Hong Kong, China vs World: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Hong Kong, China
0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
World
0.0811 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
World rank
1st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Hong Kong, China
- World
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0811 SDR per US$ of GDP in World, a difference of 0.6497 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 9.0 times World's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st 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 | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2928 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0315 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2612 SDR per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2000s | 0.5157 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0611 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.4546 SDR per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2010s | 0.8149 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0965 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.7183 SDR per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.8657 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.089 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.7767 SDR per US$ of GDP | 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 unit of gdp, Hong Kong, China or World?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.7308 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0811 SDR per US$ of GDP in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong, China and World?
- 0.6497 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and World?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and World rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and World 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.