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
0200400600197620002025

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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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

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.