Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted in United Kingdom
United Kingdom: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted was 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF in United Kingdom, 1980–2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per square kilometre.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in United Kingdom is 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 44 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% on the previous year and up 177.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in United Kingdom peaked at 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, 1,185 US dollar per square kilometre, in 2005.
That places United Kingdom 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted in United Kingdom, year by year
| Year | US dollar per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1980 | 2,358 US dollar per square kilometre | — |
| 1981 | 4,099 US dollar per square kilometre | +73.9% |
| 1982 | 4,836 US dollar per square kilometre | +18.0% |
| 1983 | 2,138 US dollar per square kilometre | -55.8% |
| 1984 | 2,054 US dollar per square kilometre | -3.9% |
| 1985 | 4,675 US dollar per square kilometre | +127.6% |
| 1986 | 6,419 US dollar per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1987 | 5,713 US dollar per square kilometre | -11.0% |
| 1988 | 5,454 US dollar per square kilometre | -4.5% |
| 1989 | 4,726 US dollar per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 1990 | 5,163 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.2% |
| 1991 | 5,435 US dollar per square kilometre | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 2,234 US dollar per square kilometre | -58.9% |
| 1993 | 1,192 US dollar per square kilometre | -46.7% |
| 1994 | 2,023 US dollar per square kilometre | +69.7% |
| 1995 | 1,713 US dollar per square kilometre | -15.3% |
| 1996 | 1,423 US dollar per square kilometre | -16.9% |
| 1997 | 1,954 US dollar per square kilometre | +37.3% |
| 1998 | 1,933 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.1% |
| 1999 | 2,121 US dollar per square kilometre | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 1,348 US dollar per square kilometre | -36.4% |
| 2001 | 1,216 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.8% |
| 2002 | 1,502 US dollar per square kilometre | +23.5% |
| 2003 | 1,564 US dollar per square kilometre | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 1,356 US dollar per square kilometre | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 1,185 US dollar per square kilometre | -12.6% |
| 2006 | 1,636 US dollar per square kilometre | +38.0% |
| 2007 | 1,489 US dollar per square kilometre | -9.0% |
| 2008 | 1,852 US dollar per square kilometre | +24.4% |
| 2009 | 59,288 US dollar per square kilometre | +3102.2% |
| 2010 | 58,357 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 2011 | 60,317 US dollar per square kilometre | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 61,117 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 61,414 US dollar per square kilometre | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 57,620 US dollar per square kilometre | -6.2% |
| 2015 | 54,717 US dollar per square kilometre | -5.0% |
| 2016 | 42,412 US dollar per square kilometre | -22.5% |
| 2017 | 47,666 US dollar per square kilometre | +12.4% |
| 2018 | 54,850 US dollar per square kilometre | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 59,318 US dollar per square kilometre | +8.1% |
| 2020 | 59,192 US dollar per square kilometre | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 170,048 US dollar per square kilometre | +187.3% |
| 2022 | 168,388 US dollar per square kilometre | -1.0% |
| 2023 | 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre | +1.4% |
United Kingdom compared with similar countries
- United Kingdom's 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 33,202 US dollar per square kilometre, 5.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- United Kingdom's 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 15,967 US dollar per square kilometre, 10.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights … square kilometre Adjusted in United Kingdom 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +3102.2% | 1,852 US dollar per square kilometre | 59,288 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 2021 | +187.3% | 59,192 US dollar per square kilometre | 170,048 US dollar per square kilometre |
| 1985 | +127.6% | 2,054 US dollar per square kilometre | 4,675 US dollar per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4,247 US dollar per square kilometre | 2,054 US dollar per square kilometre | 6,419 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 2,519 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,192 US dollar per square kilometre | 5,435 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 7,244 US dollar per square kilometre | 1,185 US dollar per square kilometre | 59,288 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 55,779 US dollar per square kilometre | 42,412 US dollar per square kilometre | 61,414 US dollar per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 142,082 US dollar per square kilometre | 59,192 US dollar per square kilometre | 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near United Kingdom
- 10 Barbados 202,319 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 11 Nauru 192,017 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 12 Israel 179,112 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 14 Denmark 169,178 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 15 Japan 157,743 US dollar per square kilometre compare
- 16 Tuvalu 155,533 US dollar per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for United Kingdom
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 76.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0018 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 104.99 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.29 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in United Kingdom?
- Reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf in United Kingdom was 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in United Kingdom?
- The highest recorded value was 170,701 US dollar per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf recorded in United Kingdom?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,185 US dollar per square kilometre in 2005.
- How does United Kingdom rank for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- United Kingdom ranks 13th out of 162 countries with data for 2023.
- Is reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf rising or falling in United Kingdom?
- Over the last ten years it is up 177.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this United Kingdom data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.