Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserves excluding gold (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
In 2025, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland stood at 0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.1% on the previous year and down 7.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland peaked at 0.0629 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 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, year by year
| Year | SDR per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0125 SDR per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.0135 SDR per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1962 | 0.0089 SDR per US$ of GDP | -33.8% |
| 1963 | 0.0077 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.4% |
| 1964 | 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP | -75.4% |
| 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 | 0.0113 SDR per US$ of GDP | +24.9% |
| 1971 | 0.0497 SDR per US$ of GDP | +339.0% |
| 1972 | 0.0263 SDR per US$ of GDP | -47.1% |
| 1973 | 0.0241 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.4% |
| 1974 | 0.0239 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0162 SDR per US$ of GDP | -32.1% |
| 1976 | 0.0125 SDR per US$ of GDP | -23.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0629 SDR per US$ of GDP | +404.0% |
| 1978 | 0.0366 SDR per US$ of GDP | -41.8% |
| 1979 | 0.0341 SDR per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 1980 | 0.0287 SDR per US$ of GDP | -16.0% |
| 1981 | 0.0242 SDR per US$ of GDP | -15.5% |
| 1982 | 0.0218 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.9% |
| 1983 | 0.0221 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0209 SDR per US$ of GDP | -5.7% |
| 1985 | 0.0239 SDR per US$ of GDP | +14.7% |
| 1986 | 0.025 SDR per US$ of GDP | +4.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0395 SDR per US$ of GDP | +57.6% |
| 1988 | 0.036 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.7% |
| 1989 | 0.0285 SDR per US$ of GDP | -20.7% |
| 1990 | 0.0231 SDR per US$ of GDP | -19.2% |
| 1991 | 0.0256 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.2% |
| 1992 | 0.0226 SDR per US$ of GDP | -11.9% |
| 1993 | 0.0252 SDR per US$ of GDP | +11.7% |
| 1994 | 0.0246 SDR per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 1995 | 0.021 SDR per US$ of GDP | -14.9% |
| 1996 | 0.0195 SDR per US$ of GDP | -7.1% |
| 1997 | 0.0153 SDR per US$ of GDP | -21.6% |
| 1998 | 0.0138 SDR per US$ of GDP | -9.7% |
| 1999 | 0.0173 SDR per US$ of GDP | +25.6% |
| 2000 | 0.0214 SDR per US$ of GDP | +23.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0213 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0212 SDR per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2003 | 0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP | -19.5% |
| 2004 | 0.0153 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0148 SDR per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2006 | 0.014 SDR per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 0.0141 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 0.0124 SDR per US$ of GDP | -12.6% |
| 2009 | 0.018 SDR per US$ of GDP | +45.6% |
| 2010 | 0.0218 SDR per US$ of GDP | +21.3% |
| 2011 | 0.023 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0241 SDR per US$ of GDP | +4.6% |
| 2013 | 0.0248 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0252 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0337 SDR per US$ of GDP | +33.9% |
| 2016 | 0.0339 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.0359 SDR per US$ of GDP | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 0.0397 SDR per US$ of GDP | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 0.0398 SDR per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 0.0411 SDR per US$ of GDP | +3.2% |
| 2021 | 0.0394 SDR per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2022 | 0.0374 SDR per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2023 | 0.0343 SDR per US$ of GDP | -8.3% |
| 2024 | 0.0308 SDR per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2025 | 0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0093 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0135 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0298 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0113 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0629 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0271 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0209 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0395 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0208 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0138 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0256 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.017 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0124 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0214 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0302 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0398 SDR per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0357 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0308 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0411 SDR per US$ of GDP | 6 |
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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 (sdr), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- Reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was 0.0312 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0629 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1977.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold (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 (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 152nd out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold (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 7.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- 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 (SDR), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserves excluding gold (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.