Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Japan
Japan: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita was 11,081 US dollar per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
In 2025, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Japan stood at 11,081 US dollar per person.
That represents a change of up 10.7% on the previous year and up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Japan peaked at 11,269 US dollar per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 1,702 US dollar per person, in 1998.
Japan ranks 11th 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1996 | 1,730 US dollar per person | — |
| 1997 | 1,752 US dollar per person | +1.2% |
| 1998 | 1,702 US dollar per person | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 2,272 US dollar per person | +33.5% |
| 2000 | 2,846 US dollar per person | +25.3% |
| 2001 | 3,149 US dollar per person | +10.6% |
| 2002 | 3,669 US dollar per person | +16.5% |
| 2003 | 5,270 US dollar per person | +43.6% |
| 2004 | 6,594 US dollar per person | +25.1% |
| 2005 | 6,597 US dollar per person | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6,999 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2007 | 7,557 US dollar per person | +8.0% |
| 2008 | 8,001 US dollar per person | +5.9% |
| 2009 | 8,210 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
| 2010 | 8,564 US dollar per person | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 10,117 US dollar per person | +18.1% |
| 2012 | 9,910 US dollar per person | -2.1% |
| 2013 | 9,950 US dollar per person | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 9,839 US dollar per person | -1.1% |
| 2015 | 9,696 US dollar per person | -1.5% |
| 2016 | 9,605 US dollar per person | -0.9% |
| 2017 | 9,934 US dollar per person | +3.4% |
| 2018 | 9,981 US dollar per person | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 10,459 US dollar per person | +4.8% |
| 2020 | 11,022 US dollar per person | +5.4% |
| 2021 | 11,269 US dollar per person | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 9,769 US dollar per person | -13.3% |
| 2023 | 10,362 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
| 2024 | 10,011 US dollar per person | -3.4% |
| 2025 | 11,081 US dollar per person | +10.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,864 US dollar per person | 1,702 US dollar per person | 2,272 US dollar per person | 4 |
| 2000s | 5,889 US dollar per person | 2,846 US dollar per person | 8,210 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 9,805 US dollar per person | 8,564 US dollar per person | 10,459 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 10,585 US dollar per person | 9,769 US dollar per person | 11,269 US dollar per person | 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 reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Japan?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita in Japan was 11,081 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 11,269 US dollar per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,702 US dollar per person in 1998.
- How does Japan rank for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita?
- Japan ranks 11th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
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- Reserve assets International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.