Japan vs South Korea: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Japan
7,414 SDR per person
in 2025
South Korea
5,961 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
South Korea rank
19th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 7,414 SDR per person against 5,961 SDR per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,453 SDR per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times South Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.79 SDR per person | 8.49 SDR per person | 11.3 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 121.76 SDR per person | 32.39 SDR per person | 89.37 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 303.01 SDR per person | 99.16 SDR per person | 203.85 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 886.87 SDR per person | 476.49 SDR per person | 410.39 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,905 SDR per person | 2,591 SDR per person | 1,315 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 6,606 SDR per person | 4,817 SDR per person | 1,789 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 7,363 SDR per person | 6,038 SDR per person | 1,325 SDR per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 7,414 SDR per person against 5,961 SDR per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Japan and South Korea?
- 1,453 SDR per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (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 (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.