Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP by country
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Countries reporting
177
Highest
1.28 SDR per US$ of GDP
Libya
Lowest
0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP
Sudan
Median
0.1214 SDR per US$ of GDP
Years covered
66
1960–2025
Data points
9,204
What the numbers show
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP is currently reported for 177 countries. The highest value is 1.28 SDR per US$ of GDP in Libya; the lowest is 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP in Sudan.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.1214 SDR per US$ of GDP, and the mean is 0.1502 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 422.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in Syrian Arab Republic (up 3,931.1%), and the largest decrease in Bolivia (Plurinational State of) (down 97.4%).
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Libya | 1.28 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0.9076 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 471.7% | volatile |
| 3 | Hong Kong (China) | 0.8328 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 4 | Switzerland | 0.6505 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 12.3% | volatile |
| 5 | Singapore | 0.4896 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.6% | rising |
| 6 | Turkmenistan | 0.4498 SDR per US$ of GDP | 1999 | up 145.9% | rising |
| 7 | Tonga | 0.4437 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 72.3% | volatile |
| 8 | Macau, China | 0.4297 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 41.7% | volatile |
| 9 | Mauritius | 0.387 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 64.8% | volatile |
| 10 | Vanuatu | 0.3631 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 151.4% | volatile |
| 11 | Samoa | 0.3363 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 242.1% | volatile |
| 12 | Solomon Islands | 0.3295 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 36.5% | volatile |
| 13 | Lesotho | 0.3232 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 14 | United Arab Emirates | 0.3217 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 152.5% | volatile |
| 15 | Nepal | 0.3207 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 36.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Thailand | 0.3155 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 16.0% | volatile |
| 17 | Czechia | 0.3105 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 26.8% | volatile |
| 18 | Timor-Leste | 0.3095 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 19 | San Marino | 0.3074 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 47.4% | rising |
| 20 | Aruba | 0.302 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 118.1% | rising |
| 21 | Cabo Verde | 0.3007 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 47.5% | volatile |
| 22 | Afghanistan | 0.2929 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 71.4% | rising |
| 23 | Cambodia | 0.2832 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Israel | 0.2744 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 27.1% | volatile |
| 25 | Nicaragua | 0.2733 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 93.9% | volatile |
| 26 | Lebanon | 0.2728 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 51.9% | rising |
| 27 | Seychelles | 0.2662 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 15.1% | volatile |
| 28 | Saudi Arabia | 0.2629 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Bhutan | 0.2368 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 34.9% | flat |
| 30 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.2356 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 31.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.2353 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 33.4% | rising |
| 32 | Suriname | 0.2333 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 482.2% | volatile |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 0.2296 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 22.3% | rising |
| 34 | Republic of Moldova | 0.2151 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 32.5% | rising |
| 35 | Iraq | 0.2122 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Grenada | 0.2099 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 46.4% | rising |
| 37 | Japan | 0.2062 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.4% | volatile |
| 38 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.2059 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2010 | up 3,931.1% | volatile |
| 39 | Jamaica | 0.2027 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 40 | Gambia | 0.2005 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 124.2% | volatile |
| 41 | Serbia | 0.1956 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 42 | Fiji | 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.8% | rising |
| 43 | Jordan | 0.1935 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 25.0% | falling |
| 44 | Albania | 0.1931 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 45 | Kuwait | 0.1888 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.0% | volatile |
| 46 | Denmark | 0.1869 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 24.2% | volatile |
| 47 | Peru | 0.1865 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 18.8% | volatile |
| 48 | Honduras | 0.1863 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 45.2% | volatile |
| 49 | Malaysia | 0.1858 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 50 | North Macedonia | 0.1849 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 51 | Guatemala | 0.1831 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 110.1% | volatile |
| 52 | Ukraine | 0.1821 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 85.7% | volatile |
| 53 | Morocco | 0.1816 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 26.3% | volatile |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 0.1782 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 3,069.5% | volatile |
