Hong Kong, China vs Japan: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets over time
- Hong Kong, China
- Japan
How they compare
Hong Kong, China currently reports 47.74 billion against 32.45 billion in Japan, a difference of 15.29 billion.
That makes Hong Kong, China's figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 18 shared years of data; in 2008 it was Japan ahead.
Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 80 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 | 42.50 million | 69.73 billion | 69.69 billion | Japan |
| 2010s | 16.46 billion | 46.35 billion | 29.89 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.14 billion | 40.98 billion | 3.83 billion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets, Hong Kong, China or Japan?
- Hong Kong, China, at 47.74 billion against 32.45 billion in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets between Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 15.29 billion, with Hong Kong, China ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Hong Kong, China and Japan?
- 18 years are reported by both, from 2008 to 2025.
- How do Hong Kong, China and Japan rank globally for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Hong Kong, China ranks 2nd and Japan ranks 3rd of 80 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Other foreign currency assets (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.