Hong Kong, China vs Singapore: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP
Hong Kong, China
0.8328 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2023
Singapore
0.4896 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Hong Kong, China rank
3rd
Singapore rank
5th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Singapore
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 0.8328 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.4896 SDR per US$ of GDP in Singapore, a difference of 0.3432 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.7 times Singapore's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 33 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Singapore ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Hong Kong, China averaged higher in 2 and Singapore in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.2928 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5631 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2703 SDR per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2000s | 0.5157 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.6262 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1106 SDR per US$ of GDP | Singapore |
| 2010s | 0.8207 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.563 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2577 SDR per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
| 2020s | 0.9181 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.5781 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.34 SDR per US$ of GDP | Hong Kong, China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Hong Kong, China or Singapore?
- Hong Kong, China, at 0.8328 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.4896 SDR per US$ of GDP in Singapore as of 2023.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 0.3432 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Singapore?
- 33 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2023.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Singapore rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 3rd and Singapore ranks 5th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.