Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Japan
Japan: Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP was 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Japan, 1996–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
Japan recorded 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP for reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 30 years on record.
The figure is up 4.1% on the previous year and up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Japan peaked at 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0433 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 1996.
That places Japan 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 30 years of available data.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP 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 | 0.0518 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.5% |
| 1999 | 0.0613 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.4% |
| 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 | 0.197 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -0.8% |
| 2010 | 0.1887 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -4.2% |
| 2011 | 0.206 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +9.1% |
| 2012 | 0.1997 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.0% |
| 2013 | 0.2405 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.5% |
| 2014 | 0.2512 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 0.2719 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2016 | 0.2388 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -12.2% |
| 2017 | 0.2504 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2018 | 0.2456 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.9% |
| 2019 | 0.2525 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.2682 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2021 | 0.271 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 2022 | 0.2748 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2023 | 0.2942 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2024 | 0.2962 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +4.1% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.1255 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 2.5× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- Japan's 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.3023 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 | 0.2345 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.1887 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2719 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.2854 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.2682 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 31 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.3263 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 32 Algeria 0.3127 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 33 Naoero 0.3112 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 35 North Macedonia 0.3031 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 36 Micronesia, Federated States of 0.2965 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 37 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Japan?
- Reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp in Japan was 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3082 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp 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 (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 34th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve assets (assets, positions, us dollar), per unit of gdp 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 (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Reserve assets (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.