China vs Syria: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP (reserves unit)
China
0.0121 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Syria
0.0123 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2010
China rank
66th
Syria rank
65th
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP (reserves unit) over time
- China
- Syria
How they compare
Syria currently reports 0.0123 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0121 SDR per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 34 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Syria ahead.
China ranks 66th and Syria ranks 65th of 159 countries.
Syria has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Syria | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0175 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0207 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 1980s | 0.0179 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0211 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 1990s | 0.0055 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0157 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 2000s | 0.003 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.01 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.007 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
| 2010s | 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0123 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP | Syria |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp, China or Syria?
- Syria, at 0.0123 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0121 SDR per US$ of GDP in China as of 2010.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between China and Syria?
- 0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Syria ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Syria?
- 34 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2010.
- How do China and Syria rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 66th and Syria ranks 65th of 159 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.