Japan Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Nov 30, 2024

Actual

1,238,999

Units In

USD Million

1,238,950

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 10, 2025

Time to Release

1 Months 4 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
1,424,284 Aug 2021	455 Sep 1957	390,472.1 USD Million	1957-2024	N/A

In Japan, Foreign Exchange Reserves are the foreign assets held or controlled by the country central bank. The reserves are made of gold or a specific currency. They can also be special drawing rights and marketable securities denominated in foreign currencies like treasury bills, government bonds, corporate bonds and equities and foreign currency loans.

Latest Updates

Japan’s foreign reserves increased by $49 million, reaching a total of $1.24 trillion in November 2024. The reserves were composed of several components: foreign currency reserves ($1.08 trillion), the IMF reserve position ($10.28 billion), Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) ($57.57 billion), gold reserves ($72.11 billion), and other reserve assets ($15.26 billion). In a recent disclosure, Japan's finance ministry revealed it spent 5.53 trillion yen in July for foreign exchange interventions aimed at supporting the yen.