Japan vs Switzerland: Gold reserves at market value
Japan
86.75 billion SDR
in 2025
Switzerland
106.64 billion SDR
in 2025
Japan rank
9th
Switzerland rank
7th
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 106.64 billion SDR against 86.75 billion SDR in Japan, a difference of 19.89 billion SDR.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th of 166 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 43.98 million SDR | 1.61 billion SDR | 1.56 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 1960s | 326.77 million SDR | 2.78 billion SDR | 2.46 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 1970s | 2.93 billion SDR | 10.94 billion SDR | 8.01 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 1980s | 8.40 billion SDR | 28.86 billion SDR | 20.46 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 1990s | 5.95 billion SDR | 20.44 billion SDR | 14.50 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 9.38 billion SDR | 16.84 billion SDR | 7.46 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 22.53 billion SDR | 30.62 billion SDR | 8.09 billion SDR | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 47.95 billion SDR | 59.64 billion SDR | 11.69 billion SDR | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 106.64 billion SDR against 86.75 billion SDR in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Japan and Switzerland?
- 19.89 billion SDR, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Japan ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 7th 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.