Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in World
World: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita was 1,260 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in World, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in World is 1,260 SDR per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 0.4% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in World peaked at 1,260 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.37 SDR per person, in 1960.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in World, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 7.37 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 7.67 SDR per person | +4.1% |
| 1962 | 7.61 SDR per person | -0.7% |
| 1963 | 8.35 SDR per person | +9.6% |
| 1964 | 8.72 SDR per person | +4.5% |
| 1965 | 8.77 SDR per person | +0.5% |
| 1966 | 9.28 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 1967 | 9.99 SDR per person | +7.6% |
| 1968 | 10.92 SDR per person | +9.4% |
| 1969 | 10.93 SDR per person | +0.1% |
| 1970 | 15.1 SDR per person | +38.2% |
| 1971 | 23.02 SDR per person | +52.4% |
| 1972 | 28.77 SDR per person | +25.0% |
| 1973 | 29.76 SDR per person | +3.5% |
| 1974 | 36 SDR per person | +20.9% |
| 1975 | 38.95 SDR per person | +8.2% |
| 1976 | 45.03 SDR per person | +15.6% |
| 1977 | 54.15 SDR per person | +20.3% |
| 1978 | 57.18 SDR per person | +5.6% |
| 1979 | 62.49 SDR per person | +9.3% |
| 1980 | 72.34 SDR per person | +15.8% |
| 1981 | 73.05 SDR per person | +1.0% |
| 1982 | 71.33 SDR per person | -2.4% |
| 1983 | 77.38 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 1984 | 85.63 SDR per person | +10.7% |
| 1985 | 83.63 SDR per person | -2.3% |
| 1986 | 85.09 SDR per person | +1.7% |
| 1987 | 100.94 SDR per person | +18.6% |
| 1988 | 106.18 SDR per person | +5.2% |
| 1989 | 113.58 SDR per person | +7.0% |
| 1990 | 123.8 SDR per person | +9.0% |
| 1991 | 128.73 SDR per person | +4.0% |
| 1992 | 131.75 SDR per person | +2.3% |
| 1993 | 143.65 SDR per person | +9.0% |
| 1994 | 152.17 SDR per person | +5.9% |
| 1995 | 172.68 SDR per person | +13.5% |
| 1996 | 196.59 SDR per person | +13.8% |
| 1997 | 213.98 SDR per person | +8.8% |
| 1998 | 208.1 SDR per person | -2.7% |
| 1999 | 226.32 SDR per person | +8.8% |
| 2000 | 252.56 SDR per person | +11.6% |
| 2001 | 274.26 SDR per person | +8.6% |
| 2002 | 294.41 SDR per person | +7.3% |
| 2003 | 332.01 SDR per person | +12.8% |
| 2004 | 384.31 SDR per person | +15.8% |
| 2005 | 467.65 SDR per person | +21.7% |
| 2006 | 530.8 SDR per person | +13.5% |
| 2007 | 635.11 SDR per person | +19.7% |
| 2008 | 705.14 SDR per person | +11.0% |
| 2009 | 787.75 SDR per person | +11.7% |
| 2010 | 895.47 SDR per person | +13.7% |
| 2011 | 979.96 SDR per person | +9.4% |
| 2012 | 1,035 SDR per person | +5.6% |
| 2013 | 1,086 SDR per person | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 1,127 SDR per person | +3.8% |
| 2015 | 1,095 SDR per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 1,093 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 1,088 SDR per person | -0.4% |
| 2018 | 1,102 SDR per person | +1.3% |
| 2019 | 1,134 SDR per person | +2.9% |
| 2020 | 1,160 SDR per person | +2.3% |
| 2021 | 1,259 SDR per person | +8.5% |
| 2022 | 1,215 SDR per person | -3.5% |
| 2023 | 1,233 SDR per person | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 1,255 SDR per person | +1.8% |
| 2025 | 1,260 SDR per person | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 8.96 SDR per person | 7.37 SDR per person | 10.93 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 39.04 SDR per person | 15.1 SDR per person | 62.49 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 86.91 SDR per person | 71.33 SDR per person | 113.58 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 169.78 SDR per person | 123.8 SDR per person | 226.32 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 466.4 SDR per person | 252.56 SDR per person | 787.75 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,064 SDR per person | 895.47 SDR per person | 1,134 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,230 SDR per person | 1,160 SDR per person | 1,260 SDR per person | 6 |
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- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.0811 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 1,169 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 1.3 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 11.18 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 1,670 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), annual growth rate 8.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,549 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 1.08 % 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 (sdr), per capita in World?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in World was 1,260 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in World?
- The highest recorded value was 1,260 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.37 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does World rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- World ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. 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 (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold (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 (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.