Japan vs Sweden: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.0196 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Sweden
0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
50th
Sweden rank
51st

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Sweden
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0196 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP in Sweden, a difference of 0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Sweden ahead.

Japan ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 51st of 159 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Sweden Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0035 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0086 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0051 SDR per US$ of GDP Sweden
1970s 0.0045 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0094 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0049 SDR per US$ of GDP Sweden
1980s 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0154 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0101 SDR per US$ of GDP Sweden
1990s 0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0039 SDR per US$ of GDP Sweden
2000s 0.0019 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0052 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP Sweden
2010s 0.0042 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0069 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0027 SDR per US$ of GDP Sweden
2020s 0.0106 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0118 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP Sweden

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp, Japan or Sweden?
Japan, at 0.0196 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.0193 SDR per US$ of GDP in Sweden as of 2025.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp between Japan and Sweden?
0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Sweden?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Sweden rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 50th and Sweden ranks 51st of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (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
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
160 places, 7,551 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gold reserves at market value (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.