Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Japan
Japan: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita was 6,987 SDR per person in 2025. β Volatile
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita in Japan, 1960β2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
Japan recorded 6,987 SDR per person for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in 2025.
The figure is up 3.4% on the previous year and up 4.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Japan peaked at 7,295 SDR per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 12.75 SDR per person, in 1961.
That places Japan 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 17.14 SDR per person | 12.75 SDR per person | 25.57 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 108.75 SDR per person | 30.83 SDR per person | 193.02 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 271.37 SDR per person | 144.77 SDR per person | 548.73 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 828.61 SDR per person | 348.28 SDR per person | 1,598 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3,856 SDR per person | 2,101 SDR per person | 5,088 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6,435 SDR per person | 5,254 SDR per person | 7,172 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 6,986 SDR per person | 6,655 SDR per person | 7,295 SDR 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 reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Japan?
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita in Japan was 6,987 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 7,295 SDR per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.75 SDR per person in 1961.
- How does Japan rank for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Japan ranks 16th out of 179 countries with data for 2025.
- Is reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.4%. 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 Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.