Brunei vs Japan: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP
Brunei
0.1994 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Brunei rank
37th
Japan rank
40th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Brunei
- Japan
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 0.1994 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 37th and Japan ranks 40th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0535 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0432 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0103 SDR per US$ of GDP | Brunei |
| 2000s | 0.0356 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1023 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0667 SDR per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2010s | 0.1346 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1545 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.02 SDR per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.1857 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.1886 SDR per US$ of GDP | 0.0029 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, Brunei or Japan?
- Brunei, at 0.1994 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 Brunei and Japan?
- 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Brunei 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 unit of gdp?
- Brunei ranks 37th and Japan ranks 40th 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.