France vs Germany: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
France
3,636 SDR per person
in 2025
Germany
4,115 SDR per person
in 2025
France rank
5th
Germany rank
3rd
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time
- France
- Germany
How they compare
Germany currently reports 4,115 SDR per person against 3,636 SDR per person in France, a difference of 479 SDR per person.
That makes Germany's figure about 1.1 times France's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Germany ahead.
France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 159 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, France averaged higher in 5 and Germany in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Germany | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 73.72 SDR per person | 54.24 SDR per person | 19.48 SDR per person | France |
| 1970s | 232.08 SDR per person | 186.49 SDR per person | 45.59 SDR per person | France |
| 1980s | 502.42 SDR per person | 422.17 SDR per person | 80.24 SDR per person | France |
| 1990s | 350.96 SDR per person | 297.96 SDR per person | 53.01 SDR per person | France |
| 2000s | 528.08 SDR per person | 510.57 SDR per person | 17.51 SDR per person | France |
| 2010s | 1,082 SDR per person | 1,219 SDR per person | 137.78 SDR per person | Germany |
| 2020s | 2,045 SDR per person | 2,308 SDR per person | 262.38 SDR per person | Germany |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, France or Germany?
- Germany, at 4,115 SDR per person against 3,636 SDR per person in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between France and Germany?
- 479 SDR per person, with Germany ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Germany?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do France and Germany rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- France ranks 5th and Germany ranks 3rd of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.