Samoa vs Sierra Leone: Reserves excluding gold
Samoa
433.07 million SDR
in 2025
Sierra Leone
332.23 million SDR
in 2024
Samoa rank
164th
Sierra Leone rank
171st
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Samoa
- Sierra Leone
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 433.07 million SDR against 332.23 million SDR in Sierra Leone, a difference of 100.84 million SDR.
That makes Samoa's figure about 1.3 times Sierra Leone's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 61 shared years of data; in 1964 it was Sierra Leone ahead.
Samoa ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 171st of 194 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 2 and Sierra Leone in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Sierra Leone | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.73 million SDR | 23.65 million SDR | 19.92 million SDR | Sierra Leone |
| 1970s | 4.92 million SDR | 34.07 million SDR | 29.15 million SDR | Sierra Leone |
| 1980s | 16.27 million SDR | 10.26 million SDR | 6.01 million SDR | Samoa |
| 1990s | 43.00 million SDR | 20.34 million SDR | 22.65 million SDR | Samoa |
| 2000s | 55.88 million SDR | 104.61 million SDR | 48.73 million SDR | Sierra Leone |
| 2010s | 91.22 million SDR | 354.01 million SDR | 262.80 million SDR | Sierra Leone |
| 2020s | 273.36 million SDR | 467.63 million SDR | 194.27 million SDR | Sierra Leone |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Samoa or Sierra Leone?
- Samoa, at 433.07 million SDR against 332.23 million SDR in Sierra Leone as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 100.84 million SDR, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Sierra Leone?
- 61 years are reported by both, from 1964 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Sierra Leone rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Samoa ranks 164th and Sierra Leone ranks 171st 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.