Jamaica vs Japan: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP

Jamaica
0.2027 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.2062 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Jamaica rank
40th
Japan rank
38th

Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time

  • Jamaica
  • Japan
00.050.10.150.2196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.2062 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2027 SDR per US$ of GDP in Jamaica, a difference of 0.0035 SDR per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 13 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Jamaica ahead.

Jamaica ranks 40th and Japan ranks 38th of 178 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Jamaica averaged higher in 5 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Jamaica Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0975 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0207 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0769 SDR per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1970s 0.0502 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0266 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0236 SDR per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1980s 0.0327 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0188 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0139 SDR per US$ of GDP Jamaica
1990s 0.0574 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0245 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.033 SDR per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2000s 0.1131 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1036 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0095 SDR per US$ of GDP Jamaica
2010s 0.1297 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1586 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0289 SDR per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.1913 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1989 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0076 SDR per US$ of GDP Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Jamaica or Japan?
Japan, at 0.2062 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2027 SDR per US$ of GDP in Jamaica as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Jamaica and Japan?
0.0035 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Jamaica and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Jamaica and Japan rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Jamaica ranks 40th and Japan ranks 38th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
SDR per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
179 places, 9,198 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Reserves excluding gold (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.