Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita
Japan
66.66 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
68.19 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 68.19 units per person against 66.66 units per person in Japan, a difference of 1.53 units per person.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 190 countries.
Saudi Arabia has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 units per person | 6.04 units per person | 3.38 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 8.16 units per person | 198.73 units per person | 190.56 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 16.47 units per person | 821.2 units per person | 804.73 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 44.91 units per person | 71.95 units per person | 27.03 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2000s | 26.09 units per person | 81.25 units per person | 55.16 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 66.07 units per person | 79.06 units per person | 12.98 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 63.44 units per person | 80.45 units per person | 17.01 units per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 68.19 units per person against 66.66 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 1.53 units per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th and Saudi Arabia ranks 24th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, 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 position in the IMF, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.