Canada vs China (People’s Republic of): Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Canada
1,725 SDR per person
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of)
1,743 SDR per person
in 2025
Canada rank
57th
China (People’s Republic of) rank
54th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Canada
- China (People’s Republic of)
How they compare
China (People’s Republic of) 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 (People’s Republic of) ranks 54th of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 4 and China (People’s Republic of) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Canada | China (People’s Republic of) | 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 (People’s Republic of) |
| 2020s | 1,591 SDR per person | 1,681 SDR per person | 90.68 SDR per person | China (People’s Republic of) |
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 (People’s Republic of)?
- China (People’s Republic of), 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 (People’s Republic of)?
- 18 SDR per person, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and China (People’s Republic of)?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Canada and China (People’s Republic of) rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Canada ranks 57th and China (People’s Republic of) ranks 54th 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.