Japan vs Laos: IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP

Japan
0.0051 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos
0.0051 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
120th
Laos rank
123rd

IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • Laos
00.010.020.030.040.05196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1984 it was Laos ahead.

Japan ranks 120th and Laos ranks 123rd of 189 countries.

Laos has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Laos Difference Ahead
1980s 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP 0.028 units per US$ of GDP 0.0268 units per US$ of GDP Laos
1990s 0.0008 units per US$ of GDP 0.0275 units per US$ of GDP 0.0266 units per US$ of GDP Laos
2000s 0.0021 units per US$ of GDP 0.0197 units per US$ of GDP 0.0176 units per US$ of GDP Laos
2010s 0.0036 units per US$ of GDP 0.0052 units per US$ of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP Laos
2020s 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP 0.0054 units per US$ of GDP 0.0003 units per US$ of GDP Laos

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp, Japan or Laos?
Japan, at 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp between Japan and Laos?
0 units per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Laos?
42 years are reported by both, from 1984 to 2025.
How do Japan and Laos rank globally for imf holdings of currency, sdr, per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 120th and Laos ranks 123rd of 189 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, SDR, per unit of GDP. 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 unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
191 places, 10,803 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

IMF holdings of currency, SDR divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.