Hong Kong, China vs United Arab Emirates: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Hong Kong, China
41,641 SDR per person
in 2025
United Arab Emirates
17,617 SDR per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
United Arab Emirates rank
5th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Hong Kong, China
- United Arab Emirates
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 41,641 SDR per person against 17,617 SDR per person in United Arab Emirates, a difference of 24,024 SDR per person.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 2.4 times United Arab Emirates's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th of 179 countries.
Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | United Arab Emirates | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,572 SDR per person | 1,945 SDR per person | 4,627 SDR per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 14,138 SDR per person | 3,478 SDR per person | 10,660 SDR per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 33,853 SDR per person | 6,039 SDR per person | 27,814 SDR per person | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 43,920 SDR per person | 12,139 SDR per person | 31,780 SDR per person | Hong Kong, China |
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 United Arab Emirates?
- Hong Kong, China, at 41,641 SDR per person against 17,617 SDR per person in United Arab Emirates as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
- 24,024 SDR per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and United Arab Emirates rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and United Arab Emirates ranks 5th 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.