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

29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Malta: Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US)

Japan

0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Malta

0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP

in 2024

Japan rank

48th

Malta rank

50th

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) over time

Japan
Malta

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Malta, a difference of 0.0001 US dollar per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 29 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Malta ahead.

Japan ranks 48th and Malta ranks 50th of 160 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Malta	Difference	Ahead
1990s	0.0006 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0133 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0127 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Malta
2000s	0.0009 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0082 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0073 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Malta
2010s	0.0036 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0053 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Malta
2020s	0.0112 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0093 US dollar per US$ of GDP	0.0019 US dollar per US$ of GDP	Japan

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 Malta?: Japan, at 0.0137 US dollar per US$ of GDP against 0.0136 US dollar per US$ of GDP in Malta as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us) between Japan and Malta?: 0.0001 US dollar per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Malta?: 29 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2024.
How do Japan and Malta rank globally for reserve assets, special drawing rights (sdrs) (assets, positions, us)?: Japan ranks 48th and Malta ranks 50th of 160 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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: 160 places, 4,116 data points, 1970–2025
Last refreshed: 06 September 2026

Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (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.