Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita
Japan
8,108 SDR per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
9,089 SDR per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
14th
Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 9,089 SDR per person against 8,108 SDR per person in Japan, a difference of 981 SDR per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 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 14th 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 | 23.05 SDR per person | 178.23 SDR per person | 155.18 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 128.35 SDR per person | 2,405 SDR per person | 2,277 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 310.07 SDR per person | 2,748 SDR per person | 2,438 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 893.64 SDR per person | 623.62 SDR per person | 270.02 SDR per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 3,979 SDR per person | 4,843 SDR per person | 863.91 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 6,783 SDR per person | 14,024 SDR per person | 7,241 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 7,747 SDR per person | 9,923 SDR per person | 2,177 SDR per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 9,089 SDR per person against 8,108 SDR per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at national valuation) (sdr), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 981 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 national valuation) (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 14th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (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 national valuation) (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.