Egypt vs Nigeria: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Egypt
35.69 billion SDR
in 2025
Nigeria
33.61 billion SDR
in 2025
Egypt rank
52nd
Nigeria rank
55th
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Egypt
- Nigeria
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 35.69 billion SDR against 33.61 billion SDR in Nigeria, a difference of 2.08 billion SDR.
That makes Egypt's figure about 1.1 times Nigeria's.
The two have swapped places 16 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Egypt ahead.
Egypt ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 55th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Egypt averaged higher in 3 and Nigeria in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Nigeria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 647.91 million SDR | 441.90 million SDR | 206.01 million SDR | Egypt |
| 1960s | 201.26 million SDR | 219.76 million SDR | 18.50 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 1970s | 532.51 million SDR | 2.51 billion SDR | 1.98 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 1980s | 1.64 billion SDR | 2.27 billion SDR | 625.22 million SDR | Nigeria |
| 1990s | 9.83 billion SDR | 2.86 billion SDR | 6.97 billion SDR | Egypt |
| 2000s | 14.90 billion SDR | 18.15 billion SDR | 3.25 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2010s | 18.43 billion SDR | 25.49 billion SDR | 7.06 billion SDR | Nigeria |
| 2020s | 29.07 billion SDR | 28.90 billion SDR | 174.75 million SDR | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Egypt or Nigeria?
- Egypt, at 35.69 billion SDR against 33.61 billion SDR in Nigeria as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Egypt and Nigeria?
- 2.08 billion SDR, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Nigeria?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Nigeria rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Egypt ranks 52nd and Nigeria ranks 55th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.