Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies vs China: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange

Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies
9.61 trillion SDR
in 2025
China
2.45 trillion SDR
in 2025
Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies rank
1st
China rank
1st

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time

  • Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies
  • China
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How they compare

Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies currently reports 9.61 trillion SDR against 2.45 trillion SDR in China, a difference of 7.15 trillion SDR.

That makes Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies's figure about 3.9 times China's.

Across all 49 years both countries report, Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies has been ahead every year.

Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 14 groups.

Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies China Difference Ahead
1970s 224.43 billion SDR 1.59 billion SDR 222.84 billion SDR Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies
1980s 374.04 billion SDR 10.30 billion SDR 363.74 billion SDR Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies
1990s 918.81 billion SDR 55.67 billion SDR 863.14 billion SDR Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies
2000s 3.01 trillion SDR 621.33 billion SDR 2.39 trillion SDR Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies
2010s 7.60 trillion SDR 2.25 trillion SDR 5.35 trillion SDR Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies
2020s 9.21 trillion SDR 2.37 trillion SDR 6.84 trillion SDR Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies or China?
Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies, at 9.61 trillion SDR against 2.45 trillion SDR in China as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies and China?
7.15 trillion SDR, with Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies and China?
49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies and China rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
Advanced, Emerging and Developing Economies ranks 1st and China ranks 1st of 14 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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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR)
Unit
SDR
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
208 places, 11,459 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed

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