What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita between Italy and Japan?

7.53 units per person, with Italy ahead.

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

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

Where does this data come from?

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

Italy vs Japan: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita

Italy

258.53 units per person

in 2025

Japan

251 units per person

in 2025

Italy rank

41st

Japan rank

43rd

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita over time

Italy
Japan

How they compare

Italy currently reports 258.53 units per person against 251 units per person in Japan, a difference of 7.53 units per person.

The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Italy ahead.

Italy ranks 41st and Japan ranks 43rd of 190 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 6 and Japan in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Italy	Japan	Difference	Ahead
1960s	2.73 units per person	3.68 units per person	0.9524 units per person	Japan
1970s	37.64 units per person	5.56 units per person	32.08 units per person	Italy
1980s	35.71 units per person	22.04 units per person	13.66 units per person	Italy
1990s	68.97 units per person	43.35 units per person	25.62 units per person	Italy
2000s	134.31 units per person	116.59 units per person	17.72 units per person	Italy
2010s	213.01 units per person	211.09 units per person	1.92 units per person	Italy
2020s	258.27 units per person	255.42 units per person	2.85 units per person	Italy

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita, Italy or Japan?: Italy, at 258.53 units per person against 251 units per person in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita between Italy and Japan?: 7.53 units per person, with Italy ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and Japan?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Italy and Japan rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per capita?: Italy ranks 41st and Japan ranks 43rd of 190 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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, US dollar, 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: 04 October 2026

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