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

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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Norway: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Japan

0.0025 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Norway

0.0026 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan rank

33rd

Norway rank

31st

Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 31st of 189 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Norway in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0025 units per US$ of GDP	0.0049 units per US$ of GDP	0.0024 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
1970s	0.002 units per US$ of GDP	0.0054 units per US$ of GDP	0.0034 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
1980s	0.0013 units per US$ of GDP	0.0061 units per US$ of GDP	0.0048 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
1990s	0.0018 units per US$ of GDP	0.0056 units per US$ of GDP	0.0038 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
2000s	0.001 units per US$ of GDP	0.0025 units per US$ of GDP	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
2010s	0.0023 units per US$ of GDP	0.0022 units per US$ of GDP	0 units per US$ of GDP	Japan
2020s	0.0023 units per US$ of GDP	0.0028 units per US$ of GDP	0.0005 units per US$ of GDP	Norway

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Japan or Norway?: Norway, at 0.0026 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Japan and Norway?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for reserve position in the imf, us dollar, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 33rd and Norway ranks 31st of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit: units per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 September 2026

Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.