Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Australia
Australia: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 1,642 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Australia, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Australia is 1,642 SDR per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 7.0% on the previous year and up 26.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Australia peaked at 1,788 SDR per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 72.26 SDR per person, in 1960.
Australia ranks 66th 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 (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Australia, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 72.26 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 110.47 SDR per person | +52.9% |
| 1962 | 108.75 SDR per person | -1.6% |
| 1963 | 149.22 SDR per person | +37.2% |
| 1964 | 150.44 SDR per person | +0.8% |
| 1965 | 115.65 SDR per person | -23.1% |
| 1966 | 115.36 SDR per person | -0.3% |
| 1967 | 96.06 SDR per person | -16.7% |
| 1968 | 98.71 SDR per person | +2.8% |
| 1969 | 81.41 SDR per person | -17.5% |
| 1970 | 116.22 SDR per person | +42.8% |
| 1971 | 216 SDR per person | +85.9% |
| 1972 | 409.57 SDR per person | +89.6% |
| 1973 | 333.71 SDR per person | -18.5% |
| 1974 | 235.28 SDR per person | -29.5% |
| 1975 | 181.68 SDR per person | -22.8% |
| 1976 | 176.02 SDR per person | -3.1% |
| 1977 | 119.36 SDR per person | -32.2% |
| 1978 | 110.21 SDR per person | -7.7% |
| 1979 | 74.49 SDR per person | -32.4% |
| 1980 | 90.19 SDR per person | +21.1% |
| 1981 | 96.19 SDR per person | +6.7% |
| 1982 | 380.38 SDR per person | +295.4% |
| 1983 | 556.09 SDR per person | +46.2% |
| 1984 | 487.28 SDR per person | -12.4% |
| 1985 | 332.58 SDR per person | -31.7% |
| 1986 | 369.82 SDR per person | +11.2% |
| 1987 | 378.96 SDR per person | +2.5% |
| 1988 | 611.24 SDR per person | +61.3% |
| 1989 | 623.62 SDR per person | +2.0% |
| 1990 | 669.93 SDR per person | +7.4% |
| 1991 | 668.78 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 1992 | 466.37 SDR per person | -30.3% |
| 1993 | 458.34 SDR per person | -1.7% |
| 1994 | 434.15 SDR per person | -5.3% |
| 1995 | 444.48 SDR per person | +2.4% |
| 1996 | 552.71 SDR per person | +24.3% |
| 1997 | 677.68 SDR per person | +22.6% |
| 1998 | 558.8 SDR per person | -17.5% |
| 1999 | 821.54 SDR per person | +47.0% |
| 2000 | 730.78 SDR per person | -11.0% |
| 2001 | 741.25 SDR per person | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 780.58 SDR per person | +5.3% |
| 2003 | 1,098 SDR per person | +40.7% |
| 2004 | 1,157 SDR per person | +5.3% |
| 2005 | 1,454 SDR per person | +25.7% |
| 2006 | 1,737 SDR per person | +19.4% |
| 2007 | 752.55 SDR per person | -56.7% |
| 2008 | 937.71 SDR per person | +24.6% |
| 2009 | 1,145 SDR per person | +22.1% |
| 2010 | 1,139 SDR per person | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 1,247 SDR per person | +9.5% |
| 2012 | 1,284 SDR per person | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 1,397 SDR per person | +8.8% |
| 2014 | 1,494 SDR per person | +7.0% |
| 2015 | 1,295 SDR per person | -13.3% |
| 2016 | 1,531 SDR per person | +18.2% |
| 2017 | 1,788 SDR per person | +16.8% |
| 2018 | 1,471 SDR per person | -17.7% |
| 2019 | 1,587 SDR per person | +7.9% |
| 2020 | 1,060 SDR per person | -33.2% |
| 2021 | 1,496 SDR per person | +41.2% |
| 2022 | 1,542 SDR per person | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 1,583 SDR per person | +2.6% |
| 2024 | 1,535 SDR per person | -3.0% |
| 2025 | 1,642 SDR per person | +7.0% |
Australia compared with similar countries
- Australia's 1,642 SDR per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 2,721 SDR per person, 60% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Australia's 1,642 SDR per person is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1,778 SDR per person, 92% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Australia 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +295.4% | 96.19 SDR per person | 380.38 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 109.83 SDR per person | 72.26 SDR per person | 150.44 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 197.25 SDR per person | 74.49 SDR per person | 409.57 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 392.64 SDR per person | 90.19 SDR per person | 623.62 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 575.28 SDR per person | 434.15 SDR per person | 821.54 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 1,053 SDR per person | 730.78 SDR per person | 1,737 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,423 SDR per person | 1,139 SDR per person | 1,788 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,476 SDR per person | 1,060 SDR per person | 1,642 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More financial sector data for Australia
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % 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 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0009 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 61.14 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 11.9 % 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 83.74 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 6.56 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Australia?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Australia was 1,642 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 1,788 SDR per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 72.26 SDR per person in 1960.
- How does Australia rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Australia ranks 66th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Australia 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)
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 (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.