Australia vs Malawi: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP

Australia
0.0295 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi
0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2020
Australia rank
166th
Malawi rank
163rd

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

  • Australia
  • Malawi
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0295 SDR per US$ of GDP in Australia, a difference of 0.0056 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.2 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 166th and Malawi ranks 163rd of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Malawi in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia Malawi Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0451 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0275 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0175 SDR per US$ of GDP Australia
1990s 0.0335 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0373 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0038 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0361 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0293 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0068 SDR per US$ of GDP Australia
2010s 0.0261 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0416 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0155 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0222 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0129 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi

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, Australia or Malawi?
Malawi, at 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0295 SDR per US$ of GDP in Australia as of 2020.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp between Australia and Malawi?
0.0056 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Malawi?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Australia and Malawi rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Australia ranks 166th and Malawi ranks 163rd 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, 9,204 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.