What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Australia and China?

136 SDR per person, with China ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?

49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.

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.

Australia vs China: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Australia

1,642 SDR per person

in 2025

China

1,778 SDR per person

in 2025

Australia rank

66th

China rank

63rd

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Australia
China

How they compare

China currently reports 1,778 SDR per person against 1,642 SDR per person in Australia, a difference of 136 SDR per person.

That makes China's figure about 1.1 times Australia's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 66th and China ranks 63rd of 179 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 4 and China in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	China	Difference	Ahead
1970s	101.35 SDR per person	1.66 SDR per person	99.69 SDR per person	Australia
1980s	392.64 SDR per person	10.28 SDR per person	382.35 SDR per person	Australia
1990s	575.28 SDR per person	46.83 SDR per person	528.45 SDR per person	Australia
2000s	1,053 SDR per person	475.34 SDR per person	578.15 SDR per person	Australia
2010s	1,423 SDR per person	1,647 SDR per person	223.23 SDR per person	China
2020s	1,476 SDR per person	1,711 SDR per person	234.65 SDR per person	China

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Australia or China?: China, at 1,778 SDR per person against 1,642 SDR per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Australia and China?: 136 SDR per person, with China ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and China?: 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
How do Australia and China rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Australia ranks 66th and China ranks 63rd 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, 9,443 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.