Israel vs Japan: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Israel
- Japan
How they compare
Israel currently reports 14.54 against 14.01 in Japan, a difference of 0.53.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 30 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Japan ahead.
Israel ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Israel averaged higher in 1 and Japan in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Israel | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.41 | 6.49 | 1.08 | Japan |
| 2000s | 5.84 | 14.52 | 8.67 | Japan |
| 2010s | 10.56 | 15.46 | 4.9 | Japan |
| 2020s | 15.81 | 14.57 | 1.24 | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Israel or Japan?
- Israel, at 14.54 against 14.01 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Israel and Japan?
- 0.53, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Israel and Japan?
- 30 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2025.
- How do Israel and Japan rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Israel ranks 6th and Japan ranks 7th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].