China vs Emerging and Developing Asia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
China
2.45 trillion SDR
in 2025
Emerging and Developing Asia
3.41 trillion SDR
in 2025
China rank
1st
Emerging and Developing Asia rank
4th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- China
- Emerging and Developing Asia
How they compare
Emerging and Developing Asia currently reports 3.41 trillion SDR against 2.45 trillion SDR in China, a difference of 961.68 billion SDR.
That makes Emerging and Developing Asia's figure about 1.4 times China's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Emerging and Developing Asia has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Emerging and Developing Asia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
Emerging and Developing Asia has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Emerging and Developing Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.59 billion SDR | 14.91 billion SDR | 13.32 billion SDR | Emerging and Developing Asia |
| 1980s | 10.30 billion SDR | 27.14 billion SDR | 16.84 billion SDR | Emerging and Developing Asia |
| 1990s | 55.67 billion SDR | 120.35 billion SDR | 64.68 billion SDR | Emerging and Developing Asia |
| 2000s | 621.33 billion SDR | 859.29 billion SDR | 237.95 billion SDR | Emerging and Developing Asia |
| 2010s | 2.25 trillion SDR | 2.86 trillion SDR | 606.08 billion SDR | Emerging and Developing Asia |
| 2020s | 2.37 trillion SDR | 3.30 trillion SDR | 933.56 billion SDR | Emerging and Developing Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, China or Emerging and Developing Asia?
- Emerging and Developing Asia, at 3.41 trillion SDR against 2.45 trillion SDR in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between China and Emerging and Developing Asia?
- 961.68 billion SDR, with Emerging and Developing Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Emerging and Developing Asia?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do China and Emerging and Developing Asia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- China ranks 1st and Emerging and Developing Asia ranks 4th of 188 countries.
- 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.