Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Hong Kong, China
41,641 SDR per person
in 2025
Singapore
47,436 SDR per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
2nd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Singapore currently reports 47,436 SDR per person against 41,641 SDR per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 5,795 SDR per person.
That makes Singapore's figure about 1.1 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Singapore in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,572 SDR per person | 11,408 SDR per person | 4,836 SDR per person | Singapore |
| 2000s | 14,138 SDR per person | 18,556 SDR per person | 4,418 SDR per person | Singapore |
| 2010s | 33,853 SDR per person | 32,501 SDR per person | 1,351 SDR per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 43,920 SDR per person | 45,000 SDR per person | 1,080 SDR per person | Singapore |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Singapore, at 47,436 SDR per person against 41,641 SDR per person in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 5,795 SDR per person, with Singapore ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 2nd 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.