Lesotho vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP

Lesotho
0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
Saudi Arabia
0.2889 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lesotho rank
22nd
Saudi Arabia rank
25th

Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Lesotho
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Lesotho currently reports 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2889 SDR per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 0.0343 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Lesotho's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Lesotho ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Lesotho averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Lesotho Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1980s 0.1199 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1872 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0673 SDR per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
1990s 0.2757 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0636 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.212 SDR per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2000s 0.3344 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2801 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0544 SDR per US$ of GDP Lesotho
2010s 0.2789 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.5513 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.2724 SDR per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia
2020s 0.2703 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.3252 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0549 SDR per US$ of GDP Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp, Lesotho or Saudi Arabia?
Lesotho, at 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2889 SDR per US$ of GDP in Saudi Arabia as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp between Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
0.0343 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Lesotho ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Lesotho and Saudi Arabia?
45 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2024.
How do Lesotho and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Lesotho ranks 22nd and Saudi Arabia ranks 25th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 9,198 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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