Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in World
World: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita was 447.42 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
World recorded 447.42 SDR per person for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
That represents a change of up 57.4% on the previous year and up 311.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in World peaked at 447.42 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 11.39 SDR per person, in 1969.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in World, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 13.6 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 13.44 SDR per person | -1.1% |
| 1962 | 13.29 SDR per person | -1.1% |
| 1963 | 13.31 SDR per person | +0.2% |
| 1964 | 13.24 SDR per person | -0.6% |
| 1965 | 13.05 SDR per person | -1.4% |
| 1966 | 12.78 SDR per person | -2.0% |
| 1967 | 12.07 SDR per person | -5.5% |
| 1968 | 13.81 SDR per person | +14.4% |
| 1969 | 11.39 SDR per person | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 11.95 SDR per person | +4.9% |
| 1971 | 12.57 SDR per person | +5.2% |
| 1972 | 18.42 SDR per person | +46.5% |
| 1973 | 28.15 SDR per person | +52.8% |
| 1974 | 45.13 SDR per person | +60.3% |
| 1975 | 34.8 SDR per person | -22.9% |
| 1976 | 32.82 SDR per person | -5.7% |
| 1977 | 37.88 SDR per person | +15.4% |
| 1978 | 47.25 SDR per person | +24.7% |
| 1979 | 102.32 SDR per person | +116.6% |
| 1980 | 120.03 SDR per person | +17.3% |
| 1981 | 87.41 SDR per person | -27.2% |
| 1982 | 103.53 SDR per person | +18.5% |
| 1983 | 89.42 SDR per person | -13.6% |
| 1984 | 75.97 SDR per person | -15.0% |
| 1985 | 70.76 SDR per person | -6.9% |
| 1986 | 74.5 SDR per person | +5.3% |
| 1987 | 77.79 SDR per person | +4.4% |
| 1988 | 68.67 SDR per person | -11.7% |
| 1989 | 67.19 SDR per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 58.53 SDR per person | -12.9% |
| 1991 | 52.57 SDR per person | -10.2% |
| 1992 | 50.21 SDR per person | -4.5% |
| 1993 | 57.57 SDR per person | +14.7% |
| 1994 | 52.09 SDR per person | -9.5% |
| 1995 | 50.63 SDR per person | -2.8% |
| 1996 | 49.09 SDR per person | -3.1% |
| 1997 | 39.96 SDR per person | -18.6% |
| 1998 | 36.99 SDR per person | -7.4% |
| 1999 | 37.76 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2000 | 36.76 SDR per person | -2.6% |
| 2001 | 37.56 SDR per person | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 41.86 SDR per person | +11.4% |
| 2003 | 45.12 SDR per person | +7.8% |
| 2004 | 43.93 SDR per person | -2.6% |
| 2005 | 54.08 SDR per person | +23.1% |
| 2006 | 62.05 SDR per person | +14.7% |
| 2007 | 75.16 SDR per person | +21.1% |
| 2008 | 79.43 SDR per person | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 97.99 SDR per person | +23.4% |
| 2010 | 128.64 SDR per person | +31.3% |
| 2011 | 140.49 SDR per person | +9.2% |
| 2012 | 152.9 SDR per person | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 110.51 SDR per person | -27.7% |
| 2014 | 117.06 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 108.81 SDR per person | -7.0% |
| 2016 | 121.93 SDR per person | +12.1% |
| 2017 | 130.28 SDR per person | +6.8% |
| 2018 | 131.34 SDR per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 157.63 SDR per person | +20.0% |
| 2020 | 188.66 SDR per person | +19.7% |
| 2021 | 186.55 SDR per person | -1.1% |
| 2022 | 193.53 SDR per person | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 219.3 SDR per person | +13.3% |
| 2024 | 284.31 SDR per person | +29.6% |
| 2025 | 447.42 SDR per person | +57.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in World changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | +116.6% | 47.25 SDR per person | 102.32 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 13 SDR per person | 11.39 SDR per person | 13.81 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 37.13 SDR per person | 11.95 SDR per person | 102.32 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 83.53 SDR per person | 67.19 SDR per person | 120.03 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 48.54 SDR per person | 36.99 SDR per person | 58.53 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 57.4 SDR per person | 36.76 SDR per person | 97.99 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 129.96 SDR per person | 108.81 SDR per person | 157.63 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 253.3 SDR per person | 186.55 SDR per person | 447.42 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More financial sector data for World
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.97 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.85 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.97 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in World?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in World was 447.42 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 447.42 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.39 SDR per person in 1969.
- How does World rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 311.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this World data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves 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.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves 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.