China vs Japan: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF
China
5.95 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
6.37 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
37th
Japan rank
36th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6.37 % change on previous year against 5.95 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.42 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times China's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 21 shared years of data; in 2005 it was China ahead.
China ranks 37th and Japan ranks 36th of 162 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, China averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 188.21 % change on previous year | 119.83 % change on previous year | 68.37 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | -1.01 % change on previous year | -0.82 % change on previous year | 0.1931 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 61.73 % change on previous year | 35.28 % change on previous year | 26.45 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 6.37 % change on previous year against 5.95 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf between China and Japan?
- 0.42 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 21 years are reported by both, from 2005 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs), adjusted using imf?
- China ranks 37th and Japan ranks 36th of 162 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), annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.