What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?

129 SDR per person, with Malaysia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Costa Rica vs Malaysia: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita

Costa Rica

2,421 SDR per person

in 2025

Malaysia

2,550 SDR per person

in 2025

Costa Rica rank

57th

Malaysia rank

54th

Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita over time

Costa Rica
Malaysia

How they compare

Malaysia currently reports 2,550 SDR per person against 2,421 SDR per person in Costa Rica, a difference of 129 SDR per person.

That makes Malaysia's figure about 1.1 times Costa Rica's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Malaysia has been ahead every year.

Costa Rica ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 54th of 179 countries.

Malaysia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Costa Rica	Malaysia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	10.82 SDR per person	58.21 SDR per person	47.39 SDR per person	Malaysia
1970s	35.44 SDR per person	153.01 SDR per person	117.57 SDR per person	Malaysia
1980s	130.52 SDR per person	339.12 SDR per person	208.6 SDR per person	Malaysia
1990s	207.63 SDR per person	788.19 SDR per person	580.56 SDR per person	Malaysia
2000s	397.21 SDR per person	1,665 SDR per person	1,267 SDR per person	Malaysia
2010s	1,007 SDR per person	2,506 SDR per person	1,499 SDR per person	Malaysia
2020s	1,618 SDR per person	2,431 SDR per person	813.08 SDR per person	Malaysia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita, Costa Rica or Malaysia?: Malaysia, at 2,550 SDR per person against 2,421 SDR per person in Costa Rica as of 2025.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 129 SDR per person, with Malaysia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Costa Rica and Malaysia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Costa Rica and Malaysia rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?: Costa Rica ranks 57th and Malaysia ranks 54th of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,443 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.