China vs Japan: SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate
China
0.8948 % change on previous year
in 2025
Japan
1.29 % change on previous year
in 2025
China rank
50th
Japan rank
48th
SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.29 % change on previous year against 0.8948 % change on previous year in China, a difference of 0.3952 % change on previous year.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times China's.
The two have swapped places 19 times across 45 shared years of data; in 1981 it was China ahead.
China ranks 50th and Japan ranks 48th of 192 countries.
Across the 5 decades both report, China averaged higher in 3 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 33.83 % change on previous year | 4.31 % change on previous year | 29.52 % change on previous year | China |
| 1990s | 3.37 % change on previous year | 4.55 % change on previous year | 1.18 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2000s | 96.62 % change on previous year | 58.13 % change on previous year | 38.49 % change on previous year | China |
| 2010s | 0.1463 % change on previous year | 0.3855 % change on previous year | 0.2391 % change on previous year | Japan |
| 2020s | 63.6 % change on previous year | 36.4 % change on previous year | 27.2 % change on previous year | China |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher sdrs holdings, sdr, annual growth rate, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 1.29 % change on previous year against 0.8948 % change on previous year in China as of 2025.
- What is the difference in sdrs holdings, sdr, annual growth rate between China and Japan?
- 0.3952 % change on previous year, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 45 years are reported by both, from 1981 to 2025.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for sdrs holdings, sdr, annual growth rate?
- China ranks 50th and Japan ranks 48th of 192 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in SDRs holdings, SDR. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.