SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Japan
Japan: SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita was 360.1 units per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Japan, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Japan is 360.1 units per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.8% on the previous year and up 251.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Japan peaked at 360.1 units per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places Japan 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Japan, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1968 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1969 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1970 | 1.41 units per person | — |
| 1971 | 2.68 units per person | +89.1% |
| 1972 | 3.96 units per person | +48.0% |
| 1973 | 3.91 units per person | -1.2% |
| 1974 | 3.92 units per person | +0.2% |
| 1975 | 3.98 units per person | +1.5% |
| 1976 | 4.08 units per person | +2.6% |
| 1977 | 4.34 units per person | +6.3% |
| 1978 | 9.17 units per person | +111.3% |
| 1979 | 11.06 units per person | +20.6% |
| 1980 | 11.67 units per person | +5.5% |
| 1981 | 14.12 units per person | +21.1% |
| 1982 | 16 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1983 | 15.49 units per person | -3.2% |
| 1984 | 16.37 units per person | +5.7% |
| 1985 | 15.94 units per person | -2.6% |
| 1986 | 14.92 units per person | -6.4% |
| 1987 | 14.22 units per person | -4.7% |
| 1988 | 17.8 units per person | +25.1% |
| 1989 | 15.13 units per person | -15.0% |
| 1990 | 17.32 units per person | +14.4% |
| 1991 | 14.54 units per person | -16.0% |
| 1992 | 6.39 units per person | -56.0% |
| 1993 | 9 units per person | +40.8% |
| 1994 | 11.4 units per person | +26.7% |
| 1995 | 14.51 units per person | +27.3% |
| 1996 | 14.61 units per person | +0.7% |
| 1997 | 15.51 units per person | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 14.96 units per person | -3.5% |
| 1999 | 15.28 units per person | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 14.74 units per person | -3.5% |
| 2001 | 14.88 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2002 | 14.57 units per person | -2.1% |
| 2003 | 14.57 units per person | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 14.31 units per person | -1.8% |
| 2005 | 14.15 units per person | -1.1% |
| 2006 | 14.62 units per person | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 15 units per person | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 15.37 units per person | +2.5% |
| 2009 | 104.45 units per person | +579.5% |
| 2010 | 104.58 units per person | +0.1% |
| 2011 | 100.61 units per person | -3.8% |
| 2012 | 101.5 units per person | +0.9% |
| 2013 | 102.56 units per person | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 102.47 units per person | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 102.44 units per person | -0.0% |
| 2016 | 105.88 units per person | +3.4% |
| 2017 | 106.15 units per person | +0.3% |
| 2018 | 104.8 units per person | -1.3% |
| 2019 | 109.5 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 111.16 units per person | +1.5% |
| 2021 | 354.34 units per person | +218.8% |
| 2022 | 355.96 units per person | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 344.24 units per person | -3.3% |
| 2024 | 353.77 units per person | +2.8% |
| 2025 | 360.1 units per person | +1.8% |
Japan compared with similar countries
- Japan's 360.1 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 339.72 units per person, 1.1× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Japan's 360.1 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 112.64 units per person, 3.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita in Japan changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +579.5% | 15.37 units per person | 104.45 units per person |
| 2021 | +218.8% | 111.16 units per person | 354.34 units per person |
| 1978 | +111.3% | 4.34 units per person | 9.17 units per person |
| 1971 | +89.1% | 1.41 units per person | 2.68 units per person |
| 1992 | -56.0% | 14.54 units per person | 6.39 units per person |
| 1972 | +48.0% | 2.68 units per person | 3.96 units per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 4.85 units per person | 1.41 units per person | 11.06 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 15.17 units per person | 11.67 units per person | 17.8 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 13.35 units per person | 6.39 units per person | 17.32 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 23.67 units per person | 14.15 units per person | 104.45 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 104.05 units per person | 100.61 units per person | 109.5 units per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 313.26 units per person | 111.16 units per person | 360.1 units per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
More economy & growth data for Japan
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 04 - Annual real GDP 1.03 Percent per annum (2029)
- Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 02 - Annual real GDP 0.4463 Percent per annum (2029)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.37 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0137 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 493.16 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 1.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.01 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.007 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 251 units per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Japan?
- Sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita in Japan was 360.1 units per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 360.1 units per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does Japan rank for sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita?
- Japan ranks 31st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is sdrs holdings, sdr, per capita rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 251.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Japan data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
SDRs holdings, SDR ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- SDRs holdings, SDR International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
SDRs holdings, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.