Japan vs Switzerland: Reserve assets, Monetary gold
Reserve assets, Monetary gold over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 145.41 billion US dollar against 116.93 billion US dollar in Japan, a difference of 28.48 billion US dollar.
That makes Switzerland's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
Across all 30 years both countries report, Switzerland has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 151 countries.
Switzerland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.18 billion US dollar | 8.28 billion US dollar | 7.10 billion US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2000s | 14.00 billion US dollar | 24.78 billion US dollar | 10.78 billion US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2010s | 32.74 billion US dollar | 44.63 billion US dollar | 11.89 billion US dollar | Switzerland |
| 2020s | 64.97 billion US dollar | 81.12 billion US dollar | 16.16 billion US dollar | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, monetary gold, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 145.41 billion US dollar against 116.93 billion US dollar in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets, monetary gold between Japan and Switzerland?
- 28.48 billion US dollar, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for reserve assets, monetary gold?
- Japan ranks 8th and Switzerland ranks 6th of 151 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve assets, Monetary gold (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
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.