Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Japan
Japan: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) was 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Japan is 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Japan peaked at 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
Japan ranks 35th of 165 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) in Japan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1997 | 0.0482 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 1998 | 0.052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.9% |
| 1999 | 0.0613 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.0% |
| 2000 | 0.0716 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.7% |
| 2001 | 0.0902 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +26.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1101 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +22.1% |
| 2003 | 0.1472 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +33.6% |
| 2004 | 0.1705 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.9% |
| 2005 | 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.1925 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2007 | 0.2092 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.7% |
| 2008 | 0.1986 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.1975 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.1902 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.7% |
| 2011 | 0.206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.3% |
| 2012 | 0.1997 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2405 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.4% |
| 2014 | 0.2512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 0.2719 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2388 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2503 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2455 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2522 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 2020 | 0.2675 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.0% |
| 2021 | 0.2709 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 2022 | 0.2749 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2023 | 0.2943 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2961 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1254 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.302 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0613 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 4 |
| 2000s | 0.156 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0716 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2092 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.2346 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1902 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2719 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2853 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2675 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 32 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.3263 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Algeria 0.3127 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 34 Nauru 0.3127 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 North Macedonia 0.3031 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 Micronesia (country) 0.2958 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 38 Nicaragua 0.2955 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
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 reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Japan?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) in Japan was 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3083 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 1996.
- How does Japan rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets)?
- Japan ranks 35th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records (assets) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.