IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in China
China: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita was 15.87 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in China, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in China is 15.87 units per person, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 2.8% on the previous year and up 136.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in China peaked at 19.09 units per person in 2017 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
China ranks 154th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in China, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1972 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1973 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1974 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1975 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1976 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1977 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1978 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1979 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1980 | 1.68 units per person | — |
| 1981 | 2.26 units per person | +34.6% |
| 1982 | 2.23 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1983 | 2.17 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1984 | 2.05 units per person | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 1.99 units per person | -3.3% |
| 1986 | 2.52 units per person | +26.7% |
| 1987 | 2.48 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1988 | 2.44 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1989 | 2.4 units per person | -1.5% |
| 1990 | 2.1 units per person | -12.4% |
| 1991 | 1.81 units per person | -13.7% |
| 1992 | 2.43 units per person | +34.1% |
| 1993 | 2.44 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 2.41 units per person | -1.3% |
| 1995 | 2.13 units per person | -11.4% |
| 1996 | 1.98 units per person | -6.9% |
| 1997 | 1.38 units per person | -30.2% |
| 1998 | 0.694 units per person | -49.9% |
| 1999 | 2.4 units per person | +245.4% |
| 2000 | 2.55 units per person | +6.6% |
| 2001 | 3.39 units per person | +32.6% |
| 2002 | 2.84 units per person | -16.3% |
| 2003 | 2.96 units per person | +4.4% |
| 2004 | 3.26 units per person | +10.3% |
| 2005 | 4.14 units per person | +26.8% |
| 2006 | 5.62 units per person | +35.8% |
| 2007 | 5.74 units per person | +2.0% |
| 2008 | 5.11 units per person | -10.9% |
| 2009 | 4.89 units per person | -4.3% |
| 2010 | 4.79 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2011 | 5.09 units per person | +6.4% |
| 2012 | 5.84 units per person | +14.7% |
| 2013 | 6.61 units per person | +13.2% |
| 2014 | 6.8 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2015 | 6.71 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 18.56 units per person | +176.5% |
| 2017 | 19.09 units per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 18.3 units per person | -4.2% |
| 2019 | 18.01 units per person | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 16.79 units per person | -6.8% |
| 2021 | 16.44 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2022 | 15.93 units per person | -3.1% |
| 2023 | 16.49 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2024 | 16.32 units per person | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 15.87 units per person | -2.8% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita in China changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1999 | +245.4% | 0.694 units per person | 2.4 units per person |
| 2016 | +176.5% | 6.71 units per person | 18.56 units per person |
| 1998 | -49.9% | 1.38 units per person | 0.694 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.22 units per person | 1.68 units per person | 2.52 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.98 units per person | 0.694 units per person | 2.44 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.05 units per person | 2.55 units per person | 5.74 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.98 units per person | 4.79 units per person | 19.09 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.31 units per person | 15.87 units per person | 16.79 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 151 Bolivia 17.02 units per person compare
- 152 Comoros 16.59 units per person compare
- 153 Tajikistan 16.13 units per person compare
- 155 East Timor 14.98 units per person compare
- 156 Uzbekistan 14.88 units per person compare
- 157 Togo 14.79 units per person compare
More economy & growth data for China
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 3.46 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 3.31 Percent per annum (2029)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -2.96 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0011 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Lending to the IMF (GRA), SDR, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, annual growth rate 5.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDR Allocation, US dollar, per capita 35.25 units per person (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDR Allocation, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in China?
- Imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita in China was 15.87 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 19.09 units per person in 2017.
- What is the lowest imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does China rank for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?
- China ranks 154th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 136.3%. 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 IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
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.
IMF holdings of currency, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR 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
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.