Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … National in Japan
Japan: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … National was 159.97 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
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 159.97 billion, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% on the previous year and up 40.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Japan peaked at 159.97 billion in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4.62 billion, in 2002.
Japan ranks 1st of 89 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … National in Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.25 billion | — |
| 2001 | 5.57 billion | -32.6% |
| 2002 | 4.62 billion | -16.9% |
| 2003 | 6.83 billion | +47.7% |
| 2004 | 7.00 billion | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 7.87 billion | +12.3% |
| 2006 | 6.53 billion | -16.9% |
| 2007 | 6.99 billion | +7.0% |
| 2008 | 7.13 billion | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 6.57 billion | -7.8% |
| 2010 | 6.19 billion | -5.7% |
| 2011 | 10.36 billion | +67.3% |
| 2012 | 8.82 billion | -14.8% |
| 2013 | 10.11 billion | +14.5% |
| 2014 | 13.95 billion | +38.1% |
| 2015 | 113.70 billion | +714.8% |
| 2016 | 125.26 billion | +10.2% |
| 2017 | 121.93 billion | -2.7% |
| 2018 | 130.40 billion | +7.0% |
| 2019 | 129.56 billion | -0.6% |
| 2020 | 131.81 billion | +1.7% |
| 2021 | 134.41 billion | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 136.56 billion | +1.6% |
| 2023 | 154.20 billion | +12.9% |
| 2024 | 159.12 billion | +3.2% |
| 2025 | 159.97 billion | +0.5% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 159.97 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 813.63 million, 196.6× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Japan's 159.97 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 17.30 billion, 9.2× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … National in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | +714.8% | 13.95 billion | 113.70 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.74 billion | 4.62 billion | 8.25 billion | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.03 billion | 6.19 billion | 130.40 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 146.01 billion | 131.81 billion | 159.97 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0019 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 66.66 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 10.42 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 91.29 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 5.15 % change on previous year (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 159.97 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 159.97 billion in 2025.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.62 billion in 2002.
- How does Japan rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Japan ranks 1st out of 89 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 40.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- 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 currency and deposits, with Other National Central Banks, BIS and IMF (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities . Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.