Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita in Japan
Japan: Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita was 66.66 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 66.66 units per person for reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita in 2025.
That represents a change of up 5.7% on the previous year and up 24.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita in Japan peaked at 87.53 units per person in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.34 units per person, in 1960.
Japan ranks 26th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 1.34 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 1.91 units per person | +42.7% |
| 1962 | 1.9 units per person | -0.9% |
| 1963 | 1.88 units per person | -1.0% |
| 1964 | 2.27 units per person | +21.0% |
| 1965 | 2.61 units per person | +14.8% |
| 1966 | 3.25 units per person | +24.6% |
| 1967 | 2.39 units per person | -26.4% |
| 1968 | 2.86 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1969 | 6.13 units per person | +114.3% |
| 1970 | 9.41 units per person | +53.5% |
| 1971 | 4.63 units per person | -50.8% |
| 1972 | 5.33 units per person | +14.9% |
| 1973 | 4.87 units per person | -8.5% |
| 1974 | 5.48 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1975 | 6.15 units per person | +12.3% |
| 1976 | 10.14 units per person | +64.8% |
| 1977 | 11.67 units per person | +15.1% |
| 1978 | 14.29 units per person | +22.4% |
| 1979 | 9.67 units per person | -32.3% |
| 1980 | 8.94 units per person | -7.6% |
| 1981 | 11.38 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1982 | 15.85 units per person | +39.3% |
| 1983 | 18.43 units per person | +16.3% |
| 1984 | 18.85 units per person | +2.3% |
| 1985 | 17.14 units per person | -9.1% |
| 1986 | 16.03 units per person | -6.5% |
| 1987 | 16.47 units per person | +2.8% |
| 1988 | 19.87 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1989 | 21.75 units per person | +9.5% |
| 1990 | 33.99 units per person | +56.3% |
| 1991 | 43.55 units per person | +28.1% |
| 1992 | 50.51 units per person | +16.0% |
| 1993 | 48.18 units per person | -4.6% |
| 1994 | 47.23 units per person | -2.0% |
| 1995 | 43.43 units per person | -8.1% |
| 1996 | 36.89 units per person | -15.1% |
| 1997 | 53.76 units per person | +45.7% |
| 1998 | 53.9 units per person | +0.3% |
| 1999 | 37.7 units per person | -30.1% |
| 2000 | 31.79 units per person | -15.7% |
| 2001 | 31.61 units per person | -0.6% |
| 2002 | 41.57 units per person | +31.5% |
| 2003 | 40.75 units per person | -2.0% |
| 2004 | 34.22 units per person | -16.0% |
| 2005 | 15.76 units per person | -54.0% |
| 2006 | 10.05 units per person | -36.2% |
| 2007 | 6.9 units per person | -31.4% |
| 2008 | 13.48 units per person | +95.4% |
| 2009 | 34.76 units per person | +157.9% |
| 2010 | 66.44 units per person | +91.1% |
| 2011 | 87.53 units per person | +31.7% |
| 2012 | 69.63 units per person | -20.4% |
| 2013 | 72.17 units per person | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 64.85 units per person | -10.1% |
| 2015 | 53.76 units per person | -17.1% |
| 2016 | 70 units per person | +30.2% |
| 2017 | 57.74 units per person | -17.5% |
| 2018 | 62.12 units per person | +7.6% |
| 2019 | 56.51 units per person | -9.0% |
| 2020 | 62.01 units per person | +9.7% |
| 2021 | 60.5 units per person | -2.4% |
| 2022 | 64.95 units per person | +7.3% |
| 2023 | 63.43 units per person | -2.3% |
| 2024 | 63.08 units per person | -0.5% |
| 2025 | 66.66 units per person | +5.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 2.65 units per person | 1.34 units per person | 6.13 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 8.16 units per person | 4.63 units per person | 14.29 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 16.47 units per person | 8.94 units per person | 21.75 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 44.91 units per person | 33.99 units per person | 53.9 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.09 units per person | 6.9 units per person | 41.57 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.07 units per person | 53.76 units per person | 87.53 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.44 units per person | 60.5 units per person | 66.66 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More financial sector data for Japan
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 14.80 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 411.71 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate -0.9434 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 951.96 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 86.75 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 861.99 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 914.64 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 1.00 trillion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 8,108 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita in Japan?
- Reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita in Japan was 66.66 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 87.53 units per person in 2011.
- What is the lowest reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.34 units per person in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita?
- Japan ranks 26th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserve position in the imf, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Reserve position in the IMF, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.