China vs Japan: Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar
China
11.18 billion
in 2025
Japan
11.26 billion
in 2025
China rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd
Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 11.26 billion against 11.18 billion in China, a difference of 83.00 million.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was Japan ahead.
China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | 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 | 1.09 billion | 1.09 billion | Japan |
| 1980s | 255.91 million | 2.38 billion | 2.12 billion | Japan |
| 1990s | 1.38 billion | 7.93 billion | 6.55 billion | Japan |
| 2000s | 2.51 billion | 4.79 billion | 2.28 billion | Japan |
| 2010s | 7.61 billion | 12.28 billion | 4.67 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 10.50 billion | 10.80 billion | 302.35 million | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve position in the imf, us dollar, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 11.26 billion against 11.18 billion in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve position in the imf, us dollar between China and Japan?
- 83.00 million, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for reserve position in the imf, us dollar?
- China ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar. 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.