Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in China
China: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita was 1,946 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita in China, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in China stood at 1,946 SDR per person.
That represents a change of up 3.5% on the previous year and up 9.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in China peaked at 1,962 SDR per person in 2014 and was at its lowest, 3.57 SDR per person, in 1978.
That places China 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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), per capita in China, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 3.89 SDR per person | — |
| 1978 | 3.57 SDR per person | -8.1% |
| 1979 | 6.82 SDR per person | +91.0% |
| 1980 | 8.06 SDR per person | +18.2% |
| 1981 | 8.74 SDR per person | +8.3% |
| 1982 | 15.42 SDR per person | +76.5% |
| 1983 | 18.51 SDR per person | +20.1% |
| 1984 | 20.94 SDR per person | +13.1% |
| 1985 | 14.62 SDR per person | -30.2% |
| 1986 | 12.58 SDR per person | -14.0% |
| 1987 | 14.6 SDR per person | +16.0% |
| 1988 | 16.02 SDR per person | +9.7% |
| 1989 | 15.68 SDR per person | -2.1% |
| 1990 | 21.35 SDR per person | +36.1% |
| 1991 | 29.26 SDR per person | +37.1% |
| 1992 | 15.52 SDR per person | -47.0% |
| 1993 | 16.9 SDR per person | +8.9% |
| 1994 | 33.21 SDR per person | +96.6% |
| 1995 | 44.83 SDR per person | +35.0% |
| 1996 | 63.82 SDR per person | +42.4% |
| 1997 | 88.24 SDR per person | +38.3% |
| 1998 | 87.41 SDR per person | -0.9% |
| 1999 | 93.88 SDR per person | +7.4% |
| 2000 | 104.41 SDR per person | +11.2% |
| 2001 | 137.68 SDR per person | +31.9% |
| 2002 | 171.04 SDR per person | +24.2% |
| 2003 | 217.39 SDR per person | +27.1% |
| 2004 | 309.49 SDR per person | +42.4% |
| 2005 | 446.19 SDR per person | +44.2% |
| 2006 | 547.97 SDR per person | +22.8% |
| 2007 | 742.52 SDR per person | +35.5% |
| 2008 | 963.59 SDR per person | +29.8% |
| 2009 | 1,175 SDR per person | +22.0% |
| 2010 | 1,414 SDR per person | +20.3% |
| 2011 | 1,576 SDR per person | +11.4% |
| 2012 | 1,628 SDR per person | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 1,848 SDR per person | +13.6% |
| 2014 | 1,962 SDR per person | +6.2% |
| 2015 | 1,781 SDR per person | -9.2% |
| 2016 | 1,660 SDR per person | -6.8% |
| 2017 | 1,627 SDR per person | -2.0% |
| 2018 | 1,624 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 2019 | 1,656 SDR per person | +1.9% |
| 2020 | 1,652 SDR per person | -0.2% |
| 2021 | 1,734 SDR per person | +5.0% |
| 2022 | 1,760 SDR per person | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 1,823 SDR per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 1,881 SDR per person | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 1,946 SDR per person | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.76 SDR per person | 3.57 SDR per person | 6.82 SDR per person | 3 |
| 1980s | 14.52 SDR per person | 8.06 SDR per person | 20.94 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 49.44 SDR per person | 15.52 SDR per person | 93.88 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 481.56 SDR per person | 104.41 SDR per person | 1,175 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 1,678 SDR per person | 1,414 SDR per person | 1,962 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 1,799 SDR per person | 1,652 SDR per person | 1,946 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
More financial sector data for China
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 250,718 current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 18.86 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 8.43 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 2.60 billion SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 236.49 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 2.45 trillion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 2.50 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 2.74 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 2.73 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 1,944 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in China?
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita in China was 1,946 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1,962 SDR per person in 2014.
- What is the lowest total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.57 SDR per person in 1978.
- How does China rank for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- China ranks 67th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.3%. 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), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 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
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.