Australia vs China: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita

Australia
2,726 US dollar per person
in 2025
China
2,662 US dollar per person
in 2025
Australia rank
63rd
China rank
64th

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • China
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How they compare

Australia currently reports 2,726 US dollar per person against 2,662 US dollar per person in China, a difference of 64 US dollar per person.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 63rd and China ranks 64th of 169 countries.

Across the 3 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia China Difference Ahead
2000s 1,909 US dollar per person 1,073 US dollar per person 836.34 US dollar per person Australia
2010s 2,257 US dollar per person 2,436 US dollar per person 178.59 US dollar per person China
2020s 2,295 US dollar per person 2,451 US dollar per person 155.79 US dollar per person China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita, Australia or China?
Australia, at 2,726 US dollar per person against 2,662 US dollar per person in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita between Australia and China?
64 US dollar per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?
22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
How do Australia and China rank globally for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
Australia ranks 63rd and China ranks 64th of 169 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit
US dollar per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
169 places, 4,399 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.