Japan vs Middle East and Central Asia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Japan
861.99 billion SDR
in 2025
Middle East and Central Asia
893.42 billion SDR
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Middle East and Central Asia rank
5th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Japan
- Middle East and Central Asia
How they compare
Middle East and Central Asia currently reports 893.42 billion SDR against 861.99 billion SDR in Japan, a difference of 31.43 billion SDR.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Middle East and Central Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 2nd and Middle East and Central Asia ranks 5th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Middle East and Central Asia in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle East and Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 950.40 million SDR | 1.71 billion SDR | 758.23 million SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1960s | 1.68 billion SDR | 2.02 billion SDR | 340.22 million SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1970s | 12.10 billion SDR | 26.64 billion SDR | 14.54 billion SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1980s | 32.88 billion SDR | 43.66 billion SDR | 10.79 billion SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1990s | 104.14 billion SDR | 51.80 billion SDR | 52.34 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2000s | 492.63 billion SDR | 295.74 billion SDR | 196.89 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2010s | 818.95 billion SDR | 818.42 billion SDR | 529.90 million SDR | Japan |
| 2020s | 872.17 billion SDR | 811.14 billion SDR | 61.02 billion SDR | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Japan or Middle East and Central Asia?
- Middle East and Central Asia, at 893.42 billion SDR against 861.99 billion SDR in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Japan and Middle East and Central Asia?
- 31.43 billion SDR, with Middle East and Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East and Central Asia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle East and Central Asia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Middle East and Central Asia ranks 5th of 188 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.