Gold Per Capita
CHN · Asia

China gold per capita

China's estimated above-ground gold holdings equal 0.544 fine troy ounces per resident, based on 23,929 t and a UN 2026 population estimate of 1.4B. It appears at position #132 among 195 countries. This is a research estimate, not an official reserve figure or a survey of household ownership.

ISO3CHN
UN M49156
Population1,412,914,0892026, UN World Population Prospects 2024
Data dateMar 31, 2026
Global standingHigher than 32%Compared with other ranked countries
Versus global median34% below0.823 fine oz median
Asia standingHigher than 13%Compared with other ranked countries in the region
Versus regional median41% below0.926 fine oz median
Broad attributed gold16.94 g per resident0.544 fine oz · rank #132 of 195
Total
23,929 t
Range
0.242 to 1.33 oz
Status
Based on regional and peer-country estimates
Official monetary gold1.627 g per resident0.0523 fine oz · rank #25 of 29
Total
2,299 t
Range
Not an estimate range
Official plus investment9.858 g per resident0.317 fine oz · rank #24 of 29
Total
13,929 t
Range
0.155 to 0.737 oz
Status
Based on country-specific evidence
Region

Asia context

Regional comparisons use the same unrounded broad attributed gold values as the global ranking.

Regional rank#29 of 33
Regional median28.81 g per resident0.926 fine oz
MeasureBroad attributed gold
Regional rankingBrowse Asia

How the ratio is calculated

Fine-metal tonnes x 32,150.7465686 / 1,412,914,089 residents = fine troy ounces per resident. Display rounding never changes the underlying rank.

What is sourced and estimated

The official monetary-gold value is recorded separately from modelled private holdings.

Fund, bar, coin and jewellery components are country-attributed research estimates.

Important context

Large private components rely on a stock-flow model with wide assumptions.

Per-capita values are comparison ratios and are not investment advice or estimates of what a typical resident personally owns.

Sources

Sources and data status

See the organizations, dates and assumptions used for this country comparison.

Methodology version2.0.0
Evidence statusBased on regional and peer-country estimates
Last updatedMar 31, 2026
Cite this country recordGold Per Capita. China country record. gold-research-2026.03-global-v2. https://goldpercapita.com/countries/china
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