Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in China
China: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita was 1,743 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in China, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in China stood at 1,743 SDR per person.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in China peaked at 1,934 SDR per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1.25 SDR per person, in 1978.
China ranks 55th of 179 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 2.05 SDR per person | — |
| 1978 | 1.25 SDR per person | -38.9% |
| 1979 | 1.69 SDR per person | +35.0% |
| 1980 | 1.81 SDR per person | +7.1% |
| 1981 | 4.13 SDR per person | +128.7% |
| 1982 | 10.01 SDR per person | +142.1% |
| 1983 | 13.51 SDR per person | +35.0% |
| 1984 | 16.44 SDR per person | +21.6% |
| 1985 | 10.32 SDR per person | -37.2% |
| 1986 | 8.06 SDR per person | -21.9% |
| 1987 | 9.91 SDR per person | +23.0% |
| 1988 | 11.84 SDR per person | +19.5% |
| 1989 | 11.58 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 1990 | 17.71 SDR per person | +52.9% |
| 1991 | 25.92 SDR per person | +46.4% |
| 1992 | 12.14 SDR per person | -53.2% |
| 1993 | 13.1 SDR per person | +7.9% |
| 1994 | 29.67 SDR per person | +126.5% |
| 1995 | 41.08 SDR per person | +38.5% |
| 1996 | 59.99 SDR per person | +46.0% |
| 1997 | 84.29 SDR per person | +40.5% |
| 1998 | 82.9 SDR per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 89.96 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2000 | 100.65 SDR per person | +11.9% |
| 2001 | 132.74 SDR per person | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 164.53 SDR per person | +24.0% |
| 2003 | 210.63 SDR per person | +28.0% |
| 2004 | 303.02 SDR per person | +43.9% |
| 2005 | 439.46 SDR per person | +45.0% |
| 2006 | 540.66 SDR per person | +23.0% |
| 2007 | 733.82 SDR per person | +35.7% |
| 2008 | 953.78 SDR per person | +30.0% |
| 2009 | 1,150 SDR per person | +20.5% |
| 2010 | 1,382 SDR per person | +20.2% |
| 2011 | 1,541 SDR per person | +11.5% |
| 2012 | 1,591 SDR per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,820 SDR per person | +14.4% |
| 2014 | 1,934 SDR per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1,742 SDR per person | -9.9% |
| 2016 | 1,614 SDR per person | -7.4% |
| 2017 | 1,579 SDR per person | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 1,575 SDR per person | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 1,597 SDR per person | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,583 SDR per person | -0.9% |
| 2021 | 1,644 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,664 SDR per person | +1.2% |
| 2023 | 1,711 SDR per person | +2.8% |
| 2024 | 1,743 SDR per person | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 1,743 SDR per person | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 1.66 SDR per person | 1.25 SDR per person | 2.05 SDR per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 9.76 SDR per person | 1.81 SDR per person | 16.44 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 45.67 SDR per person | 12.14 SDR per person | 89.96 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 472.89 SDR per person | 100.65 SDR per person | 1,150 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,637 SDR per person | 1,382 SDR per person | 1,934 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,681 SDR per person | 1,583 SDR per person | 1,743 SDR per person | 6 |
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More financial sector data for China
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1486 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1258 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -0.1047 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 1,778 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,946 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in China?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in China was 1,743 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,934 SDR per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.25 SDR per person in 1978.
- How does China rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- China ranks 55th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.