Japan vs Switzerland: Reserves excluding gold
Japan
914.64 billion SDR
in 2025
Switzerland
678.82 billion SDR
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Switzerland rank
3rd
Reserves excluding gold over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Japan currently reports 914.64 billion SDR against 678.82 billion SDR in Switzerland, a difference of 235.82 billion SDR.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times Switzerland's.
Across all 76 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 981.66 million SDR | 212.00 million SDR | 769.66 million SDR | Japan |
| 1960s | 1.94 billion SDR | 665.30 million SDR | 1.27 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1970s | 13.55 billion SDR | 6.74 billion SDR | 6.81 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1980s | 36.69 billion SDR | 15.91 billion SDR | 20.78 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1990s | 111.44 billion SDR | 24.84 billion SDR | 86.60 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2000s | 498.98 billion SDR | 31.83 billion SDR | 467.15 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2010s | 840.61 billion SDR | 384.87 billion SDR | 455.74 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2020s | 919.13 billion SDR | 668.00 billion SDR | 251.13 billion SDR | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Japan or Switzerland?
- Japan, at 914.64 billion SDR against 678.82 billion SDR in Switzerland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Japan and Switzerland?
- 235.82 billion SDR, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for reserves excluding gold?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Switzerland ranks 3rd of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.