How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs New Zealand: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US)

Australia

537.88 US dollar per person

in 2025

New Zealand

554.26 US dollar per person

in 2025

Australia rank

23rd

New Zealand rank

21st

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) over time

Australia
New Zealand

How they compare

New Zealand currently reports 554.26 US dollar per person against 537.88 US dollar per person in Australia, a difference of 16.38 US dollar per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 21st of 160 countries.

New Zealand has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	New Zealand	Difference	Ahead
2000s	29.57 US dollar per person	36.6 US dollar per person	7.03 US dollar per person	New Zealand
2010s	185.13 US dollar per person	266.96 US dollar per person	81.83 US dollar per person	New Zealand
2020s	447.94 US dollar per person	508.76 US dollar per person	60.82 US dollar per person	New Zealand

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us), Australia or New Zealand?: New Zealand, at 554.26 US dollar per person against 537.88 US dollar per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) between Australia and New Zealand?: 16.38 US dollar per person, with New Zealand ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and New Zealand?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Australia and New Zealand rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?: Australia ranks 23rd and New Zealand ranks 21st of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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: 160 places, 4,117 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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.