How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?

30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Australia vs Japan: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF

Australia

537.43 US dollar per person

in 2025

Japan

493.16 US dollar per person

in 2025

Australia rank

24th

Japan rank

27th

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF over time

Australia
Japan

How they compare

Australia currently reports 537.43 US dollar per person against 493.16 US dollar per person in Japan, a difference of 44.27 US dollar per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.

Australia ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th of 163 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Australia	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1990s	1.95 US dollar per person	20.99 US dollar per person	19.04 US dollar per person	Japan
2000s	29.66 US dollar per person	35.49 US dollar per person	5.83 US dollar per person	Japan
2010s	185.5 US dollar per person	151.06 US dollar per person	34.44 US dollar per person	Australia
2020s	447.85 US dollar per person	424.36 US dollar per person	23.5 US dollar per person	Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf, Australia or Japan?: Australia, at 537.43 US dollar per person against 493.16 US dollar per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf between Australia and Japan?: 44.27 US dollar per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Japan?: 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
How do Australia and Japan rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?: Australia ranks 24th and Japan ranks 27th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita
Unit: US dollar per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 163 places, 4,299 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 05 September 2026

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.