Samoa vs Vanuatu: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Samoa
436.90 million SDR
in 2025
Vanuatu
471.31 million SDR
in 2024
Samoa rank
164th
Vanuatu rank
163rd
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Samoa
- Vanuatu
How they compare
Vanuatu currently reports 471.31 million SDR against 436.90 million SDR in Samoa, a difference of 34.41 million SDR.
That makes Vanuatu's figure about 1.1 times Samoa's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 44 shared years of data; in 1981 it was Vanuatu ahead.
Samoa ranks 164th and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 194 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Samoa averaged higher in 3 and Vanuatu in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Samoa | Vanuatu | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 17.83 million SDR | 15.49 million SDR | 2.35 million SDR | Samoa |
| 1990s | 43.00 million SDR | 30.08 million SDR | 12.92 million SDR | Samoa |
| 2000s | 55.88 million SDR | 51.79 million SDR | 4.09 million SDR | Samoa |
| 2010s | 91.22 million SDR | 193.10 million SDR | 101.88 million SDR | Vanuatu |
| 2020s | 273.36 million SDR | 466.39 million SDR | 193.03 million SDR | Vanuatu |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Samoa or Vanuatu?
- Vanuatu, at 471.31 million SDR against 436.90 million SDR in Samoa as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 34.41 million SDR, with Vanuatu ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Samoa and Vanuatu?
- 44 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2024.
- How do Samoa and Vanuatu rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Samoa ranks 164th and Vanuatu ranks 163rd of 194 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.