Botswana vs China: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Botswana
0.1217 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2024
China
0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Botswana rank
79th
China rank
76th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Botswana
- China
How they compare
China currently reports 0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1217 SDR per US$ of GDP in Botswana, a difference of 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 48 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Botswana ahead.
Botswana ranks 79th and China ranks 76th of 179 countries.
Botswana has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Botswana | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.1975 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0094 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1881 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1980s | 0.4548 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0386 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.4162 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 1990s | 0.7203 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0723 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.648 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2000s | 0.5915 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2064 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.3851 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2010s | 0.3393 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2215 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1178 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
| 2020s | 0.1642 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1336 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0306 SDR per US$ of GDP | Botswana |
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, Botswana or China?
- China, at 0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1217 SDR per US$ of GDP in Botswana as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Botswana and China?
- 0.0041 SDR per US$ of GDP, with China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Botswana and China?
- 48 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2024.
- How do Botswana and China rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Botswana ranks 79th and China ranks 76th 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.