China vs Emerging Market and Developing Economies: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR
China
8.16 billion
in 2025
Emerging Market and Developing Economies
36.51 billion
in 2025
China rank
3rd
Emerging Market and Developing Economies rank
3rd
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR over time
- China
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies
How they compare
Emerging Market and Developing Economies currently reports 36.51 billion against 8.16 billion in China, a difference of 28.35 billion.
That makes Emerging Market and Developing Economies's figure about 4.5 times China's.
Across all 81 years both countries report, Emerging Market and Developing Economies has been ahead every year.
China ranks 3rd and Emerging Market and Developing Economies ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Emerging Market and Developing Economies has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Emerging Market and Developing Economies | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 47.43 million | 47.43 million | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 1950s | 0 | 101.17 million | 101.17 million | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 1960s | 0 | 387.83 million | 387.83 million | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 1970s | 0 | 3.23 billion | 3.23 billion | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 1980s | 209.13 million | 9.96 billion | 9.75 billion | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 1990s | 986.57 million | 4.53 billion | 3.54 billion | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion | 8.43 billion | 6.70 billion | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 2010s | 5.26 billion | 23.29 billion | 18.03 billion | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 2020s | 7.69 billion | 36.88 billion | 29.19 billion | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve position in the imf, sdr, China or Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies, at 36.51 billion against 8.16 billion in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, sdr between China and Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- 28.35 billion, with Emerging Market and Developing Economies ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do China and Emerging Market and Developing Economies rank globally for reserve position in the imf, sdr?
- China ranks 3rd and Emerging Market and Developing Economies ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve position in the IMF, SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.