Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in World
World: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita was 449.6 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
The most recent figure for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in World is 449.6 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 58.1% on the previous year and up 313.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in World peaked at 449.6 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.
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 | 253.66 SDR per person | 186.55 SDR per person | 449.6 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More financial sector data for World
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 41.13 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 3.69 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 9.61 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 10.36 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 13.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 12.75 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,552 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.62 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,672 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.37 % 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 449.6 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 449.6 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 313.2%. 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.