Japan vs Laos: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP
Japan
0.007 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Laos
0.0069 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
120th
Laos rank
123rd
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Laos
How they compare
Japan currently reports 0.007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP in Laos, a difference of 0.0001 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 | 0.0014 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0356 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0342 units per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 1990s | 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0387 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0375 units per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2000s | 0.0031 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0281 units per US$ of GDP | 0.025 units per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2010s | 0.0051 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0076 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0025 units per US$ of GDP | Laos |
| 2020s | 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0073 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0004 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, us dollar, per unit of gdp, Japan or Laos?
- Japan, at 0.007 units per US$ of GDP against 0.0069 units per US$ of GDP in Laos as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Japan and Laos?
- 0.0001 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, us dollar, 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, US dollar, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
IMF holdings of currency, US dollar divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.