Japan vs Taiwan: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Japan
1.00 trillion SDR
in 2025
Taiwan
483.45 billion SDR
in 2025
Japan rank
3rd
Taiwan rank
6th
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Japan
- Taiwan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.00 trillion SDR against 483.45 billion SDR in Taiwan, a difference of 517.94 billion SDR.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.1 times Taiwan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 3rd and Taiwan ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Taiwan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 1.03 billion SDR | 90.67 million SDR | 934.96 million SDR | Japan |
| 1960s | 2.27 billion SDR | 278.98 million SDR | 1.99 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1970s | 16.48 billion SDR | 1.22 billion SDR | 15.26 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1980s | 45.08 billion SDR | 28.73 billion SDR | 16.36 billion SDR | Japan |
| 1990s | 117.39 billion SDR | 65.13 billion SDR | 52.26 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2000s | 508.36 billion SDR | 158.14 billion SDR | 350.23 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2010s | 863.14 billion SDR | 307.12 billion SDR | 556.02 billion SDR | Japan |
| 2020s | 967.08 billion SDR | 438.33 billion SDR | 528.75 billion SDR | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Japan or Taiwan?
- Japan, at 1.00 trillion SDR against 483.45 billion SDR in Taiwan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Japan and Taiwan?
- 517.94 billion SDR, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Taiwan?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Taiwan rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Japan ranks 3rd and Taiwan 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.