Japan vs United States: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita
Japan
66.66 units per person
in 2025
United States
65.46 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
United States rank
27th
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
Japan currently reports 66.66 units per person against 65.46 units per person in United States, a difference of 1.2 units per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United States in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 units per person | 5.78 units per person | 3.12 units per person | United States |
| 1970s | 8.16 units per person | 7.61 units per person | 0.5542 units per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 16.47 units per person | 32.98 units per person | 16.51 units per person | United States |
| 1990s | 44.91 units per person | 38.45 units per person | 6.47 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 26.09 units per person | 32.09 units per person | 6.01 units per person | United States |
| 2010s | 66.07 units per person | 50.22 units per person | 15.85 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 63.44 units per person | 70.51 units per person | 7.08 units per person | United States |
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 United States?
- Japan, at 66.66 units per person against 65.46 units per person in United States as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita between Japan and United States?
- 1.2 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th 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.