Emerging and Developing Asia vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: IMF holdings of currency, SDR

Emerging and Developing Asia
50.37 billion
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
14.83 billion
in 2025
Emerging and Developing Asia rank
5th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
7th

IMF holdings of currency, SDR over time

  • Emerging and Developing Asia
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0B40.0B60.0B194519852025

How they compare

Emerging and Developing Asia currently reports 50.37 billion against 14.83 billion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, a difference of 35.54 billion.

That makes Emerging and Developing Asia's figure about 3.4 times United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.

Emerging and Developing Asia ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 12 groups.

Across the 9 decades both report, Emerging and Developing Asia averaged higher in 5 and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade Emerging and Developing Asia United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1940s 263.89 million 807.85 million 543.97 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1950s 624.78 million 1.41 billion 784.34 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1960s 1.44 billion 3.04 billion 1.59 billion United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1970s 2.85 billion 3.75 billion 901.12 million United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
1980s 11.72 billion 4.26 billion 7.46 billion Emerging and Developing Asia
1990s 14.35 billion 5.63 billion 8.72 billion Emerging and Developing Asia
2000s 21.17 billion 8.10 billion 13.07 billion Emerging and Developing Asia
2010s 33.69 billion 11.52 billion 22.17 billion Emerging and Developing Asia
2020s 49.58 billion 15.05 billion 34.53 billion Emerging and Developing Asia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, Emerging and Developing Asia or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
Emerging and Developing Asia, at 50.37 billion against 14.83 billion in United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr between Emerging and Developing Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
35.54 billion, with Emerging and Developing Asia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Emerging and Developing Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
How do Emerging and Developing Asia and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr?
Emerging and Developing Asia ranks 5th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 7th of 12 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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IMF holdings of currency, SDR
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
208 places, 16,199 data points, 1945–2025
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