France vs Japan: 11_SDR allocation
11_SDR allocation over time
- France
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 55.57 billion against 39.13 billion in France, a difference of 16.44 billion.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.4 times France's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was France ahead.
France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 188 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, France averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | France | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.50 billion | 1.24 billion | 262.16 million | France |
| 2000s | 1.55 billion | 1.28 billion | 269.29 million | France |
| 2010s | 14.88 billion | 18.04 billion | 3.16 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 31.11 billion | 43.20 billion | 12.09 billion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher 11_sdr allocation, France or Japan?
- Japan, at 55.57 billion against 39.13 billion in France as of 2025.
- What is the difference in 11_sdr allocation between France and Japan?
- 16.44 billion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for France and Japan?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do France and Japan rank globally for 11_sdr allocation?
- France ranks 5th and Japan ranks 2nd of 188 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)).