Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in China
China: Total reserves in months of imports, per capita was 0 units per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in China, 1982–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
In 2025, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in China stood at 0 units per person.
That represents a change of up 8.6% on the previous year and down 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total reserves in months of imports, per capita in China peaked at 0 units per person in 2009 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1993.
That places China 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 44 years of available data.
Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1983 | 0 units per person | +6.0% |
| 1984 | 0 units per person | -18.0% |
| 1985 | 0 units per person | -48.6% |
| 1986 | 0 units per person | +3.9% |
| 1987 | 0 units per person | +28.0% |
| 1988 | 0 units per person | -19.2% |
| 1989 | 0 units per person | -9.4% |
| 1990 | 0 units per person | +64.8% |
| 1991 | 0 units per person | +17.3% |
| 1992 | 0 units per person | -63.2% |
| 1993 | 0 units per person | -17.2% |
| 1994 | 0 units per person | +83.6% |
| 1995 | 0 units per person | +6.8% |
| 1996 | 0 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1997 | 0 units per person | +97.2% |
| 1998 | 0 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1999 | 0 units per person | -11.7% |
| 2000 | 0 units per person | -20.4% |
| 2001 | 0 units per person | +14.6% |
| 2002 | 0 units per person | +20.3% |
| 2003 | 0 units per person | -25.7% |
| 2004 | 0 units per person | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 0 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2006 | 0 units per person | +8.0% |
| 2007 | 0 units per person | +16.9% |
| 2008 | 0 units per person | +5.3% |
| 2009 | 0 units per person | +32.0% |
| 2010 | 0 units per person | -14.4% |
| 2011 | 0 units per person | -12.8% |
| 2012 | 0 units per person | -0.9% |
| 2013 | 0 units per person | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2015 | 0 units per person | -6.0% |
| 2016 | 0 units per person | -7.3% |
| 2017 | 0 units per person | -8.3% |
| 2018 | 0 units per person | -15.2% |
| 2019 | 0 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2020 | 0 units per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 0 units per person | -20.9% |
| 2022 | 0 units per person | -3.7% |
| 2023 | 0 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2024 | 0 units per person | -3.6% |
| 2025 | 0 units per person | +8.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 8 |
| 1990s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units 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 in months of imports, per capita in China?
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita in China was 0 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 0 units per person in 2009.
- What is the lowest total reserves in months of imports, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1993.
- How does China rank for total reserves in months of imports, per capita?
- China ranks 175th out of 178 countries with data for 2025.
- Is total reserves in months of imports, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Total reserves in months of imports, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Total reserves in months of imports 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 in months of imports ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Total reserves in months of imports International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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About this data
Total reserves in months of imports divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.