Jamaica vs Japan: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Jamaica
0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica rank
40th
Japan rank
41st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Japan
How they compare
Jamaica currently reports 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.
Jamaica ranks 40th and Japan ranks 41st of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Jamaica | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0933 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0181 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0752 SDR per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1970s | 0.0456 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0239 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0218 SDR per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1980s | 0.0324 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0166 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0159 SDR per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 1990s | 0.057 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0228 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0342 SDR per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2000s | 0.1113 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1023 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 SDR per US$ of GDP | Jamaica |
| 2010s | 0.1168 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1545 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0377 SDR per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1794 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1886 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0092 SDR per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Japan?
- Jamaica, at 0.1949 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Japan?
- 0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Jamaica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per unit of gdp?
- Jamaica ranks 40th and Japan ranks 41st of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.