Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in China
China: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in China, 2004–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in China stood at 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and down 36.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in China peaked at 0.4727 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0.1805 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2022.
That places China 73rd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 22 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in China, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.3118 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 2005 | 0.3563 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +14.3% |
| 2006 | 0.3872 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2007 | 0.4293 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2008 | 0.4213 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2009 | 0.4727 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.2% |
| 2010 | 0.4706 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2011 | 0.4244 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -9.8% |
| 2012 | 0.3906 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 0.3983 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 0.3653 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2015 | 0.3019 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.3% |
| 2016 | 0.2704 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2017 | 0.2581 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2239 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -13.2% |
| 2019 | 0.2214 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.1% |
| 2020 | 0.2238 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 0.1883 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -15.9% |
| 2022 | 0.1805 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.1% |
| 2023 | 0.1888 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2024 | 0.1845 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -2.3% |
| 2025 | 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 0.2254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 85% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- China's 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.302 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 64% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.3964 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3118 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4727 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.3325 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2214 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.4706 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.193 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1805 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2238 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 70 Iceland 0.2003 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 71 Zambia 0.1971 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 72 Portugal 0.1966 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 74 Guinea-Bissau 0.1902 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 75 Bhutan 0.1837 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 76 Botswana 0.1811 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 0.192 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.4727 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2009.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1805 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2022.
- How does China rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- China ranks 73rd 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 down 36.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.