Japan vs World: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Japan
861.99 billion SDR
in 2025
World
9.61 trillion SDR
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
World rank
1st
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Japan
- World
How they compare
World currently reports 9.61 trillion SDR against 861.99 billion SDR in Japan, a difference of 8.74 trillion SDR.
That makes World's figure about 11.1 times Japan's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, World has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 194 countries.
World has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 950.40 million SDR | 15.75 billion SDR | 14.80 billion SDR | World |
| 1960s | 1.68 billion SDR | 24.87 billion SDR | 23.20 billion SDR | World |
| 1970s | 12.10 billion SDR | 141.38 billion SDR | 129.28 billion SDR | World |
| 1980s | 32.88 billion SDR | 374.04 billion SDR | 341.16 billion SDR | World |
| 1990s | 104.14 billion SDR | 918.81 billion SDR | 814.67 billion SDR | World |
| 2000s | 492.63 billion SDR | 3.01 trillion SDR | 2.52 trillion SDR | World |
| 2010s | 818.95 billion SDR | 7.60 trillion SDR | 6.79 trillion SDR | World |
| 2020s | 872.17 billion SDR | 9.21 trillion SDR | 8.34 trillion SDR | World |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Japan or World?
- World, at 9.61 trillion SDR against 861.99 billion SDR in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Japan and World?
- 8.74 trillion SDR, with World ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and World?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and World rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Japan ranks 2nd and World ranks 1st of 194 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.