Australia vs Norway: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Australia
53.04 billion SDR
in 2025
Norway
62.43 billion SDR
in 2025
Australia rank
39th
Norway rank
36th
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Australia
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 62.43 billion SDR against 53.04 billion SDR in Australia, a difference of 9.39 billion SDR.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Australia ahead.
Australia ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and Norway in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.16 billion SDR | 186.10 million SDR | 977.96 million SDR | Australia |
| 1960s | 1.46 billion SDR | 475.51 million SDR | 982.26 million SDR | Australia |
| 1970s | 3.67 billion SDR | 1.82 billion SDR | 1.85 billion SDR | Australia |
| 1980s | 9.01 billion SDR | 8.97 billion SDR | 44.90 million SDR | Australia |
| 1990s | 11.94 billion SDR | 14.07 billion SDR | 2.13 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2000s | 22.32 billion SDR | 29.14 billion SDR | 6.81 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2010s | 36.00 billion SDR | 40.96 billion SDR | 4.96 billion SDR | Norway |
| 2020s | 43.14 billion SDR | 58.55 billion SDR | 15.41 billion SDR | Norway |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Australia or Norway?
- Norway, at 62.43 billion SDR against 53.04 billion SDR in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Australia and Norway?
- 9.39 billion SDR, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Norway?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Norway rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Australia ranks 39th and Norway ranks 36th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (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 (IL) 2026 April