Papua New Guinea vs Uganda: Total reserves

Papua New Guinea
3.71 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2024
Uganda
3.48 billion includes gold, current US$
in 2024
Papua New Guinea rank
116th
Uganda rank
118th

Total reserves over time

  • Papua New Guinea
  • Uganda
01.0B2.0B3.0B4.0B5.0B196619952024

How they compare

Papua New Guinea currently reports 3.71 billion includes gold, current US$ against 3.48 billion includes gold, current US$ in Uganda, a difference of 226.00 million includes gold, current US$.

That makes Papua New Guinea's figure about 1.1 times Uganda's.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1973 it was Papua New Guinea ahead.

Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 118th of 181 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Papua New Guinea averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Papua New Guinea Uganda Difference Ahead
1970s 268.21 million includes gold, current US$ 34.88 million includes gold, current US$ 233.33 million includes gold, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1980s 448.81 million includes gold, current US$ 46.02 million includes gold, current US$ 402.79 million includes gold, current US$ Papua New Guinea
1990s 300.77 million includes gold, current US$ 377.42 million includes gold, current US$ 76.65 million includes gold, current US$ Uganda
2000s 1.12 billion includes gold, current US$ 1.61 billion includes gold, current US$ 492.10 million includes gold, current US$ Uganda
2010s 2.64 billion includes gold, current US$ 3.14 billion includes gold, current US$ 499.00 million includes gold, current US$ Uganda
2020s 3.50 billion includes gold, current US$ 4.06 billion includes gold, current US$ 554.92 million includes gold, current US$ Uganda

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves, Papua New Guinea or Uganda?
Papua New Guinea, at 3.71 billion includes gold, current US$ against 3.48 billion includes gold, current US$ in Uganda as of 2024.
What is the difference in total reserves between Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
226.00 million includes gold, current US$, with Papua New Guinea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Papua New Guinea and Uganda?
52 years are reported by both, from 1973 to 2024.
How do Papua New Guinea and Uganda rank globally for total reserves?
Papua New Guinea ranks 116th and Uganda ranks 118th of 181 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)
Unit
includes gold, current US$
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
182 places, 9,490 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.