China vs Laos: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP (market)
China
0.1404 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos
0.1482 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
China rank
81st
Laos rank
78th
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per unit of GDP (market) over time
- China
- Laos
How they compare
Laos currently reports 0.1482 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1404 SDR per US$ of GDP in China, a difference of 0.0078 SDR per US$ of GDP.
That makes Laos's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was China ahead.
China ranks 81st and Laos ranks 78th of 178 countries.
China has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Laos | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.0534 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0048 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0486 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 1990s | 0.0797 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0414 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0384 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2000s | 0.2107 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0909 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1198 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2010s | 0.2268 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0628 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.164 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
| 2020s | 0.1414 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0924 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.049 SDR per US$ of GDP | China |
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 Laos?
- Laos, at 0.1482 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 Laos?
- 0.0078 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Laos ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Laos?
- 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
- How do China and Laos rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- China ranks 81st and Laos ranks 78th 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.