| 55 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.174 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Montenegro | 0.1737 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 41.6% | rising |
| 57 | Mongolia | 0.1701 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 119.7% | rising |
| 58 | Barbados | 0.1669 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 117.4% | rising |
| 59 | Dominica | 0.1661 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 6.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Republic of Korea | 0.1645 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.4% | volatile |
| 61 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.1636 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 62 | Comoros | 0.1636 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 63 | Uruguay | 0.1623 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.0% | volatile |
| 64 | Mauritania | 0.158 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2021 | up 238.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Paraguay | 0.1522 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 33.5% | volatile |
| 66 | Namibia | 0.1503 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 39.9% | volatile |
| 67 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 0.1482 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 180.1% | volatile |
| 68 | Russia | 0.1447 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 27.2% | volatile |
| 69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1435 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.9% | volatile |
| 70 | Iceland | 0.1411 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 30.4% | volatile |
| 71 | Philippines | 0.1383 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Botswana | 0.1374 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.0% | falling |
| 73 | Poland | 0.1372 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 74 | Central African Republic | 0.1364 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 44.2% | volatile |
| 75 | Qatar | 0.1344 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.5% | volatile |
| 76 | Algeria | 0.1334 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 76.0% | volatile |
| 77 | Tunisia | 0.1308 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.7% | rising |
| 78 | Azerbaijan | 0.1303 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 58.7% | rising |
| 79 | Romania | 0.1296 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 80 | Hungary | 0.1293 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 32.0% | rising |
| 81 | China | 0.1283 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 40.1% | volatile |
| 82 | Bahamas | 0.1275 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 135.3% | rising |
| 83 | Armenia | 0.1271 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 84 | Oman | 0.1268 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 85 | Zambia | 0.1239 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 58.3% | volatile |
| 86 | Saint Lucia | 0.1229 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.0% | rising |
| 87 | Belize | 0.1228 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 14.6% | rising |
| 88 | Viet Nam | 0.1214 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 42.5% | rising |
| 89 | Madagascar | 0.1214 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 184.6% | volatile |
| 90 | Costa Rica | 0.1212 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 91 | Mozambique | 0.1184 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 92 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1182 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 33.8% | rising |
| 93 | Norway | 0.1176 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 13.7% | rising |
| 94 | Nigeria | 0.108 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 160.9% | volatile |
| 95 | Brazil | 0.1071 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 24.5% | volatile |
| 96 | India | 0.1064 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 97 | Colombia | 0.104 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.3% | volatile |
| 98 | Djibouti | 0.1035 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 99 | Chile | 0.101 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.2% | volatile |
| 100 | South Africa | 0.0998 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 101 | Yemen | 0.0993 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 49.3% | volatile |
| 102 | Georgia | 0.0987 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 17.4% | rising |
| 103 | Mexico | 0.0953 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.6% | volatile |
| 104 | Maldives | 0.0929 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 5.8% | rising |
| 105 | El Salvador | 0.0908 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 106 | Papua New Guinea | 0.0882 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 31.7% | falling |
| 107 | Rwanda | 0.0875 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 11.6% | rising |
| 108 | Eswatini | 0.0847 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.9% | falling |
| 109 | Dominican Republic | 0.0842 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 57.9% | volatile |
| 110 | Angola | 0.0809 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 51.7% | volatile |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0798 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 52.2% | rising |
| 112 | New Zealand | 0.0778 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 30.7% | rising |
| 113 | Latvia | 0.0776 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 12.1% | flat |
| 114 | Indonesia | 0.073 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 15.7% | rising |
| 115 | Cameroon | 0.0728 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 21.2% | volatile |
| 116 | Haiti | 0.0714 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Bahrain | 0.0688 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 8.4% | volatile |
| 118 | Kenya | 0.0666 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 13.9% | flat |
| 119 | Slovak Republic | 0.0648 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 341.9% | volatile |
