Hong Kong, China vs Switzerland: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita

Hong Kong, China
41,641 SDR per person
in 2025
Switzerland
73,454 SDR per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Switzerland rank
1st

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 73,454 SDR per person against 41,641 SDR per person in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 31,813 SDR per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.8 times Hong Kong, China's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Switzerland ahead.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 1st of 179 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China Switzerland Difference Ahead
1990s 6,572 SDR per person 3,418 SDR per person 3,154 SDR per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 14,138 SDR per person 4,094 SDR per person 10,044 SDR per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 33,853 SDR per person 45,794 SDR per person 11,942 SDR per person Switzerland
2020s 43,920 SDR per person 74,432 SDR per person 30,512 SDR per person Switzerland

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 Switzerland?
Switzerland, at 73,454 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 Switzerland?
31,813 SDR per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Switzerland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Hong Kong, China and Switzerland rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Switzerland ranks 1st 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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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Unit
SDR per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.