What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp between Iceland and South Africa?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Iceland vs South Africa: SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP

Iceland

0.0109 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

South Africa

0.011 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Iceland rank

83rd

South Africa rank

81st

SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP over time

Iceland
South Africa

How they compare

South Africa currently reports 0.011 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP in Iceland, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

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

Iceland ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 81st of 189 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Iceland	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	—
1970s	0.005 units per US$ of GDP	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	0.0028 units per US$ of GDP	Iceland
1980s	0.0042 units per US$ of GDP	0.0025 units per US$ of GDP	0.0017 units per US$ of GDP	Iceland
1990s	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0008 units per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2000s	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2010s	0.0061 units per US$ of GDP	0.0046 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	Iceland
2020s	0.0121 units per US$ of GDP	0.0105 units per US$ of GDP	0.0015 units per US$ of GDP	Iceland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp, Iceland or South Africa?: South Africa, at 0.011 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0109 units per US$ of GDP in Iceland as of 2025.
What is the difference in sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp between Iceland and South Africa?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with South Africa ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iceland and South Africa rank globally for sdr allocation, sdr, per unit of gdp?: Iceland ranks 83rd and South Africa ranks 81st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

SDR Allocation, 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.