Japan vs United States of America: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita
Japan
91.29 units per person
in 2025
United States of America
89.64 units per person
in 2025
Japan rank
26th
United States of America rank
27th
Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita over time
- Japan
- United States of America
How they compare
Japan currently reports 91.29 units per person against 89.64 units per person in United States of America, a difference of 1.65 units per person.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States of America ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 27th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and United States of America in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 units per person | 5.78 units per person | 3.12 units per person | United States of America |
| 1970s | 9.73 units per person | 8.93 units per person | 0.8044 units per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 19.7 units per person | 38.6 units per person | 18.9 units per person | United States of America |
| 1990s | 63.3 units per person | 54.12 units per person | 9.18 units per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 37.51 units per person | 45.66 units per person | 8.15 units per person | United States of America |
| 2010s | 96.42 units per person | 73.3 units per person | 23.11 units per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 86.51 units per person | 96.4 units per person | 9.88 units per person | United States of America |
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 United States of America?
- Japan, at 91.29 units per person against 89.64 units per person in United States of America as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita between Japan and United States of America?
- 1.65 units per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States of America?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States of America rank globally for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th and United States of America ranks 27th 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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About this data
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.