What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

The highest recorded value was 0.061 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1977.

What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1964.

How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.

Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Name: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 6.0%

World rank

152nd

of 179 countries

All-time high

0.061 SDR per US$ of GDP

in 1977

All-time low

0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP

in 1964

Years of data

1960–2025

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland recorded 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 6.0% on the previous year and down 9.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.061 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1977 and was at its lowest, 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1964.

That places United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year

Annual values for Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, 1960 to 2025.
Year	SDR per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0059 SDR per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0135 SDR per US$ of GDP	+130.0%
1962	0.0028 SDR per US$ of GDP	-79.5%
1963	0.002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-27.4%
1964	0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1965	0.0073 SDR per US$ of GDP	+284.8%
1966	0.0107 SDR per US$ of GDP	+46.8%
1967	0.0124 SDR per US$ of GDP	+16.5%
1968	0.0088 SDR per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
1969	0.0091 SDR per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
1970	0.0093 SDR per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
1971	0.0457 SDR per US$ of GDP	+392.2%
1972	0.022 SDR per US$ of GDP	-51.8%
1973	0.0203 SDR per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1974	0.0196 SDR per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
1975	0.0121 SDR per US$ of GDP	-38.2%
1976	0.0099 SDR per US$ of GDP	-18.3%
1977	0.061 SDR per US$ of GDP	+516.9%
1978	0.0354 SDR per US$ of GDP	-42.0%
1979	0.0319 SDR per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1980	0.026 SDR per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
1981	0.0203 SDR per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1982	0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1983	0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1984	0.0154 SDR per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1985	0.0181 SDR per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
1986	0.0202 SDR per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1987	0.0365 SDR per US$ of GDP	+80.2%
1988	0.0336 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.0%
1989	0.0263 SDR per US$ of GDP	-21.8%
1990	0.0212 SDR per US$ of GDP	-19.4%
1991	0.0237 SDR per US$ of GDP	+11.9%
1992	0.021 SDR per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
1993	0.0238 SDR per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
1994	0.0231 SDR per US$ of GDP	-2.6%
1995	0.0195 SDR per US$ of GDP	-15.6%
1996	0.0181 SDR per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1997	0.0136 SDR per US$ of GDP	-24.7%
1998	0.0117 SDR per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1999	0.0118 SDR per US$ of GDP	+1.1%
2000	0.0157 SDR per US$ of GDP	+32.6%
2001	0.0139 SDR per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2002	0.0127 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.2%
2003	0.0094 SDR per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
2004	0.009 SDR per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
2005	0.0098 SDR per US$ of GDP	+8.9%
2006	0.0095 SDR per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2007	0.0097 SDR per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2008	0.0092 SDR per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2009	0.01 SDR per US$ of GDP	+9.0%
2010	0.0128 SDR per US$ of GDP	+28.5%
2011	0.0137 SDR per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2012	0.0155 SDR per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2013	0.0161 SDR per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2014	0.0171 SDR per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2015	0.0249 SDR per US$ of GDP	+45.6%
2016	0.0293 SDR per US$ of GDP	+17.6%
2017	0.0313 SDR per US$ of GDP	+7.0%
2018	0.0348 SDR per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2019	0.0346 SDR per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
2020	0.0356 SDR per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2021	0.0286 SDR per US$ of GDP	-19.7%
2022	0.026 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2023	0.0237 SDR per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
2024	0.0213 SDR per US$ of GDP	-10.1%
2025	0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP	+6.0%

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0074 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0135 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0267 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0093 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.061 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.023 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0154 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0365 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0188 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0117 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0238 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0109 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.009 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0157 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.023 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0128 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0348 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0263 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0213 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0356 SDR per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

149 Cayman Islands 0.0249 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
150 Guinea 0.0239 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
151 Finland 0.0239 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
153 Portugal 0.0214 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
154 Ethiopia 0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
155 Australia 0.0183 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 180 places →

More financial sector data for United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 56,096 current LCU per person (2024)
Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 1.05 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 349.16 million SDR (2025)
Gold reserves at market value 31.82 billion SDR (2025)
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 90.39 billion SDR (2025)
Reserves excluding gold 124.70 billion SDR (2025)
Total reserves (gold at market value) 156.52 billion SDR (2025)
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 156.28 billion SDR (2025)
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 2,249 SDR per person (2025)

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Frequently asked questions

What is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?: The highest recorded value was 0.061 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1977.
What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1964.
How does United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 152nd out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland data come from?: The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit: SDR per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,225 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.