China vs Japan: Total reserves minus gold
Total reserves minus gold over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
China currently reports 3.42 trillion current US$ against 1.25 trillion current US$ in Japan, a difference of 2.17 trillion current US$.
That makes China's figure about 2.7 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 49 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Japan ahead.
Globally, China ranks 1st and Japan ranks 2nd of 181 countries.
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About this data
This series includes external assets (excluding monetary gold) that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.