Switzerland vs World: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita

Switzerland
86,385 SDR per person
in 2025
World
1,672 SDR per person
in 2025
Switzerland rank
1st
World rank
1st

Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita over time

  • Switzerland
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How they compare

Switzerland currently reports 86,385 SDR per person against 1,672 SDR per person in World, a difference of 84,713 SDR per person.

That makes Switzerland's figure about 51.7 times World's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.

Switzerland ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 179 countries.

Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Switzerland World Difference Ahead
1960s 592.99 SDR per person 21.3 SDR per person 571.69 SDR per person Switzerland
1970s 2,809 SDR per person 70.85 SDR per person 2,739 SDR per person Switzerland
1980s 6,923 SDR per person 155.55 SDR per person 6,768 SDR per person Switzerland
1990s 6,489 SDR per person 209.77 SDR per person 6,279 SDR per person Switzerland
2000s 6,529 SDR per person 517.4 SDR per person 6,011 SDR per person Switzerland
2010s 50,068 SDR per person 1,181 SDR per person 48,887 SDR per person Switzerland
2020s 82,250 SDR per person 1,462 SDR per person 80,788 SDR per person Switzerland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita, Switzerland or World?
Switzerland, at 86,385 SDR per person against 1,672 SDR per person in World as of 2025.
What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Switzerland and World?
84,713 SDR per person, with Switzerland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Switzerland and World?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Switzerland and World rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
Switzerland ranks 1st and World ranks 1st of 179 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Total reserves (gold at market value) (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

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