China (People’s Republic of) vs Japan: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR
China (People’s Republic of)
8.16 billion
in 2025
Japan
8.22 billion
in 2025
China (People’s Republic of) rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR over time
- China (People’s Republic of)
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.22 billion against 8.16 billion in China (People’s Republic of), a difference of 60.64 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Japan ahead.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China (People’s Republic of) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 1950s | 0 | 31.26 million | 31.26 million | Japan |
| 1960s | 0 | 261.58 million | 261.58 million | Japan |
| 1970s | 0 | 908.85 million | 908.85 million | Japan |
| 1980s | 209.13 million | 1.99 billion | 1.78 billion | Japan |
| 1990s | 986.57 million | 5.63 billion | 4.64 billion | Japan |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion | 3.33 billion | 1.60 billion | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.26 billion | 8.41 billion | 3.16 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 7.69 billion | 7.92 billion | 222.60 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve position in the imf, sdr, China (People’s Republic of) or Japan?
- Japan, at 8.22 billion against 8.16 billion in China (People’s Republic of) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, sdr between China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
- 60.64 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Japan?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do China (People’s Republic of) and Japan rank globally for reserve position in the imf, sdr?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve position in the IMF, SDR. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Fund Accounts dataset provides information on IMF member countries' transactions with, and accounts with the Fund.