Afghanistan vs China: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US)

Afghanistan
0.0027 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2020
China
0.0029 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Afghanistan rank
123rd
China rank
120th

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

  • Afghanistan
  • China
00.0050.010.015200420142025

How they compare

China currently reports 0.0029 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan, a difference of 0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Afghanistan's.

Across all 12 years both countries report, Afghanistan has been ahead every year.

Afghanistan ranks 123rd and China ranks 120th of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Afghanistan China Difference Ahead
2000s 0.0162 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0024 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0138 US dollar per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2010s 0.0073 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0011 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0062 US dollar per US$ of GDP Afghanistan
2020s 0.0027 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0008 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0019 US dollar per US$ of GDP Afghanistan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us), Afghanistan or China?
China, at 0.0029 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0027 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Afghanistan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) between Afghanistan and China?
0.0002 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Afghanistan and China?
12 years are reported by both, from 2009 to 2020.
How do Afghanistan and China rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
Afghanistan ranks 123rd and China ranks 120th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 4,116 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.