Japan vs Middle East and Central Asia: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Japan
1.00 trillion SDR
in 2025
Middle East and Central Asia
1.18 trillion SDR
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Middle East and Central Asia rank
6th
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Japan
- Middle East and Central Asia
How they compare
Middle East and Central Asia currently reports 1.18 trillion SDR against 1.00 trillion SDR in Japan, a difference of 179.05 billion SDR.
That makes Middle East and Central Asia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Middle East and Central Asia ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Middle East and Central Asia ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Middle East and Central Asia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle East and Central Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.03 billion SDR | 2.23 billion SDR | 1.21 billion SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1960s | 2.27 billion SDR | 3.09 billion SDR | 820.49 million SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1970s | 16.48 billion SDR | 34.13 billion SDR | 17.66 billion SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1980s | 45.08 billion SDR | 66.86 billion SDR | 21.78 billion SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 1990s | 117.39 billion SDR | 64.80 billion SDR | 52.58 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2000s | 508.36 billion SDR | 318.29 billion SDR | 190.07 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2010s | 863.14 billion SDR | 892.15 billion SDR | 29.01 billion SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
| 2020s | 967.08 billion SDR | 985.89 billion SDR | 18.81 billion SDR | Middle East and Central Asia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Japan or Middle East and Central Asia?
- Middle East and Central Asia, at 1.18 trillion SDR against 1.00 trillion SDR in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Japan and Middle East and Central Asia?
- 179.05 billion SDR, with Middle East and Central Asia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle East and Central Asia?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle East and Central Asia rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Middle East and Central Asia ranks 6th of 188 countries.
- 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.