Japan international reserves
Total reserves
$1.18T
Data for September 2026
1-month change
-2.4%
12-month change
-12.1%
High since 2000
$1.42T
August 2021
Monthly history (IMF)
$1.18 trillion
September 2026+294.4% vs January 2000
Gross reserves in US dollars with gold at market value. Source: IMF, International Liquidity.
Composition
What the central bank holds its reserves in, as of September 2026.
- Foreign exchange$993B · 84.2%
- Gold$114B · 9.6%
- SDRs$61.2B · 5.2%
- IMF reserve position$11.4B · 1.0%
Gold
- Tonnes
- 846 t
- Market value
- $114B
- Share of reserves
- 9.6%
Tonnes of gold in reserves
846.0 t
September 2026+12.3% vs January 2000
In context
Reserves per person
US$ 9,556
Reserves as % of GDP (2025)
26.6%
Months of imports covered
14.8
Usual benchmark: under 3 months is considered low.