What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Nigeria and Qatar?

6.32 billion excluding gold, with Nigeria ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?

37 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2026.

Where does this data come from?

IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Nigeria vs Qatar: 24_International reserves

Nigeria

45.34 billion excluding gold

in 2026

Qatar

39.03 billion excluding gold

in 2026

Nigeria rank

43rd

Qatar rank

46th

24_International reserves over time

Nigeria
Qatar

How they compare

Nigeria currently reports 45.34 billion excluding gold against 39.03 billion excluding gold in Qatar, a difference of 6.32 billion excluding gold.

That makes Nigeria's figure about 1.2 times Qatar's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Nigeria ahead.

Nigeria ranks 43rd and Qatar ranks 46th of 175 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Nigeria averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Nigeria	Qatar	Difference	Ahead
1990s	3.67 billion excluding gold	768.09 million excluding gold	2.90 billion excluding gold	Nigeria
2000s	25.21 billion excluding gold	4.89 billion excluding gold	20.33 billion excluding gold	Nigeria
2010s	37.36 billion excluding gold	29.83 billion excluding gold	7.53 billion excluding gold	Nigeria
2020s	36.44 billion excluding gold	40.63 billion excluding gold	4.20 billion excluding gold	Qatar

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 24_international reserves, Nigeria or Qatar?: Nigeria, at 45.34 billion excluding gold against 39.03 billion excluding gold in Qatar as of 2026.
What is the difference in 24_international reserves between Nigeria and Qatar?: 6.32 billion excluding gold, with Nigeria ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Nigeria and Qatar?: 37 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2026.
How do Nigeria and Qatar rank globally for 24_international reserves?: Nigeria ranks 43rd and Qatar ranks 46th of 175 countries.
Where does this data come from?: IMF, published as 24_International reserves (excluding gold). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: 24_International reserves (excluding gold)
Unit: excluding gold
Source: IMF
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 175 places, 6,120 data points, 1990–2026
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

The data on international reserve assets refer to entries published in the world tables of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics (IFS).