China vs Iceland: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
China
0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland
0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
76th
Iceland rank
73rd
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 14 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iceland ahead.
China ranks 76th and Iceland ranks 73rd of 179 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Iceland in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0094 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0378 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0284 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0386 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.045 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0064 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1990s | 0.0723 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0339 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.2064 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0684 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.138 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.2215 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2043 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0172 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.1323 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1447 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
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, China or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.1281 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between China and Iceland?
- 0.0023 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iceland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do China and Iceland rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 76th and Iceland ranks 73rd 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.