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

Iraq
0.2122 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan
0.2062 SDR per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Iraq rank
35th
Japan rank
37th

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

  • Iraq
  • Japan
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How they compare

Iraq currently reports 0.2122 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2062 SDR per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.006 SDR per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iraq ahead.

Iraq ranks 35th and Japan ranks 37th of 178 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Iraq Japan Difference Ahead
1960s 0.0835 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0207 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0628 SDR per US$ of GDP Iraq
1970s 0.1806 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0266 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.154 SDR per US$ of GDP Iraq
1980s 0.1202 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0188 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1014 SDR per US$ of GDP Iraq
1990s 2.78 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0245 SDR per US$ of GDP 2.75 SDR per US$ of GDP Iraq
2000s 0.1845 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1036 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0808 SDR per US$ of GDP Iraq
2010s 0.2021 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1586 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0436 SDR per US$ of GDP Iraq
2020s 0.2259 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.1989 SDR per US$ of GDP 0.0271 SDR per US$ of GDP Iraq

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp, Iraq or Japan?
Iraq, at 0.2122 SDR per US$ of GDP against 0.2062 SDR per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp between Iraq and Japan?
0.006 SDR per US$ of GDP, with Iraq ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iraq and Japan?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Iraq and Japan rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per unit of gdp?
Iraq ranks 35th and Japan ranks 37th 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, 9,204 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.