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
39th
Japan rank
37th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per unit of GDP over time
- Jamaica
- Japan
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 39th and Japan ranks 37th 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 39th 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.