Japan vs Switzerland: Total reserves in months of imports
Japan
13.05 ratio
in 2024
Switzerland
13.2 ratio
in 2024
Japan rank
9th
Switzerland rank
8th
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Japan
- Switzerland
How they compare
Switzerland currently reports 13.2 ratio against 13.05 ratio in Japan, a difference of 0.15 ratio.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 25 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 172 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Switzerland in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Switzerland | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.52 ratio | 3.36 ratio | 11.15 ratio | Japan |
| 2010s | 15.46 ratio | 12.78 ratio | 2.68 ratio | Japan |
| 2020s | 14.7 ratio | 16.36 ratio | 1.66 ratio | Switzerland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Japan or Switzerland?
- Switzerland, at 13.2 ratio against 13.05 ratio in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Japan and Switzerland?
- 0.15 ratio, with Switzerland ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Switzerland?
- 25 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Switzerland rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Japan ranks 9th and Switzerland ranks 8th of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund β processed by Our World in Data, published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves in months of imports (ratio).