Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records in Japan
Japan: Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records was 1.37 trillion US dollar in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund. Measured in US dollar.
Analysis
The most recent figure for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Japan is 1.37 trillion US dollar, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 10.2% on the previous year and up 10.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Japan peaked at 1.42 trillion US dollar in 2021 and was at its lowest, 215.82 billion US dollar, in 1998.
Japan ranks 3rd of 169 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records in Japan, year by year
| Year | US dollar | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 217.60 billion US dollar | — |
| 1997 | 220.81 billion US dollar | +1.5% |
| 1998 | 215.82 billion US dollar | -2.3% |
| 1999 | 287.66 billion US dollar | +33.3% |
| 2000 | 360.99 billion US dollar | +25.5% |
| 2001 | 400.41 billion US dollar | +10.9% |
| 2002 | 467.62 billion US dollar | +16.8% |
| 2003 | 673.06 billion US dollar | +43.9% |
| 2004 | 842.52 billion US dollar | +25.2% |
| 2005 | 842.98 billion US dollar | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 894.79 billion US dollar | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 967.39 billion US dollar | +8.1% |
| 2008 | 1.02 trillion US dollar | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 1.05 trillion US dollar | +2.9% |
| 2010 | 1.11 trillion US dollar | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 1.29 trillion US dollar | +17.0% |
| 2012 | 1.26 trillion US dollar | -2.2% |
| 2013 | 1.27 trillion US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2014 | 1.25 trillion US dollar | -1.2% |
| 2015 | 1.23 trillion US dollar | -1.6% |
| 2016 | 1.22 trillion US dollar | -1.0% |
| 2017 | 1.26 trillion US dollar | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 1.27 trillion US dollar | +0.3% |
| 2019 | 1.32 trillion US dollar | +4.6% |
| 2020 | 1.39 trillion US dollar | +4.9% |
| 2021 | 1.42 trillion US dollar | +2.0% |
| 2022 | 1.22 trillion US dollar | -13.6% |
| 2023 | 1.29 trillion US dollar | +5.6% |
| 2024 | 1.24 trillion US dollar | -3.9% |
| 2025 | 1.37 trillion US dollar | +10.2% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 235.47 billion US dollar | 215.82 billion US dollar | 287.66 billion US dollar | 4 |
| 2000s | 752.83 billion US dollar | 360.99 billion US dollar | 1.05 trillion US dollar | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.25 trillion US dollar | 1.11 trillion US dollar | 1.32 trillion US dollar | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.32 trillion US dollar | 1.22 trillion US dollar | 1.42 trillion US dollar | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 1 China (People’s Republic of) 3.74 trillion US dollar compare
- 2 United States 1.39 trillion US dollar compare
- 4 Switzerland 1.07 trillion US dollar compare
- 5 India 687.41 billion US dollar compare
- 6 Russia 630.62 billion US dollar compare
More financial sector data for Japan
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 8.14 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate 2.92 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1944 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 6,987 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate 2.86 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 7,414 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate 6.12 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 8,117 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Japan?
- Reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records in Japan was 1.37 trillion US dollar in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 1.42 trillion US dollar in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 215.82 billion US dollar in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records?
- Japan ranks 3rd out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets, adjusted using imf accounting records rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.9%. 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 Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets, Positions, US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The International Investment Position (IIP) is a statistical statement that shows at a point in time the value of financial assets of residents of an economy that are claims on nonresidents or are gold bullion held as reserve assets; and the liabilities of residents of an economy to nonresidents.