Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Japan
6,987 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
8,588 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan rank
16th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 8,588 SDR per person against 6,987 SDR per person in Japan, a difference of 1,601 SDR per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.14 SDR per person | 146.21 SDR per person | 129.07 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 108.75 SDR per person | 2,177 SDR per person | 2,068 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 271.37 SDR per person | 1,853 SDR per person | 1,582 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 828.61 SDR per person | 514.87 SDR per person | 313.74 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,856 SDR per person | 4,709 SDR per person | 853.67 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 6,435 SDR per person | 13,713 SDR per person | 7,277 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 6,986 SDR per person | 9,417 SDR per person | 2,430 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 8,588 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 Saudi Arabia?
- 1,601 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 16th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th 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.