What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Russia and United Kingdom?

0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Kingdom?

38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

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

Russia vs United Kingdom: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP

Russia

0.0036 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

United Kingdom

0.0037 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Russia rank

155th

United Kingdom rank

152nd

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time

Russia
United Kingdom

How they compare

United Kingdom currently reports 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP in Russia, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 6 times across 38 shared years of data; in 1988 it was United Kingdom ahead.

Russia ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 189 countries.

Across the 5 decades both report, Russia averaged higher in 4 and United Kingdom in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Russia	United Kingdom	Difference	Ahead
1980s	0 units per US$ of GDP	0.0054 units per US$ of GDP	0.0054 units per US$ of GDP	United Kingdom
1990s	0.0292 units per US$ of GDP	0.0043 units per US$ of GDP	0.0249 units per US$ of GDP	Russia
2000s	0.0187 units per US$ of GDP	0.0035 units per US$ of GDP	0.0152 units per US$ of GDP	Russia
2010s	0.0043 units per US$ of GDP	0.0041 units per US$ of GDP	0.0002 units per US$ of GDP	Russia
2020s	0.0046 units per US$ of GDP	0.0045 units per US$ of GDP	0.0001 units per US$ of GDP	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Russia or United Kingdom?: United Kingdom, at 0.0037 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Russia and United Kingdom?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with United Kingdom ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Russia and United Kingdom?: 38 years are reported by both, from 1988 to 2025.
How do Russia and United Kingdom rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?: Russia ranks 155th and United Kingdom ranks 152nd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

IMF holdings of currency, 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.