China vs Italy: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate
China
-0.1486 % change on previous year
in 2025
Italy
0.3137 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
132nd
Italy rank
129th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate over time
- China
- Italy
How they compare
Italy currently reports 0.3137 % change on previous year against -0.1486 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.4623 % change on previous year.
That makes Italy's figure about 2.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 48 shared years of data; in 1978 it was Italy ahead.
China ranks 132nd and Italy ranks 129th of 188 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Italy in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.6381 % change on previous year | 42.94 % change on previous year | 43.58 % change on previous year | Italy |
| 1980s | 33.46 % change on previous year | 13.61 % change on previous year | 19.85 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 32.75 % change on previous year | -3.27 % change on previous year | 36.02 % change on previous year | China |
| 2000s | 30.17 % change on previous year | 5.7 % change on previous year | 24.47 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 4.31 % change on previous year | 3.52 % change on previous year | 0.795 % change on previous year | China |
| 2020s | 1.47 % change on previous year | 3.71 % change on previous year | 2.24 % change on previous year | Italy |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate, China or Italy?
- Italy, at 0.3137 % change on previous year against -0.1486 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate between China and Italy?
- 0.4623 % change on previous year, with Italy ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Italy?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1978 to 2025.
- How do China and Italy rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), annual growth rate?
- China ranks 132nd and Italy ranks 129th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.