Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in World
World: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) was 1,169 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in World is 1,169 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% on the previous year and up 10.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in World peaked at 1,169 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.19 SDR per person, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in World, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 6.19 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 6.31 SDR per person | +2.0% |
| 1962 | 6.45 SDR per person | +2.2% |
| 1963 | 7.15 SDR per person | +10.9% |
| 1964 | 7.49 SDR per person | +4.7% |
| 1965 | 7.21 SDR per person | -3.7% |
| 1966 | 7.48 SDR per person | +3.8% |
| 1967 | 8.39 SDR per person | +12.2% |
| 1968 | 9.15 SDR per person | +9.0% |
| 1969 | 9.11 SDR per person | -0.4% |
| 1970 | 12.26 SDR per person | +34.5% |
| 1971 | 19.84 SDR per person | +61.9% |
| 1972 | 24.95 SDR per person | +25.8% |
| 1973 | 26.01 SDR per person | +4.2% |
| 1974 | 31.64 SDR per person | +21.6% |
| 1975 | 33.77 SDR per person | +6.7% |
| 1976 | 38.72 SDR per person | +14.7% |
| 1977 | 48.02 SDR per person | +24.0% |
| 1978 | 51.96 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 1979 | 57.03 SDR per person | +9.8% |
| 1980 | 65.94 SDR per person | +15.6% |
| 1981 | 64.79 SDR per person | -1.8% |
| 1982 | 62 SDR per person | -4.3% |
| 1983 | 66.03 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 1984 | 73.54 SDR per person | +11.4% |
| 1985 | 72.01 SDR per person | -2.1% |
| 1986 | 73.9 SDR per person | +2.6% |
| 1987 | 90.73 SDR per person | +22.8% |
| 1988 | 96.65 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 1989 | 104.75 SDR per person | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 115.53 SDR per person | +10.3% |
| 1991 | 120.15 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 123.21 SDR per person | +2.6% |
| 1993 | 135.21 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 1994 | 143.86 SDR per person | +6.4% |
| 1995 | 162.99 SDR per person | +13.3% |
| 1996 | 187.08 SDR per person | +14.8% |
| 1997 | 202.75 SDR per person | +8.4% |
| 1998 | 194.78 SDR per person | -3.9% |
| 1999 | 213.7 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 2000 | 241.28 SDR per person | +12.9% |
| 2001 | 261.28 SDR per person | +8.3% |
| 2002 | 280.05 SDR per person | +7.2% |
| 2003 | 317.75 SDR per person | +13.5% |
| 2004 | 371.9 SDR per person | +17.0% |
| 2005 | 459.81 SDR per person | +23.6% |
| 2006 | 524.45 SDR per person | +14.1% |
| 2007 | 629.27 SDR per person | +20.0% |
| 2008 | 698.45 SDR per person | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 752.99 SDR per person | +7.8% |
| 2010 | 859.19 SDR per person | +14.1% |
| 2011 | 937.72 SDR per person | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 992.56 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 1,045 SDR per person | +5.3% |
| 2014 | 1,089 SDR per person | +4.2% |
| 2015 | 1,059 SDR per person | -2.7% |
| 2016 | 1,059 SDR per person | -0.0% |
| 2017 | 1,056 SDR per person | -0.3% |
| 2018 | 1,068 SDR per person | +1.1% |
| 2019 | 1,099 SDR per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,123 SDR per person | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 1,166 SDR per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 1,121 SDR per person | -3.9% |
| 2023 | 1,140 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 2024 | 1,163 SDR per person | +2.0% |
| 2025 | 1,169 SDR per person | +0.5% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita (Reserves) in World 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1971 | +61.9% | 12.26 SDR per person | 19.84 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 7.49 SDR per person | 6.19 SDR per person | 9.15 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 34.42 SDR per person | 12.26 SDR per person | 57.03 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 77.03 SDR per person | 62 SDR per person | 104.75 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 159.93 SDR per person | 115.53 SDR per person | 213.7 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 453.72 SDR per person | 241.28 SDR per person | 752.99 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,026 SDR per person | 859.19 SDR per person | 1,099 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,147 SDR per person | 1,121 SDR per person | 1,169 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
More financial sector data for World
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 18.97 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.001 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 13.85 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.65 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0013 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 18.97 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.32 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in World?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in World was 1,169 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,169 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.19 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does World rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.4%. 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 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)
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
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.