Malawi vs Samoa: Reserves excluding gold
Malawi
412.77 million SDR
in 2020
Samoa
433.07 million SDR
in 2025
Malawi rank
166th
Samoa rank
164th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 433.07 million SDR against 412.77 million SDR in Malawi, a difference of 20.30 million SDR.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 164th of 194 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.53 million SDR | 3.33 million SDR | 19.20 million SDR | Malawi |
| 1970s | 47.13 million SDR | 4.92 million SDR | 42.21 million SDR | Malawi |
| 1980s | 47.08 million SDR | 16.27 million SDR | 30.82 million SDR | Malawi |
| 1990s | 99.70 million SDR | 43.00 million SDR | 56.70 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2000s | 122.09 million SDR | 55.88 million SDR | 66.20 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2010s | 380.52 million SDR | 91.22 million SDR | 289.31 million SDR | Malawi |
| 2020s | 412.77 million SDR | 192.36 million SDR | 220.41 million SDR | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Malawi or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 433.07 million SDR against 412.77 million SDR in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Malawi and Samoa?
- 20.30 million SDR, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Malawi ranks 166th and Samoa ranks 164th 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.