Japan vs United States: Reserve tranche position, SDR
Japan
8.22 billion
in 2025
United States
22.37 billion
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
United States rank
1st
Reserve tranche position, SDR over time
- Japan
- United States
How they compare
United States currently reports 22.37 billion against 8.22 billion in Japan, a difference of 14.15 billion.
That makes United States's figure about 2.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 81 shared years of data; in 1945 it was United States ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 196 countries.
United States has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | United States | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 0 | 794.58 million | 794.58 million | United States |
| 1950s | 31.26 million | 1.55 billion | 1.52 billion | United States |
| 1960s | 230.78 million | 1.11 billion | 876.90 million | United States |
| 1970s | 770.39 million | 1.59 billion | 817.12 million | United States |
| 1980s | 1.47 billion | 7.10 billion | 5.63 billion | United States |
| 1990s | 4.09 billion | 10.16 billion | 6.07 billion | United States |
| 2000s | 3.16 billion | 9.34 billion | 6.18 billion | United States |
| 2010s | 2.74 billion | 11.03 billion | 8.30 billion | United States |
| 2020s | 7.48 billion | 23.31 billion | 15.82 billion | United States |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve tranche position, sdr, Japan or United States?
- United States, at 22.37 billion against 8.22 billion in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr between Japan and United States?
- 14.15 billion, with United States ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?
- 81 years are reported by both, from 1945 to 2025.
- How do Japan and United States rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr?
- Japan ranks 2nd and United States ranks 1st of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserve tranche position, SDR. 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.