Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) in Romania
Romania: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita (Reserves capita) was 2,921 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita in Romania, 1973–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Romania recorded 2,921 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in 2025. That is the highest value across all 53 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.2% on the previous year and up 128.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Romania peaked at 2,921 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 7.97 SDR per person, in 1985.
Romania ranks 34th of 179 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Romania, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1973 | 8.56 SDR per person | — |
| 1974 | 9.34 SDR per person | +9.1% |
| 1975 | 21.64 SDR per person | +131.6% |
| 1976 | 22.43 SDR per person | +3.6% |
| 1977 | 9.7 SDR per person | -56.8% |
| 1978 | 13.15 SDR per person | +35.5% |
| 1979 | 18.03 SDR per person | +37.2% |
| 1980 | 11.4 SDR per person | -36.8% |
| 1981 | 15.51 SDR per person | +36.0% |
| 1982 | 18.15 SDR per person | +17.0% |
| 1983 | 22.23 SDR per person | +22.5% |
| 1984 | 31.96 SDR per person | +43.7% |
| 1985 | 7.97 SDR per person | -75.1% |
| 1986 | 20.84 SDR per person | +161.5% |
| 1987 | 43.06 SDR per person | +106.6% |
| 1988 | 25.14 SDR per person | -41.6% |
| 1989 | 61.07 SDR per person | +142.9% |
| 1990 | 15.87 SDR per person | -74.0% |
| 1991 | 35.71 SDR per person | +125.0% |
| 1992 | 49.64 SDR per person | +39.0% |
| 1993 | 31.84 SDR per person | -35.9% |
| 1994 | 62.87 SDR per person | +97.5% |
| 1995 | 46.83 SDR per person | -25.5% |
| 1996 | 64.65 SDR per person | +38.1% |
| 1997 | 124.98 SDR per person | +93.3% |
| 1998 | 90.48 SDR per person | -27.6% |
| 1999 | 49.49 SDR per person | -45.3% |
| 2000 | 84.46 SDR per person | +70.7% |
| 2001 | 141.03 SDR per person | +67.0% |
| 2002 | 207.33 SDR per person | +47.0% |
| 2003 | 250.79 SDR per person | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 438.74 SDR per person | +74.9% |
| 2005 | 652.15 SDR per person | +48.6% |
| 2006 | 880.26 SDR per person | +35.0% |
| 2007 | 1,127 SDR per person | +28.0% |
| 2008 | 1,165 SDR per person | +3.4% |
| 2009 | 1,276 SDR per person | +9.5% |
| 2010 | 1,391 SDR per person | +8.9% |
| 2011 | 1,388 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 1,335 SDR per person | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 1,456 SDR per person | +9.0% |
| 2014 | 1,358 SDR per person | -6.8% |
| 2015 | 1,281 SDR per person | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 1,364 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 2017 | 1,438 SDR per person | +5.4% |
| 2018 | 1,398 SDR per person | -2.8% |
| 2019 | 1,379 SDR per person | -1.4% |
| 2020 | 1,654 SDR per person | +20.0% |
| 2021 | 1,712 SDR per person | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 1,963 SDR per person | +14.7% |
| 2023 | 2,586 SDR per person | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 2,604 SDR per person | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 2,921 SDR per person | +12.2% |
Romania compared with similar countries
- Romania's 2,921 SDR per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 2,721 SDR per person, 1.1× the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Romania's 2,921 SDR per person is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 1,578 SDR per person, 1.9× the median. (49 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 14.69 SDR per person | 8.56 SDR per person | 22.43 SDR per person | 7 |
| 1980s | 25.73 SDR per person | 7.97 SDR per person | 61.07 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 57.24 SDR per person | 15.87 SDR per person | 124.98 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 622.38 SDR per person | 84.46 SDR per person | 1,276 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,379 SDR per person | 1,281 SDR per person | 1,456 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 2,240 SDR per person | 1,654 SDR per person | 2,921 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 31 Micronesia (country) 3,184 SDR per person compare
- 32 Serbia 2,986 SDR per person compare
- 33 Antigua and Barbuda 2,934 SDR per person compare
- 35 Luxembourg 2,913 SDR per person compare
- 36 Tonga 2,905 SDR per person compare
- 37 Trinidad and Tobago 2,721 SDR per person compare
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- Reserve tranche position, SDR, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
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- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 12.7 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1232 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Romania?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita in Romania was 2,921 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 2,921 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.97 SDR per person in 1985.
- How does Romania rank for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Romania ranks 34th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 128.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Romania 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.