Japan vs Russia: Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)

Japan
0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Russia
0.2559 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Japan rank
35th
Russia rank
37th

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) over time

  • Japan
  • Russia
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.2559 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Russia, a difference of 0.0097 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 26 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 35th and Russia ranks 37th of 164 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Russia Difference Ahead
1990s 0.0486 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0331 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0156 US dollar per US$ of GDP Japan
2000s 0.1512 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2168 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0656 US dollar per US$ of GDP Russia
2010s 0.2227 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2241 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0014 US dollar per US$ of GDP Russia
2020s 0.2499 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.2768 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0269 US dollar per US$ of GDP Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities), Japan or Russia?
Japan, at 0.2656 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.2559 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Russia as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) between Japan and Russia?
0.0097 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Russia?
26 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2021.
How do Japan and Russia rank globally for reserve assets, other reserve (currency, deposits, securities)?
Japan ranks 35th and Russia ranks 37th of 164 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
164 places, 4,299 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities, financial derivatives and other claims) (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.