What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Japan and Libya?

816 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

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.

Japan vs Libya: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita

Japan

7,414 SDR per person

in 2025

Libya

8,230 SDR per person

in 2025

Japan rank

17th

Libya rank

15th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time

Japan
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 8,230 SDR per person against 7,414 SDR per person in Japan, a difference of 816 SDR per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Japan ranks 17th and Libya ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	19.79 SDR per person	138.31 SDR per person	118.52 SDR per person	Libya
1970s	121.76 SDR per person	1,047 SDR per person	924.85 SDR per person	Libya
1980s	303.01 SDR per person	1,428 SDR per person	1,125 SDR per person	Libya
1990s	886.87 SDR per person	908.56 SDR per person	21.69 SDR per person	Libya
2000s	3,905 SDR per person	5,016 SDR per person	1,111 SDR per person	Libya
2010s	6,606 SDR per person	9,459 SDR per person	2,853 SDR per person	Libya
2020s	7,363 SDR per person	8,009 SDR per person	645.96 SDR per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Japan or Libya?: Libya, at 8,230 SDR per person against 7,414 SDR per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Japan and Libya?: 816 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Libya rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?: Japan ranks 17th and Libya ranks 15th 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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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,443 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.