Japan vs Middle income: Total Reserves
Japan
1.25 million
in 2025
Middle income
7.00 million
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Middle income rank
1st
Total Reserves over time
- Japan
- Middle income
How they compare
Middle income currently reports 7.00 million against 1.25 million in Japan, a difference of 5.75 million.
That makes Middle income's figure about 5.6 times Japan's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Middle income has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 1st of 164 countries.
Middle income has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 155,276 | 338,542 | 183,266 | Middle income |
| 2000s | 742,198 | 1.92 million | 1.18 million | Middle income |
| 2010s | 1.22 million | 5.72 million | 4.50 million | Middle income |
| 2020s | 1.26 million | 6.41 million | 5.15 million | Middle income |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves, Japan or Middle income?
- Middle income, at 7.00 million against 1.25 million in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves between Japan and Middle income?
- 5.75 million, with Middle income ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Middle income?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Middle income rank globally for total reserves?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Middle income ranks 1st of 164 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream data, published as Total Reserves. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves comprise holdings of monetary gold, special drawing rights, reserves of IMF members held by the IMF, and holdings of foreign exchange under the control of monetary authorities.