Hong Kong, China vs World: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Hong Kong, China
42,075 SDR per person
in 2023
World
1,260 SDR per person
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
World rank
1st

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

  • Hong Kong, China
  • World
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How they compare

Hong Kong, China currently reports 42,075 SDR per person against 1,260 SDR per person in World, a difference of 40,815 SDR per person.

That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 33.4 times World's.

Across all 33 years both countries report, Hong Kong, China has been ahead every year.

Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 179 countries.

Hong Kong, China has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Hong Kong, China World Difference Ahead
1990s 6,572 SDR per person 169.78 SDR per person 6,403 SDR per person Hong Kong, China
2000s 14,138 SDR per person 466.4 SDR per person 13,672 SDR per person Hong Kong, China
2010s 34,859 SDR per person 1,082 SDR per person 33,777 SDR per person Hong Kong, China
2020s 44,736 SDR per person 1,217 SDR per person 43,519 SDR per person Hong Kong, China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Hong Kong, China or World?
Hong Kong, China, at 42,075 SDR per person against 1,260 SDR per person in World as of 2023.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Hong Kong, China and World?
40,815 SDR per person, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and World?
33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
How do Hong Kong, China and World rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and World ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Unit
SDR per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
180 places, 9,435 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.