Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita
Japan
8,117 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
9,976 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,976 SDR per person against 8,117 SDR per person in Japan, a difference of 1,859 SDR per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 179 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.13 SDR per person | 179.04 SDR per person | 155.91 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 147.71 SDR per person | 2,477 SDR per person | 2,330 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 373 SDR per person | 2,936 SDR per person | 2,563 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 934.4 SDR per person | 699.65 SDR per person | 234.75 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,979 SDR per person | 4,949 SDR per person | 969.8 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 6,783 SDR per person | 14,352 SDR per person | 7,570 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 7,748 SDR per person | 10,459 SDR per person | 2,710 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
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 Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 9,976 SDR per person against 8,117 SDR per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 1,859 SDR per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value) (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th 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.