China vs Emerging and Developing Europe: Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce
China
2.60 billion SDR
in 2025
Emerging and Developing Europe
4.58 billion SDR
in 2025
China rank
6th
Emerging and Developing Europe rank
5th
Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce over time
- China
- Emerging and Developing Europe
How they compare
Emerging and Developing Europe currently reports 4.58 billion SDR against 2.60 billion SDR in China, a difference of 1.99 billion SDR.
That makes Emerging and Developing Europe's figure about 1.8 times China's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was China ahead.
China ranks 6th and Emerging and Developing Europe ranks 5th of 166 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 1 and Emerging and Developing Europe in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Emerging and Developing Europe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 448.00 million SDR | 440.22 million SDR | 7.78 million SDR | China |
| 1980s | 444.85 million SDR | 505.99 million SDR | 61.14 million SDR | Emerging and Developing Europe |
| 1990s | 444.50 million SDR | 659.10 million SDR | 214.60 million SDR | Emerging and Developing Europe |
| 2000s | 692.02 million SDR | 963.48 million SDR | 271.46 million SDR | Emerging and Developing Europe |
| 2010s | 1.63 billion SDR | 2.48 billion SDR | 848.77 million SDR | Emerging and Developing Europe |
| 2020s | 2.39 billion SDR | 4.25 billion SDR | 1.86 billion SDR | Emerging and Developing Europe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce, China or Emerging and Developing Europe?
- Emerging and Developing Europe, at 4.58 billion SDR against 2.60 billion SDR in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce between China and Emerging and Developing Europe?
- 1.99 billion SDR, with Emerging and Developing Europe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Emerging and Developing Europe?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do China and Emerging and Developing Europe rank globally for gold reserves at 35 sdrs per ounce?
- China ranks 6th and Emerging and Developing Europe ranks 5th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International Liquidity (IL) 2026 April