Australia vs United States: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US)
Australia
537.88 US dollar per person
in 2025
United States
511.39 US dollar per person
in 2025
Australia rank
23rd
United States rank
24th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) over time
- Australia
- United States
How they compare
Australia currently reports 537.88 US dollar per person against 511.39 US dollar per person in United States, a difference of 26.49 US dollar per person.
That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times United States's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 37 shared years of data; in 1989 it was United States ahead.
Australia ranks 23rd and United States ranks 24th of 160 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and United States in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 18.43 US dollar per person | 40.32 US dollar per person | 21.88 US dollar per person | United States |
| 1990s | 6.01 US dollar per person | 38.65 US dollar per person | 32.64 US dollar per person | United States |
| 2000s | 29.57 US dollar per person | 51.57 US dollar per person | 22 US dollar per person | United States |
| 2010s | 185.13 US dollar per person | 164.42 US dollar per person | 20.71 US dollar per person | Australia |
| 2020s | 447.94 US dollar per person | 438.28 US dollar per person | 9.66 US dollar per person | Australia |
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 United States?
- Australia, at 537.88 US dollar per person against 511.39 US dollar per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) between Australia and United States?
- 26.49 US dollar per person, with Australia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1989 to 2025.
- How do Australia and United States rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- Australia ranks 23rd and United States ranks 24th 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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About this data
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.