China vs Japan: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11.26 billion against 11.18 billion in China, a difference of 83.00 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 11 shared years of data; in 2015 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 91 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 2 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 7.80 billion | 10.96 billion | 3.16 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.50 billion | 11.44 billion | 948.00 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 11.26 billion against 11.18 billion in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between China and Japan?
- 83.00 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 11 years are reported by both, from 2015 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 91 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 IMF reserve position (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Se. 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.