Japan vs United States: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US)
Japan
492.33 US dollar per person
in 2025
United States
511.39 US dollar per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
United States rank
24th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 511.39 US dollar per person against 492.33 US dollar per person in Japan, a difference of 19.06 US dollar per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and United States ranks 24th of 160 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 20.97 US dollar per person | 37.63 US dollar per person | 16.66 US dollar per person | United States |
| 2000s | 35.44 US dollar per person | 51.57 US dollar per person | 16.13 US dollar per person | United States |
| 2010s | 150.85 US dollar per person | 164.42 US dollar per person | 13.57 US dollar per person | United States |
| 2020s | 424.87 US dollar per person | 438.28 US dollar per person | 13.42 US dollar per person | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us), Japan or United States?
- United States, at 511.39 US dollar per person against 492.33 US dollar per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) between Japan and United States?
- 19.06 US dollar per person, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?
- Japan ranks 26th and United States ranks 24th of 160 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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) (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.