Euro Area (EA) vs Japan: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records

Euro Area (EA)
2.09 trillion US dollar
in 2025
Japan
1.37 trillion US dollar
in 2025
Euro Area (EA) rank
1st
Japan rank
3rd

Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records over time

  • Euro Area (EA)
  • Japan
0500.0B1.0T1.5T2.0T199620102025

How they compare

Euro Area (EA) currently reports 2.09 trillion US dollar against 1.37 trillion US dollar in Japan, a difference of 717.87 billion US dollar.

That makes Euro Area (EA)'s figure about 1.5 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro Area (EA) ahead.

Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 2 groups.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro Area (EA) averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro Area (EA) Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 373.68 billion US dollar 287.66 billion US dollar 86.03 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)
2000s 435.68 billion US dollar 752.83 billion US dollar 317.15 billion US dollar Japan
2010s 803.91 billion US dollar 1.25 trillion US dollar 444.77 billion US dollar Japan
2020s 1.38 trillion US dollar 1.32 trillion US dollar 57.05 billion US dollar Euro Area (EA)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records, Euro Area (EA) or Japan?
Euro Area (EA), at 2.09 trillion US dollar against 1.37 trillion US dollar in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records between Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
717.87 billion US dollar, with Euro Area (EA) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Euro Area (EA) and Japan rank globally for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records?
Euro Area (EA) ranks 1st and Japan ranks 3rd of 2 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar)
Unit
US dollar
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
172 places, 4,411 data points, 1948–2025
Last refreshed

The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.