Japan vs United States of America: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF
Japan
493.16 US dollar per person
in 2025
United States of America
509.07 US dollar per person
in 2025
Japan rank
27th
United States of America rank
25th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
United States of America currently reports 509.07 US dollar per person against 493.16 US dollar per person in Japan, a difference of 15.91 US dollar per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 25th of 163 countries.
United States of America has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.99 US dollar per person | 37.64 US dollar per person | 16.65 US dollar per person | United States of America |
| 2000s | 35.49 US dollar per person | 51.57 US dollar per person | 16.08 US dollar per person | United States of America |
| 2010s | 151.06 US dollar per person | 164.42 US dollar per person | 13.36 US dollar per person | United States of America |
| 2020s | 424.36 US dollar per person | 437.89 US dollar per person | 13.54 US dollar per person | United States of America |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf, Japan or United States of America?
- United States of America, at 509.07 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 Japan and United States of America?
- 15.91 US dollar per person, with United States of America ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- Japan ranks 27th and United States of America ranks 25th 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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About this data
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.