What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?

192.81 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?

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

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita

Japan

703.16 SDR per person

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

895.97 SDR per person

in 2025

Japan rank

31st

Saudi Arabia rank

28th

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time

Japan
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 895.97 SDR per person against 703.16 SDR per person in Japan, a difference of 192.81 SDR per person.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.

Across all 66 years both countries report, Saudi Arabia has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.34 SDR per person	26.79 SDR per person	23.45 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
1970s	25.95 SDR per person	98.98 SDR per person	73.03 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
1980s	69.98 SDR per person	208.34 SDR per person	138.36 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
1990s	47.53 SDR per person	88.55 SDR per person	41.02 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
2000s	73.4 SDR per person	114.67 SDR per person	41.27 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
2010s	177 SDR per person	339.16 SDR per person	162.16 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia
2020s	385.19 SDR per person	544.84 SDR per person	159.65 SDR per person	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 895.97 SDR per person against 703.16 SDR per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?: 192.81 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?: Japan ranks 31st and Saudi Arabia ranks 28th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,752 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.