Brazil vs Saudi Arabia: 11_SDR allocation

Brazil
17.90 billion
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
21.60 billion
in 2025
Brazil rank
12th
Saudi Arabia rank
11th

11_SDR allocation over time

  • Brazil
  • Saudi Arabia
05.0B10.0B15.0B20.0B199020072025

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 21.60 billion against 17.90 billion in Brazil, a difference of 3.71 billion.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Brazil's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Brazil ahead.

Brazil ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 2 and Saudi Arabia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Brazil Saudi Arabia Difference Ahead
1990s 499.68 million 272.40 million 227.28 million Brazil
2000s 513.26 million 279.80 million 233.46 million Brazil
2010s 4.24 billion 9.81 billion 5.57 billion Saudi Arabia
2020s 13.42 billion 17.68 billion 4.26 billion Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 11_sdr allocation, Brazil or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 21.60 billion against 17.90 billion in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in 11_sdr allocation between Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
3.71 billion, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Saudi Arabia?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Saudi Arabia rank globally for 11_sdr allocation?
Brazil ranks 12th and Saudi Arabia ranks 11th of 188 countries.
Where does this data come from?
IMF, published as 11_SDR allocation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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About this data

Indicator
11_SDR allocation
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

SDRs are international reserve assets created by the IMF and allocated to members to supplement existing official reserves. Holdings of SDRs by an IMF member are recorded as an asset, while the allocation of SDRs is recorded as the incurrence of a liability of the member receiving them. The membership of the SDR Department incurs the asset and liability position among themselves, not with the IMF. The holdings and allocations should be shown gross, rather than netted (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)).