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

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

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.

Japan vs Libya: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita

Japan

6,987 SDR per person

in 2025

Libya

7,733 SDR per person

in 2025

Japan rank

16th

Libya rank

15th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time

Japan
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 7,733 SDR per person against 6,987 SDR per person in Japan, a difference of 746 SDR per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Japan ranks 16th and Libya ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Libya in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	17.14 SDR per person	136.21 SDR per person	119.07 SDR per person	Libya
1970s	108.75 SDR per person	1,042 SDR per person	933.4 SDR per person	Libya
1980s	271.37 SDR per person	1,332 SDR per person	1,061 SDR per person	Libya
1990s	828.61 SDR per person	773.9 SDR per person	54.7 SDR per person	Japan
2000s	3,856 SDR per person	4,847 SDR per person	991.15 SDR per person	Libya
2010s	6,435 SDR per person	9,159 SDR per person	2,724 SDR per person	Libya
2020s	6,986 SDR per person	7,545 SDR per person	558.24 SDR per person	Libya

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 Libya?: Libya, at 7,733 SDR per person against 6,987 SDR per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Japan and Libya?: 746 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Libya rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?: Japan ranks 16th and Libya ranks 15th 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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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.