Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in China
China: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate was -0.1047 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in China, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
In 2025, reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in China stood at -0.1047 % change on previous year.
The figure is down 106.0% on the previous year and up 98.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in China peaked at 136.75 % change on previous year in 1982 and was at its lowest, -50.88 % change on previous year, in 1992.
China ranks 129th of 188 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 (SDR), annual growth rate in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -38.09 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 36.82 % change on previous year | -196.6% |
| 1980 | 22.04 % change on previous year | -40.1% |
| 1981 | 117.76 % change on previous year | +434.2% |
| 1982 | 136.75 % change on previous year | +16.1% |
| 1983 | 39.14 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 1984 | 23.77 % change on previous year | -39.3% |
| 1985 | -34.59 % change on previous year | -245.6% |
| 1986 | -19.2 % change on previous year | -44.5% |
| 1987 | 22.75 % change on previous year | -218.5% |
| 1988 | 19.88 % change on previous year | -12.6% |
| 1989 | -0.8121 % change on previous year | -104.1% |
| 1990 | 52.17 % change on previous year | -6523.9% |
| 1991 | 46.82 % change on previous year | -10.3% |
| 1992 | -50.88 % change on previous year | -208.7% |
| 1993 | 8.68 % change on previous year | -117.1% |
| 1994 | 122.39 % change on previous year | +1309.9% |
| 1995 | 39.9 % change on previous year | -67.4% |
| 1996 | 46.8 % change on previous year | +17.3% |
| 1997 | 42.14 % change on previous year | -9.9% |
| 1998 | 0.138 % change on previous year | -99.7% |
| 1999 | 8.46 % change on previous year | +6031.3% |
| 2000 | 12.39 % change on previous year | +46.4% |
| 2001 | 32.83 % change on previous year | +165.0% |
| 2002 | 24.82 % change on previous year | -24.4% |
| 2003 | 28.27 % change on previous year | +13.9% |
| 2004 | 44.06 % change on previous year | +55.9% |
| 2005 | 45.26 % change on previous year | +2.7% |
| 2006 | 23.57 % change on previous year | -47.9% |
| 2007 | 36.34 % change on previous year | +54.2% |
| 2008 | 30.69 % change on previous year | -15.6% |
| 2009 | 21.78 % change on previous year | -29.0% |
| 2010 | 20.76 % change on previous year | -4.7% |
| 2011 | 12.1 % change on previous year | -41.7% |
| 2012 | 3.89 % change on previous year | -67.8% |
| 2013 | 15.03 % change on previous year | +286.0% |
| 2014 | 6.84 % change on previous year | -54.5% |
| 2015 | -9.37 % change on previous year | -237.1% |
| 2016 | -6.64 % change on previous year | -29.2% |
| 2017 | -1.58 % change on previous year | -76.2% |
| 2018 | 0.2259 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2019 | 1.73 % change on previous year | +667.9% |
| 2020 | -0.5717 % change on previous year | -133.0% |
| 2021 | 5.29 % change on previous year | -1025.9% |
| 2022 | 1.22 % change on previous year | -76.9% |
| 2023 | 2.66 % change on previous year | +117.8% |
| 2024 | 1.74 % change on previous year | -34.7% |
| 2025 | -0.1047 % change on previous year | -106.0% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's -0.1047 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 2.89 % change on previous year. (56 countries reporting)
- China's -0.1047 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.74 % change on previous year. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate in China 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | +6523.9% | -0.8121 % change on previous year | 52.17 % change on previous year |
| 1999 | +6031.3% | 0.138 % change on previous year | 8.46 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +1309.9% | 8.68 % change on previous year | 122.39 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +1025.9% | -0.5717 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +667.9% | 0.2259 % change on previous year | 1.73 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | -0.6381 % change on previous year | -38.09 % change on previous year | 36.82 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1980s | 32.75 % change on previous year | -34.59 % change on previous year | 136.75 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 31.66 % change on previous year | -50.88 % change on previous year | 122.39 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 30 % change on previous year | 12.39 % change on previous year | 45.26 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.3 % change on previous year | -9.37 % change on previous year | 20.76 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.71 % change on previous year | -0.5717 % change on previous year | 5.29 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 126 Norway 0.2122 % change on previous year compare
- 127 Belgium 0.157 % change on previous year compare
- 128 Germany 0.0842 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Canada -0.1235 % change on previous year compare
- 131 Poland -0.1406 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Brazil -0.162 % change on previous year 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 reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in China?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate in China was -0.1047 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 136.75 % change on previous year in 1982.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -50.88 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does China rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate?
- China ranks 129th out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 98.9%. 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 (SDR), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
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
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.