China vs Emerging Market and Developing Economies: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- China
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies
How they compare
Emerging Market and Developing Economies currently reports 5.78 trillion SDR against 2.45 trillion SDR in China, a difference of 3.32 trillion SDR.
That makes Emerging Market and Developing Economies's figure about 2.4 times China's.
Across all 49 years both countries report, Emerging Market and Developing Economies has been ahead every year.
China ranks 1st and Emerging Market and Developing Economies ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Emerging Market and Developing Economies has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Emerging Market and Developing Economies | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.59 billion SDR | 91.94 billion SDR | 90.35 billion SDR | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 1980s | 10.30 billion SDR | 110.07 billion SDR | 99.76 billion SDR | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 1990s | 55.67 billion SDR | 300.73 billion SDR | 245.06 billion SDR | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 2000s | 621.33 billion SDR | 1.66 trillion SDR | 1.04 trillion SDR | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 2010s | 2.25 trillion SDR | 4.83 trillion SDR | 2.58 trillion SDR | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
| 2020s | 2.37 trillion SDR | 5.50 trillion SDR | 3.13 trillion SDR | Emerging Market and Developing Economies |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, China or Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies, at 5.78 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 Market and Developing Economies?
- 3.32 trillion SDR, with Emerging Market and Developing Economies ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Emerging Market and Developing Economies?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do China and Emerging Market and Developing Economies rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- China ranks 1st and Emerging Market and Developing Economies ranks 2nd 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.