Japan vs Saudi Arabia: Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita
Japan
11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
13,663 includes gold, current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Saudi Arabia rank
15th
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 13,663 includes gold, current US$ per person against 11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person in Japan, a difference of 2,547 includes gold, current US$ per person.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Japan ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 182 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and Saudi Arabia in 6.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 23.13 includes gold, current US$ per person | 179.04 includes gold, current US$ per person | 155.91 includes gold, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 177.73 includes gold, current US$ per person | 3,004 includes gold, current US$ per person | 2,826 includes gold, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 461.44 includes gold, current US$ per person | 3,414 includes gold, current US$ per person | 2,953 includes gold, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 1,316 includes gold, current US$ per person | 985.97 includes gold, current US$ per person | 329.56 includes gold, current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 5,908 includes gold, current US$ per person | 7,534 includes gold, current US$ per person | 1,626 includes gold, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2010s | 9,823 includes gold, current US$ per person | 20,924 includes gold, current US$ per person | 11,101 includes gold, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 10,575 includes gold, current US$ per person | 14,272 includes gold, current US$ per person | 3,697 includes gold, current US$ per person | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita, Japan or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 13,663 includes gold, current US$ per person against 11,116 includes gold, current US$ per person in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita between Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 2,547 includes gold, current US$ per person, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Saudi Arabia?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Saudi Arabia rank globally for total reserves (includes gold, current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and Saudi Arabia ranks 15th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves (includes gold, current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.