Japan Foreign Exchange Reserves

Last Release

Nov 30, 2025

Actual

1,359,400

Units In

USD Million

1,347,400

Frequency

Monthly

Next Release

Jan 08, 2026

Time to Release

1 Months 3 Days 0 Hours

Highest	Lowest	Average	Date Range	Source
1,424,284 Aug 2021	455 Sep 1957	401,638.33 USD Million	1957-2025	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 rose by $11.98 billion to $1.36 trillion in November 2025, the highest level since March 2022. The total included $1.16 trillion in foreign currency reserves, $11.18 billion in IMF reserve position, $60.51 billion in SDRs, $113.99 billion in gold, and $15.99 billion in other reserve assets. The finance ministry last confirmed that no foreign exchange interventions took place between July and September 2025.