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
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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About this data
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.