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

Japan
91.29 units per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
93.38 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
Saudi Arabia rank
24th

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

  • Japan
  • Saudi Arabia
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How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 93.38 units per person against 91.29 units per person in Japan, a difference of 2.09 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 9.73 units per person 242.64 units per person 232.91 units per person Saudi Arabia
1980s 19.7 units per person 954.98 units per person 935.27 units per person Saudi Arabia
1990s 63.3 units per person 101.64 units per person 38.34 units per person Saudi Arabia
2000s 37.51 units per person 116.26 units per person 78.74 units per person Saudi Arabia
2010s 96.42 units per person 116.8 units per person 20.39 units per person Saudi Arabia
2020s 86.51 units per person 109.84 units per person 23.33 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, us dollar, per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
Saudi Arabia, at 93.38 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 Japan and Saudi Arabia?
2.09 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, us dollar, 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, 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

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.