Iraq vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP
Iraq
0.2826 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
0.2889 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq rank
28th
Saudi Arabia rank
27th
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Iraq
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 0.2889 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2826 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq, a difference of 0.0063 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.
Iraq ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iraq averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iraq | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.139 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1898 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0508 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 0.2248 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2526 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0279 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 0.1239 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1872 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0633 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0636 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2.71 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iraq |
| 2000s | 0.1852 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2801 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0949 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 0.2113 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5513 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3401 SDR per US$ of GDP | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 0.2585 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3191 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0606 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, Iraq or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 0.2889 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2826 SDR per US$ of GDP in Iraq as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 0.0063 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Iraq and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Iraq ranks 28th and Saudi Arabia ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.