 1.68 billion SDR | 1.03 billion SDR | Iraq |
| 1980s | 5.77 billion SDR | 8.56 billion SDR | 2.79 billion SDR | Norway |
| 1990s | 4.78 billion SDR | 13.78 billion SDR | 9.00 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2000s | 12.72 billion SDR | 29.02 billion SDR | 16.30 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2010s | 39.92 billion SDR | 40.96 billion SDR | 1.04 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2020s | 56.68 billion SDR | 58.55 billion SDR | 1.87 billion SDR | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Iraq or Norway?
- Norway, at 62.43 billion SDR against 53.98 billion SDR in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Iraq and Norway?
- 8.44 billion SDR, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Norway rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Iraq ranks 34th and Norway ranks 31st 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.