Brunei vs Japan: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Brunei
6,426 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan
6,987 SDR per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
17th
Japan rank
16th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Brunei
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6,987 SDR per person against 6,426 SDR per person in Brunei, a difference of 561 SDR per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Brunei's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Japan ahead.
Brunei ranks 17th and Japan ranks 16th of 179 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,057 SDR per person | 1,598 SDR per person | 541.11 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 947.28 SDR per person | 3,856 SDR per person | 2,908 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 4,585 SDR per person | 6,435 SDR per person | 1,850 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 5,949 SDR per person | 6,986 SDR per person | 1,038 SDR per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Brunei or Japan?
- Japan, at 6,987 SDR per person against 6,426 SDR per person in Brunei as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Brunei and Japan?
- 561 SDR per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and Japan rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 17th and Japan ranks 16th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.