China vs Iceland: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP
China
0.1404 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iceland
0.1463 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
81st
Iceland rank
79th
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- China
- Iceland
How they compare
Iceland currently reports 0.1463 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1404 SDR per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0059 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Iceland ahead.
China ranks 81st and Iceland ranks 79th of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, China averaged higher in 4 and Iceland in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Iceland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.0269 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.043 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.016 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
| 1980s | 0.0585 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.051 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0075 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0797 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0383 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.2107 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0723 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1384 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.2268 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.2154 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0114 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.1414 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1629 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0215 SDR per US$ of GDP | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp, China or Iceland?
- Iceland, at 0.1463 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1404 SDR per US$ of GDP in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp between China and Iceland?
- 0.0059 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iceland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Iceland?
- 49 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2025.
- How do China and Iceland rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 81st and Iceland ranks 79th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (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.