Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in China
China: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 2,662 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in China, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
China recorded 2,662 US dollar per person for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.5% on the previous year and up 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in China peaked at 2,846 US dollar per person in 2013 and was at its lowest, 477.26 US dollar per person, in 2004.
That places China 64th out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in China, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 477.26 US dollar per person | — |
| 2005 | 633.34 US dollar per person | +32.7% |
| 2006 | 824.37 US dollar per person | +30.2% |
| 2007 | 1,174 US dollar per person | +42.4% |
| 2008 | 1,484 US dollar per person | +26.4% |
| 2009 | 1,843 US dollar per person | +24.1% |
| 2010 | 2,178 US dollar per person | +18.2% |
| 2011 | 2,421 US dollar per person | +11.1% |
| 2012 | 2,502 US dollar per person | +3.4% |
| 2013 | 2,846 US dollar per person | +13.8% |
| 2014 | 2,842 US dollar per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 2,468 US dollar per person | -13.2% |
| 2016 | 2,232 US dollar per person | -9.6% |
| 2017 | 2,318 US dollar per person | +3.8% |
| 2018 | 2,258 US dollar per person | -2.6% |
| 2019 | 2,289 US dollar per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 2,379 US dollar per person | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 2,426 US dollar per person | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 2,341 US dollar per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 2,445 US dollar per person | +4.4% |
| 2024 | 2,453 US dollar per person | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 2,662 US dollar per person | +8.5% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 2,662 US dollar per person is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 1,918 US dollar per person, 1.4× the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 2,662 US dollar per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2,694 US dollar per person, 99% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1,073 US dollar per person | 477.26 US dollar per person | 1,843 US dollar per person | 6 |
| 2010s | 2,436 US dollar per person | 2,178 US dollar per person | 2,846 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,451 US dollar per person | 2,341 US dollar per person | 2,662 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0004 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 5.8 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 14.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0006 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 7.95 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 9.09 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in China?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in China was 2,662 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 2,846 US dollar per person in 2013.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 477.26 US dollar per person in 2004.
- How does China rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- China ranks 64th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.