Euro Area (EA) vs Japan: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Euro Area (EA)
1.54 trillion SDR
in 2025
Japan
1.00 trillion SDR
in 2025
Euro Area (EA) rank
5th
Japan rank
3rd
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Euro Area (EA)
- Japan
How they compare
Euro Area (EA) currently reports 1.54 trillion SDR against 1.00 trillion SDR in Japan, a difference of 536.51 billion SDR.
That makes Euro Area (EA)'s figure about 1.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Euro Area (EA) ahead.
Euro Area (EA) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 13 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Euro Area (EA) averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro Area (EA) | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 272.26 billion SDR | 214.17 billion SDR | 58.09 billion SDR | Euro Area (EA) |
| 2000s | 296.77 billion SDR | 508.36 billion SDR | 211.59 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2010s | 553.04 billion SDR | 863.14 billion SDR | 310.10 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2020s | 1.01 trillion SDR | 967.08 billion SDR | 47.59 billion SDR | Euro Area (EA) |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Euro Area (EA) or Japan?
- Euro Area (EA), at 1.54 trillion SDR against 1.00 trillion SDR in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
- 536.51 billion SDR, with Euro Area (EA) ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro Area (EA) and Japan?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Euro Area (EA) and Japan rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Euro Area (EA) ranks 5th and Japan ranks 3rd of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (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.