Japan’s Official Foreign Currency Reserves Total 1,359,358 Million USD as of December 2025
Japan’s official foreign currency reserves reached 1,359,358 million USD as of December 2025, with details on foreign currency, IMF reserves, SDRs, gold holdings, and other assets
New Delhi / Tokyo, December 5, 2025 – The Ministry of Finance of Japan released the latest data on the country’s international reserves and foreign currency liquidity, showing a total of 1,359,358 million USD at the end of November 2025, an increase of 11,980 million USD from October 2025.
The reserves comprise multiple components, including foreign currency assets, IMF reserve positions, SDRs, gold holdings, and other reserve assets. Key highlights include:
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Foreign currency reserves: 1,157,683 million USD, including securities of 996,419 million USD and deposits with foreign central banks totaling 160,831 million USD.
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IMF reserve position: 11,179 million USD.
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Special Drawing Rights (SDRs): 60,511 million USD.
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Gold holdings: 113,993 million USD (27.20 million fine troy ounces).
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Other reserve assets: 15,992 million USD, including loans to nonbank nonresidents.
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Other foreign currency assets: 34,493 million USD, largely loans to the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC).
The report also details predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets, with aggregate positions in forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis-à-vis the Japanese Yen totaling 19,998 million USD. Contingent liabilities, such as collateral guarantees due within one year, accounted for 13,631 million USD.
Memo items include financial instruments settled in foreign currencies, securities on repo, and derivative assets, reflecting the overall liquidity and financial strategy of Japan in managing its international reserves.
The Ministry emphasized that these measures and holdings provide stability to Japan’s foreign exchange position and support the country’s economic resilience in the global market.