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

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Canada vs Japan: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita

Canada

93.62 units per person

in 2025

Japan

91.29 units per person

in 2025

Canada rank

23rd

Japan rank

26th

Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita over time

Canada
Japan

How they compare

Canada currently reports 93.62 units per person against 91.29 units per person in Japan, a difference of 2.33 units per person.

The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Canada ahead.

Canada ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Canada averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Canada	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	12.46 units per person	2.65 units per person	9.8 units per person	Canada
1970s	24.51 units per person	9.73 units per person	14.78 units per person	Canada
1980s	22.56 units per person	19.7 units per person	2.85 units per person	Canada
1990s	45.71 units per person	63.3 units per person	17.59 units per person	Japan
2000s	71.31 units per person	37.51 units per person	33.8 units per person	Canada
2010s	91.63 units per person	96.42 units per person	4.79 units per person	Japan
2020s	106.77 units per person	86.51 units per person	20.26 units per person	Canada

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita, Canada or Japan?: Canada, at 93.62 units per person against 91.29 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita between Canada and Japan?: 2.33 units per person, with Canada ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Canada and Japan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Canada and Japan rank globally for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita?: Canada ranks 23rd and Japan ranks 26th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Reserve position in the IMF, 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.