China vs Japan: 11_SDR allocation
11_SDR allocation over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 56.73 billion against 49.11 billion in China, a difference of 7.62 billion.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times China's.
Across all 37 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 329.90 million | 1.24 billion | 912.36 million | Japan |
| 2000s | 338.86 million | 1.28 billion | 937.16 million | Japan |
| 2010s | 10.26 billion | 18.04 billion | 7.78 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 37.62 billion | 45.13 billion | 7.51 billion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 11_sdr allocation, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 56.73 billion against 49.11 billion in China as of 2026.
- What is the difference in 11_sdr allocation between China and Japan?
- 7.62 billion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 37 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2026.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for 11_sdr allocation?
- China ranks 4th and Japan ranks 2nd of 189 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- IMF, published as 11_SDR allocation. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
SDRs are international reserve assets created by the IMF and allocated to members to supplement existing official reserves. Holdings of SDRs by an IMF member are recorded as an asset, while the allocation of SDRs is recorded as the incurrence of a liability of the member receiving them. The membership of the SDR Department incurs the asset and liability position among themselves, not with the IMF. The holdings and allocations should be shown gross, rather than netted (Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual, sixth edition (BPM6)).