Japan vs South Korea: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market)
Japan
8,117 SDR per person
in 2025
South Korea
6,168 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
South Korea rank
19th
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita (market) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8,117 SDR per person against 6,168 SDR per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,949 SDR per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.13 SDR per person | 8.59 SDR per person | 14.55 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 147.71 SDR per person | 33.07 SDR per person | 114.64 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 373 SDR per person | 101.83 SDR per person | 271.17 SDR per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 934.4 SDR per person | 478.37 SDR per person | 456.03 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,979 SDR per person | 2,595 SDR per person | 1,384 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 6,783 SDR per person | 4,867 SDR per person | 1,915 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 7,748 SDR per person | 6,154 SDR per person | 1,595 SDR per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 8,117 SDR per person against 6,168 SDR per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Japan and South Korea?
- 1,949 SDR per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.