| 120 | United Republic of Tanzania | 0.0637 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2018 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 121 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.0623 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 32.4% | volatile |
| 122 | Sweden | 0.0617 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 20.3% | rising |
| 123 | Egypt | 0.0614 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 111.0% | volatile |
| 124 | Chad | 0.0596 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 45.7% | volatile |
| 125 | Uzbekistan | 0.0557 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 44.9% | rising |
| 126 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0546 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 63.5% | flat |
| 127 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 0.0545 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2023 | up 74.4% | volatile |
| 128 | Belarus | 0.0543 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 54.9% | rising |
| 129 | Panama | 0.0504 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 15.2% | volatile |
| 130 | Uganda | 0.0495 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 29.4% | volatile |
| 131 | Lithuania | 0.0479 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 83.9% | falling |
| 132 | Sierra Leone | 0.0477 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 11.7% | volatile |
| 133 | Liberia | 0.0472 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 62.4% | volatile |
| 134 | Sri Lanka | 0.0466 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 23.8% | rising |
| 135 | Kazakhstan | 0.0433 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 45.4% | flat |
| 136 | Bangladesh | 0.0425 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.5% | volatile |
| 137 | Ghana | 0.0412 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 37.6% | volatile |
| 138 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.041 SDR per US$ of GDP | 1982 | down 6.6% | volatile |
| 139 | Canada | 0.0395 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 140 | Malta | 0.0392 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.4% | volatile |
| 141 | Finland | 0.0376 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 45.5% | falling |
| 142 | Estonia | 0.0373 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 196.7% | volatile |
| 143 | Congo | 0.037 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 80.5% | volatile |
| 144 | Guyana | 0.0365 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 59.3% | volatile |
| 145 | Eritrea | 0.0364 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2011 | down 13.5% | volatile |
| 146 | Malawi | 0.0351 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2020 | up 78.0% | volatile |
| 147 | Argentina | 0.0346 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 21.6% | volatile |
| 148 | Ecuador | 0.0342 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 121.0% | rising |
| 149 | Spain | 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 28.5% | volatile |
| 150 | Türkiye | 0.0327 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 57.7% | volatile |
| 151 | Portugal | 0.0318 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.8% | volatile |
| 152 | United Kingdom | 0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 7.5% | rising |
| 153 | Pakistan | 0.0311 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 27.4% | volatile |
| 154 | Croatia | 0.0293 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 86.2% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovenia | 0.0271 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 114.4% | volatile |
| 156 | Italy | 0.0257 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 39.6% | falling |
| 157 | Australia | 0.0252 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 10.9% | falling |
| 158 | Guinea | 0.0251 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 67.3% | volatile |
| 159 | Cayman Islands | 0.0249 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | up 18.1% | rising |
| 160 | Belgium | 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 161 | Gabon | 0.0234 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 75.1% | volatile |
| 162 | Greece | 0.0207 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 154.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 0.0198 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 137.2% | volatile |
| 164 | Ethiopia | 0.0194 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2024 | down 55.7% | volatile |
| 165 | Burundi | 0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2023 | down 77.8% | volatile |
| 166 | France | 0.0187 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 14.4% | falling |
| 167 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 0.0184 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 72.3% | volatile |
| 168 | Austria | 0.0178 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 169 | Cyprus | 0.0177 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 46.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Netherlands | 0.0176 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 8.9% | volatile |
| 171 | Germany | 0.0147 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 19.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Ireland | 0.0121 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 153.7% | volatile |
| 173 | Somalia | 0.0099 SDR per US$ of GDP | 1989 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 174 | Zimbabwe | 0.0087 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 42.1% | volatile |
| 175 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 0.0065 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | down 97.4% | volatile |
| 176 | United States | 0.0058 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2025 | up 37.4% | rising |
| 177 | Sudan | 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP | 2017 | down 79.4% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 0.0875 SDR per US$ of GDP
How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserves excluding gold (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.