Japan vs Netherlands: Gold reserves at market value
Japan
86.75 billion SDR
in 2025
Netherlands
62.80 billion SDR
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Netherlands rank
11th
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Japan
- Netherlands
How they compare
Japan currently reports 86.75 billion SDR against 62.80 billion SDR in Netherlands, a difference of 23.95 billion SDR.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times Netherlands's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Netherlands ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th of 166 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Netherlands in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Netherlands | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.98 million SDR | 735.77 million SDR | 691.79 million SDR | Netherlands |
| 1960s | 326.77 million SDR | 1.69 billion SDR | 1.37 billion SDR | Netherlands |
| 1970s | 2.93 billion SDR | 6.75 billion SDR | 3.82 billion SDR | Netherlands |
| 1980s | 8.40 billion SDR | 15.23 billion SDR | 6.83 billion SDR | Netherlands |
| 1990s | 5.95 billion SDR | 8.99 billion SDR | 3.04 billion SDR | Netherlands |
| 2000s | 9.38 billion SDR | 8.55 billion SDR | 834.81 million SDR | Japan |
| 2010s | 22.53 billion SDR | 18.03 billion SDR | 4.50 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2020s | 47.95 billion SDR | 35.12 billion SDR | 12.82 billion SDR | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Japan or Netherlands?
- Japan, at 86.75 billion SDR against 62.80 billion SDR in Netherlands as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Japan and Netherlands?
- 23.95 billion SDR, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Netherlands?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Netherlands rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Japan ranks 9th and Netherlands ranks 11th 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.