What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Iceland and Norway?

149.92 units per person, with Iceland ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs Norway: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita

Iceland

642.2 units per person

in 2025

Norway

492.28 units per person

in 2025

Iceland rank

8th

Norway rank

10th

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time

Iceland
Norway

How they compare

Iceland currently reports 642.2 units per person against 492.28 units per person in Norway, a difference of 149.92 units per person.

That makes Iceland's figure about 1.3 times Norway's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iceland ahead.

Iceland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 190 countries.

Iceland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	72.38 units per person	21.48 units per person	50.9 units per person	Iceland
1970s	211.51 units per person	38.05 units per person	173.46 units per person	Iceland
1980s	258.41 units per person	58.61 units per person	199.8 units per person	Iceland
1990s	274.91 units per person	118.58 units per person	156.33 units per person	Iceland
2000s	717.73 units per person	274.93 units per person	442.8 units per person	Iceland
2010s	1,577 units per person	427.68 units per person	1,150 units per person	Iceland
2020s	661.91 units per person	500.02 units per person	161.89 units per person	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Iceland or Norway?: Iceland, at 642.2 units per person against 492.28 units per person in Norway as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Iceland and Norway?: 149.92 units per person, with Iceland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Norway?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and Norway rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?: Iceland ranks 8th and Norway ranks 10th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.