Hong Kong, China vs Libya: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Hong Kong, China
0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Libya
1.2 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Libya rank
1st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Libya
How they compare
Libya currently reports 1.2 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 0.4692 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Libya's figure about 1.6 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Libya | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2928 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1253 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1675 SDR per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.5157 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5577 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0421 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2010s | 0.8149 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.9294 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1146 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
| 2020s | 0.8657 SDR per US$ of GDP | 1.25 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.381 SDR per US$ of GDP | Libya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong, China or Libya?
- Libya, at 1.2 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong, China and Libya?
- 0.4692 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Libya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Libya?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Libya rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Libya ranks 1st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.