Japan Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Aug 31, 2024

Actual

1,235,700

Units In

USD Million

1,219,100

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Oct 04, 2024

Time to Release

27 Days 14 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
1,424,284 Aug 2021	455 Sep 1957	387,806.72 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

Reserve assets in Japan increased to $1.24 trillion in August 2024 from $1.22 trillion in July, hitting the highest level in four months. Total reserve assets were broken down into foreign currency reserves ($1.08 trillion), IMF reserve position ($10,714 million), SDRs ($59,146 million), gold ($68,361 million) and other reserve assets ($14,887 million). Recent data showed that Japanese authorities spent 5.53 trillion yen to support the currency via intervention in July. An official report also revealed that Japan spent 9,788.5 billion yen from April 26, 2024 to May 29, 2024 in foreign exchange intervention operations.