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

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 unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Japan vs Norway: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP

Japan

0.007 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Norway

0.0071 units per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Japan rank

120th

Norway rank

119th

IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP over time

Japan
Norway

How they compare

Norway currently reports 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP against 0.007 units per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Norway ahead.

Japan ranks 120th and Norway ranks 119th of 189 countries.

Norway has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Japan	Norway	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0107 units per US$ of GDP	0.0067 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
1970s	0.0014 units per US$ of GDP	0.0072 units per US$ of GDP	0.0057 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
1980s	0.0016 units per US$ of GDP	0.004 units per US$ of GDP	0.0024 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
1990s	0.0012 units per US$ of GDP	0.0052 units per US$ of GDP	0.004 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
2000s	0.0031 units per US$ of GDP	0.0066 units per US$ of GDP	0.0035 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
2010s	0.0051 units per US$ of GDP	0.0072 units per US$ of GDP	0.0021 units per US$ of GDP	Norway
2020s	0.0069 units per US$ of GDP	0.0075 units per US$ of GDP	0.0007 units per US$ of GDP	Norway

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 Norway?: Norway, at 0.0071 units per US$ of GDP against 0.007 units per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2025.
What is the difference in imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp between Japan and Norway?: 0.0001 units per US$ of GDP, with Norway ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Norway?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Japan and Norway rank globally for imf holdings of currency, us dollar, per unit of gdp?: Japan ranks 120th and Norway ranks 119th 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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Indicator: IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, 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: 04 October 2026

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.