Japan vs South Korea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Japan
6,987 SDR per person
in 2025
South Korea
5,693 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan rank
16th
South Korea rank
18th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 6,987 SDR per person against 5,693 SDR per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,294 SDR per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.14 SDR per person | 8.42 SDR per person | 8.72 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 108.75 SDR per person | 31.76 SDR per person | 76.99 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 271.37 SDR per person | 97.9 SDR per person | 173.47 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 828.61 SDR per person | 468.84 SDR per person | 359.76 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,856 SDR per person | 2,578 SDR per person | 1,277 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 6,435 SDR per person | 4,744 SDR per person | 1,691 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 6,986 SDR per person | 5,803 SDR per person | 1,184 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, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 6,987 SDR per person against 5,693 SDR per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Japan and South Korea?
- 1,294 SDR per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 18th 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.