Malawi vs Samoa: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) over time
- Malawi
- Samoa
How they compare
Samoa currently reports 598.34 million includes gold, current US$ against 594.50 million includes gold, current US$ in Malawi, a difference of 3.84 million includes gold, current US$.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1965 it was Malawi ahead.
Malawi ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 158th of 183 countries.
Malawi has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Malawi | Samoa | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 22.53 million includes gold, current US$ | 3.33 million includes gold, current US$ | 19.20 million includes gold, current US$ | Malawi |
| 1970s | 57.51 million includes gold, current US$ | 5.76 million includes gold, current US$ | 51.75 million includes gold, current US$ | Malawi |
| 1980s | 63.26 million includes gold, current US$ | 20.65 million includes gold, current US$ | 42.61 million includes gold, current US$ | Malawi |
| 1990s | 144.91 million includes gold, current US$ | 60.60 million includes gold, current US$ | 84.32 million includes gold, current US$ | Malawi |
| 2000s | 183.12 million includes gold, current US$ | 82.27 million includes gold, current US$ | 100.85 million includes gold, current US$ | Malawi |
| 2010s | 550.54 million includes gold, current US$ | 132.46 million includes gold, current US$ | 418.08 million includes gold, current US$ | Malawi |
| 2020s | 594.50 million includes gold, current US$ | 277.06 million includes gold, current US$ | 317.44 million includes gold, current US$ | Malawi |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Malawi or Samoa?
- Samoa, at 598.34 million includes gold, current US$ against 594.50 million includes gold, current US$ in Malawi as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Malawi and Samoa?
- 3.84 million includes gold, current US$, with Samoa ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Malawi and Samoa?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1965 to 2020.
- How do Malawi and Samoa rank globally for total reserves?
- Malawi ranks 159th and Samoa ranks 158th of 183 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.