Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Japan
Japan: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 11.26 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Japan is 11.26 billion, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.4% on the previous year and up 18.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Japan peaked at 17.18 billion in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.40 billion, in 2007.
That places Japan 2nd out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.25 billion | — |
| 2001 | 5.05 billion | -3.8% |
| 2002 | 7.20 billion | +42.6% |
| 2003 | 7.73 billion | +7.4% |
| 2004 | 6.70 billion | -13.3% |
| 2005 | 2.88 billion | -57.1% |
| 2006 | 1.93 billion | -32.8% |
| 2007 | 1.40 billion | -27.8% |
| 2008 | 2.66 billion | +90.6% |
| 2009 | 4.31 billion | +62.2% |
| 2010 | 4.61 billion | +6.8% |
| 2011 | 17.18 billion | +272.9% |
| 2012 | 13.70 billion | -20.3% |
| 2013 | 14.20 billion | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 11.99 billion | -15.6% |
| 2015 | 9.53 billion | -20.5% |
| 2016 | 12.02 billion | +26.1% |
| 2017 | 10.58 billion | -12.0% |
| 2018 | 11.46 billion | +8.3% |
| 2019 | 11.20 billion | -2.3% |
| 2020 | 15.15 billion | +35.2% |
| 2021 | 10.64 billion | -29.7% |
| 2022 | 10.82 billion | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 10.60 billion | -2.0% |
| 2024 | 10.20 billion | -3.8% |
| 2025 | 11.26 billion | +10.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.51 billion | 1.40 billion | 7.73 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.65 billion | 4.61 billion | 17.18 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.44 billion | 10.20 billion | 15.15 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 United States of America 30.69 billion compare
- 3 China 11.18 billion compare
- 4 Germany 9.64 billion compare
- 5 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 7.29 billion compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Japan?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Japan was 11.26 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 17.18 billion in 2011.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.40 billion in 2007.
- How does Japan rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Japan ranks 2nd out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve assets IMF reserve position (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Se. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.