Advanced economies vs China: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Advanced economies
3.83 trillion SDR
in 2025
China
2.45 trillion SDR
in 2025
Advanced economies rank
3rd
China rank
1st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Advanced economies
- China
How they compare
Advanced economies currently reports 3.83 trillion SDR against 2.45 trillion SDR in China, a difference of 1.38 trillion SDR.
That makes Advanced economies's figure about 1.6 times China's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Advanced economies has been ahead every year.
Advanced economies ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 13 groups.
Advanced economies has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Advanced economies | China | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 132.48 billion SDR | 1.59 billion SDR | 130.90 billion SDR | Advanced economies |
| 1980s | 263.97 billion SDR | 10.30 billion SDR | 253.67 billion SDR | Advanced economies |
| 1990s | 618.07 billion SDR | 55.67 billion SDR | 562.40 billion SDR | Advanced economies |
| 2000s | 1.35 trillion SDR | 621.33 billion SDR | 728.01 billion SDR | Advanced economies |
| 2010s | 2.77 trillion SDR | 2.25 trillion SDR | 521.48 billion SDR | Advanced economies |
| 2020s | 3.71 trillion SDR | 2.37 trillion SDR | 1.34 trillion SDR | Advanced economies |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Advanced economies or China?
- Advanced economies, at 3.83 trillion SDR against 2.45 trillion SDR in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Advanced economies and China?
- 1.38 trillion SDR, with Advanced economies ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Advanced economies and China?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do Advanced economies and China rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Advanced economies ranks 3rd and China ranks 1st of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.