Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo (International Reserves)
Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo (International Reserves) over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 4.84 billion against 3.67 billion in Hong Kong, China, a difference of 1.17 billion.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Hong Kong, China's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 23 shared years of data; in 2003 it was Hong Kong, China ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 60 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Hong Kong, China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 574.57 million | 1.22 billion | 645.57 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 652.40 million | 3.02 billion | 2.37 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 712.00 million | 4.66 billion | 3.95 billion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher memorandum items, securities lent and on repo (international reserves), Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 4.84 billion against 3.67 billion in Hong Kong, China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in memorandum items, securities lent and on repo (international reserves) between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 1.17 billion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 23 years are reported by both, from 2003 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for memorandum items, securities lent and on repo (international reserves)?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 4th of 60 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Memorandum items, Securities lent and on repo (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.