India vs Japan: Gold reserves at market value
India
90.27 billion SDR
in 2025
Japan
86.75 billion SDR
in 2025
India rank
8th
Japan rank
9th
Gold reserves at market value over time
- India
- Japan
How they compare
India currently reports 90.27 billion SDR against 86.75 billion SDR in Japan, a difference of 3.52 billion SDR.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was India ahead.
India ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, India averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 7.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | India | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 246.53 million SDR | 43.98 million SDR | 202.55 million SDR | India |
| 1960s | 255.11 million SDR | 326.77 million SDR | 71.65 million SDR | Japan |
| 1970s | 1.01 billion SDR | 2.93 billion SDR | 1.92 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1980s | 3.24 billion SDR | 8.40 billion SDR | 5.15 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.89 billion SDR | 5.95 billion SDR | 3.06 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2000s | 4.83 billion SDR | 9.38 billion SDR | 4.55 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.82 billion SDR | 22.53 billion SDR | 5.71 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2020s | 46.82 billion SDR | 47.95 billion SDR | 1.13 billion SDR | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, India or Japan?
- India, at 90.27 billion SDR against 86.75 billion SDR in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between India and Japan?
- 3.52 billion SDR, with India ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for India and Japan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do India and Japan rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- India ranks 8th and Japan ranks 9th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.