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

Malawi
0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2020
United States of America
0.0329 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Malawi rank
163rd
United States of America rank
164th

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

  • Malawi
  • United States of America
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How they compare

Malawi currently reports 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0329 SDR per US$ of GDP in United States of America, a difference of 0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP.

That makes Malawi's figure about 1.1 times United States of America's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 41 shared years of data; in 1980 it was United States of America ahead.

Malawi ranks 163rd and United States of America ranks 164th of 178 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Malawi averaged higher in 4 and United States of America in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Malawi United States of America Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0275 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0294 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP United States of America
1990s 0.0373 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0151 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0222 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2000s 0.0293 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0114 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0178 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2010s 0.0416 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0181 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0235 SDR per US$ of GDP Malawi
2020s 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0204 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0147 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, Malawi or United States of America?
Malawi, at 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0329 SDR per US$ of GDP in United States of America as of 2020.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp between Malawi and United States of America?
0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Malawi ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and United States of America?
41 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2020.
How do Malawi and United States of America rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Malawi ranks 163rd and United States of America ranks 164th 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.