Euro Area (EA) vs Japan: Reserve assets
Reserve assets over time
- Euro Area (EA)
- Japan
How they compare
Euro Area (EA) currently reports 2.09 trillion US dollar against 1.37 trillion US dollar in Japan, a difference of 718.38 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 | 373.80 billion US dollar | 287.65 billion US dollar | 86.15 billion US dollar | Euro Area (EA) |
| 2000s | 435.64 billion US dollar | 752.54 billion US dollar | 316.90 billion US dollar | Japan |
| 2010s | 804.08 billion US dollar | 1.25 trillion US dollar | 443.92 billion US dollar | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.38 trillion US dollar | 1.32 trillion US dollar | 56.81 billion US dollar | Euro Area (EA) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, 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 between Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
- 718.38 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?
- 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
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.