Singapore vs United Arab Emirates: Reserves excluding gold
Singapore
295.68 billion SDR
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
205.81 billion SDR
in 2025
Singapore rank
10th
United Arab Emirates rank
12th
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Singapore
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 295.68 billion SDR against 205.81 billion SDR in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 89.87 billion SDR.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 53 years both countries report, Singapore has been ahead every year.
Singapore ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th of 188 countries.
Singapore has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Singapore | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.05 billion SDR | 757.13 million SDR | 2.29 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 1980s | 10.00 billion SDR | 2.63 billion SDR | 7.37 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 1990s | 40.98 billion SDR | 5.12 billion SDR | 35.87 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 2000s | 82.59 billion SDR | 17.41 billion SDR | 65.18 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 2010s | 179.10 billion SDR | 52.11 billion SDR | 126.98 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 2020s | 266.27 billion SDR | 130.80 billion SDR | 135.48 billion SDR | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Singapore or United Arab Emirates?
- Singapore, at 295.68 billion SDR against 205.81 billion SDR in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 89.87 billion SDR, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Singapore and United Arab Emirates?
- 53 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2025.
- How do Singapore and United Arab Emirates rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Singapore ranks 10th and United Arab Emirates ranks 12th 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.