What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita between Japan and United States?

1.2 units per person, with Japan ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Japan vs United States: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita

Japan

66.66 units per person

in 2025

United States

65.46 units per person

in 2025

Japan rank

26th

United States rank

27th

Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

Japan currently reports 66.66 units per person against 65.46 units per person in United States, a difference of 1.2 units per person.

The two have swapped places 11 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Japan ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th of 190 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.35 units per person	5.78 units per person	3.43 units per person	United States
1970s	6.92 units per person	7.35 units per person	0.4331 units per person	United States
1980s	12.11 units per person	29.81 units per person	17.7 units per person	United States
1990s	32.56 units per person	38.09 units per person	5.53 units per person	United States
2000s	24.76 units per person	32.09 units per person	7.33 units per person	United States
2010s	21.51 units per person	34.44 units per person	12.93 units per person	United States
2020s	59.98 units per person	69.41 units per person	9.44 units per person	United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita, Japan or United States?: Japan, at 66.66 units per person against 65.46 units per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita between Japan and United States?: 1.2 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita?: Japan ranks 26th and United States ranks 27th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserve tranche position, SDR, 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: 02 September 2026

Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.