Canada vs China: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Canada
1,725 SDR per person
in 2025
China
1,743 SDR per person
in 2025
Canada rank
57th
China rank
55th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Canada
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 1,743 SDR per person against 1,725 SDR per person in Canada, a difference of 18 SDR per person.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Canada ahead.
Canada ranks 57th and China ranks 55th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and China in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 72.96 SDR per person | 1.66 SDR per person | 71.3 SDR per person | Canada |
| 1980s | 149.74 SDR per person | 9.76 SDR per person | 139.98 SDR per person | Canada |
| 1990s | 364.24 SDR per person | 45.67 SDR per person | 318.56 SDR per person | Canada |
| 2000s | 727.18 SDR per person | 472.89 SDR per person | 254.3 SDR per person | Canada |
| 2010s | 1,241 SDR per person | 1,637 SDR per person | 396.73 SDR per person | China |
| 2020s | 1,591 SDR per person | 1,681 SDR per person | 90.68 SDR per person | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Canada or China?
- China, at 1,743 SDR per person against 1,725 SDR per person in Canada as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Canada and China?
- 18 SDR per person, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Canada ranks 57th and China ranks 55th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.