Canada vs China: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)
Canada
2,414 US dollar per person
in 2025
China
2,387 US dollar per person
in 2025
Canada rank
50th
China rank
51st
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
Canada currently reports 2,414 US dollar per person against 2,387 US dollar per person in China, a difference of 27 US dollar per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 22 shared years of data; in 2004 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 50th and China ranks 51st of 164 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 1 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,104 US dollar per person | 1,057 US dollar per person | 47.22 US dollar per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,786 US dollar per person | 2,377 US dollar per person | 591.32 US dollar per person | China |
| 2020s | 2,176 US dollar per person | 2,292 US dollar per person | 115.76 US dollar per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities), Canada or China?
- Canada, at 2,414 US dollar per person against 2,387 US dollar per person in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) between Canada and China?
- 27 US dollar per person, with Canada ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 2004 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
- Canada ranks 50th and China ranks 51st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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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About this data
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (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.