What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Japan and United States?

5.91 units per person, with Japan ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs United States: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita

Japan

183.28 units per person

in 2025

United States

177.37 units per person

in 2025

Japan rank

43rd

United States rank

46th

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita over time

Japan
United States

How they compare

Japan currently reports 183.28 units per person against 177.37 units per person in United States, a difference of 5.91 units per person.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was United States ahead.

Japan ranks 43rd and United States ranks 46th of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and United States in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	United States	Difference	Ahead
1960s	3.68 units per person	17.76 units per person	14.07 units per person	United States
1970s	4.76 units per person	25.36 units per person	20.6 units per person	United States
1980s	18.6 units per person	38.91 units per person	20.32 units per person	United States
1990s	30.77 units per person	59.27 units per person	28.49 units per person	United States
2000s	79.53 units per person	94.2 units per person	14.67 units per person	United States
2010s	147.37 units per person	145.48 units per person	1.88 units per person	Japan
2020s	187.11 units per person	177.69 units per person	9.41 units per person	Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita, Japan or United States?: Japan, at 183.28 units per person against 177.37 units per person in United States as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita between Japan and United States?: 5.91 units per person, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and United States?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and United States rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per capita?: Japan ranks 43rd and United States ranks 46th of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per capita
Unit: units per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 192 places, 12,362 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 03 October 2026

IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.