Germany vs Japan: 11_SDR allocation

Germany
49.94 billion
in 2025
Japan
55.57 billion
in 2025
Germany rank
3rd
Japan rank
2nd

11_SDR allocation over time

  • Germany
  • Japan
020.0B40.0B60.0B199020072025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 55.57 billion against 49.94 billion in Germany, a difference of 5.63 billion.

That makes Japan's figure about 1.1 times Germany's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Germany ahead.

Germany ranks 3rd and Japan ranks 2nd of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Germany averaged higher in 2 and Japan in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Germany Japan Difference Ahead
1990s 1.69 billion 1.24 billion 444.51 million Germany
2000s 1.73 billion 1.28 billion 456.60 million Germany
2010s 17.71 billion 18.04 billion 331.58 million Japan
2020s 39.30 billion 43.20 billion 3.91 billion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher 11_sdr allocation, Germany or Japan?
Japan, at 55.57 billion against 49.94 billion in Germany as of 2025.
What is the difference in 11_sdr allocation between Germany and Japan?
5.63 billion, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Germany and Japan?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Germany and Japan rank globally for 11_sdr allocation?
Germany ranks 3rd 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

Indicator
11_SDR allocation
Source
IMF
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
189 places, 6,685 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

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)).