What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Australia and United States?

0.5 units per person, with United States ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs United States: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita

Australia

176.87 units per person

in 2025

United States

177.37 units per person

in 2025

Australia rank

47th

United States rank

46th

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time

Australia
United States

How they compare

United States currently reports 177.37 units per person against 176.87 units per person in Australia, a difference of 0.5 units per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Australia ahead.

Australia ranks 47th and United States ranks 46th of 190 countries.

Australia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	28.08 units per person	17.76 units per person	10.33 units per person	Australia
1970s	45.78 units per person	25.36 units per person	20.42 units per person	Australia
1980s	83.54 units per person	38.91 units per person	44.62 units per person	Australia
1990s	99.88 units per person	59.27 units per person	40.61 units per person	Australia
2000s	119.65 units per person	94.2 units per person	25.45 units per person	Australia
2010s	159.28 units per person	145.48 units per person	13.79 units per person	Australia
2020s	181.98 units per person	177.69 units per person	4.29 units per person	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Australia or United States?: United States, at 177.37 units per person against 176.87 units per person in Australia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Australia and United States?: 0.5 units per person, with United States ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Australia and United States rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?: Australia ranks 47th and United States ranks 46th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.