Japan vs Switzerland: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 145.45 billion against 117.17 billion in Japan, a difference of 28.28 billion.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 87 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.04 billion | 24.76 billion | 10.72 billion | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 32.79 billion | 44.67 billion | 11.88 billion | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 64.93 billion | 81.15 billion | 16.22 billion | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 145.45 billion against 117.17 billion in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Japan and Switzerland?
- 28.28 billion, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Japan ranks 7th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 87 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets, gold (including gold deposits and if appropriate gold swapped) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities. 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.