Switzerland vs World: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Switzerland
11,728 SDR per person
in 2025
World
449.6 SDR per person
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
World rank
1st
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time
- Switzerland
- World
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 11,728 SDR per person against 449.6 SDR per person in World, a difference of 11,278 SDR per person.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 26.1 times World's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Switzerland ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 159 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Switzerland | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 481.14 SDR per person | 13 SDR per person | 468.15 SDR per person | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 1,738 SDR per person | 37.13 SDR per person | 1,700 SDR per person | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 4,470 SDR per person | 83.53 SDR per person | 4,386 SDR per person | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 2,935 SDR per person | 48.54 SDR per person | 2,886 SDR per person | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 2,262 SDR per person | 57.4 SDR per person | 2,204 SDR per person | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 3,728 SDR per person | 129.96 SDR per person | 3,598 SDR per person | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 6,701 SDR per person | 253.66 SDR per person | 6,447 SDR per person | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Switzerland or World?
- Switzerland, at 11,728 SDR per person against 449.6 SDR per person in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Switzerland and World?
- 11,278 SDR per person, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Switzerland and World rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Switzerland ranks 1st and World ranks 1st 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.