Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate (gold) in China
China: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate (gold) was 3.29 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate in China, 1978–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
China recorded 3.29 % change on previous year for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate in 2025.
The figure is up 7.2% on the previous year and up 137.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate in China peaked at 98.79 % change on previous year in 1994 and was at its lowest, -46.32 % change on previous year, in 1992.
China ranks 131st 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.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate (gold) in China, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1978 | -6.9 % change on previous year | — |
| 1979 | 93.53 % change on previous year | -1455.8% |
| 1980 | 19.69 % change on previous year | -78.9% |
| 1981 | 9.74 % change on previous year | -50.5% |
| 1982 | 79.07 % change on previous year | +711.4% |
| 1983 | 21.83 % change on previous year | -72.4% |
| 1984 | 14.62 % change on previous year | -33.0% |
| 1985 | -29.21 % change on previous year | -299.9% |
| 1986 | -12.67 % change on previous year | -56.6% |
| 1987 | 17.92 % change on previous year | -241.5% |
| 1988 | 11.52 % change on previous year | -35.7% |
| 1989 | -0.6142 % change on previous year | -105.3% |
| 1990 | 38.15 % change on previous year | -6311.3% |
| 1991 | 38.95 % change on previous year | +2.1% |
| 1992 | -46.32 % change on previous year | -218.9% |
| 1993 | 10.16 % change on previous year | -121.9% |
| 1994 | 98.79 % change on previous year | +872.7% |
| 1995 | 36.46 % change on previous year | -63.1% |
| 1996 | 43.86 % change on previous year | +20.3% |
| 1997 | 39.69 % change on previous year | -9.5% |
| 1998 | 0.0101 % change on previous year | -100.0% |
| 1999 | 8.34 % change on previous year | +82200.9% |
| 2000 | 12.1 % change on previous year | +45.0% |
| 2001 | 32.82 % change on previous year | +171.4% |
| 2002 | 25.07 % change on previous year | -23.6% |
| 2003 | 27.89 % change on previous year | +11.2% |
| 2004 | 43.21 % change on previous year | +54.9% |
| 2005 | 45.02 % change on previous year | +4.2% |
| 2006 | 23.5 % change on previous year | -47.8% |
| 2007 | 36.21 % change on previous year | +54.1% |
| 2008 | 30.44 % change on previous year | -15.9% |
| 2009 | 22.58 % change on previous year | -25.8% |
| 2010 | 20.92 % change on previous year | -7.4% |
| 2011 | 12.05 % change on previous year | -42.4% |
| 2012 | 3.97 % change on previous year | -67.1% |
| 2013 | 14.32 % change on previous year | +260.8% |
| 2014 | 6.83 % change on previous year | -52.3% |
| 2015 | -8.71 % change on previous year | -227.5% |
| 2016 | -6.23 % change on previous year | -28.5% |
| 2017 | -1.4 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 2018 | 0.2628 % change on previous year | -118.8% |
| 2019 | 2.31 % change on previous year | +779.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0137 % change on previous year | -99.4% |
| 2021 | 5.07 % change on previous year | +36848.1% |
| 2022 | 1.45 % change on previous year | -71.4% |
| 2023 | 3.47 % change on previous year | +139.4% |
| 2024 | 3.07 % change on previous year | -11.6% |
| 2025 | 3.29 % change on previous year | +7.2% |
China compared with similar countries
- China's 3.29 % change on previous year is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 6.62 % change on previous year, 50% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- China's 3.29 % change on previous year is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 3.78 % change on previous year, 87% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate (gold) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +82200.9% | 0.0101 % change on previous year | 8.34 % change on previous year |
| 2021 | +36848.1% | 0.0137 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year |
| 1990 | +6311.3% | -0.6142 % change on previous year | 38.15 % change on previous year |
| 1979 | +1455.8% | -6.9 % change on previous year | 93.53 % change on previous year |
| 1994 | +872.7% | 10.16 % change on previous year | 98.79 % change on previous year |
| 2019 | +779.8% | 0.2628 % change on previous year | 2.31 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 43.31 % change on previous year | -6.9 % change on previous year | 93.53 % change on previous year | 2 |
| 1980s | 13.19 % change on previous year | -29.21 % change on previous year | 79.07 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 26.81 % change on previous year | -46.32 % change on previous year | 98.79 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 29.88 % change on previous year | 12.1 % change on previous year | 45.02 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.43 % change on previous year | -8.71 % change on previous year | 20.92 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.73 % change on previous year | 0.0137 % change on previous year | 5.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 128 India 3.67 % change on previous year compare
- 129 Egypt 3.61 % change on previous year compare
- 130 Brazil 3.54 % change on previous year compare
- 132 Taiwan 2.98 % change on previous year compare
- 133 Malaysia 2.93 % change on previous year compare
- 134 Bulgaria 2.74 % 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 total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate in China?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate in China was 3.29 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 98.79 % change on previous year in 1994.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was -46.32 % change on previous year in 1992.
- How does China rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate?
- China ranks 131st out of 188 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), annual growth rate rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 137.8%. 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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 Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.