May 12, 2021
Ministry of Finance
Japan's reserve assets totaled $ 1,378,467 million as of April 30, 2021, up $ 10,002 million from the end of March.
Details on the level and composition of Japan's international reserves/ foreign currency liquidity are provided below.
(in US$ millions)
| A. Official reserve assets | 1,378,467 | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (1) Foreign currency reserves | 1,295,207 | ||||
| (a) Securities | 1,156,492 | ||||
| of which: issuer headquartered in Japan | - | ||||
| (b) Deposits with | 138,715 | ||||
| (i) Foreign central banks and BIS | 138,046 | ||||
| (ii) Banks headquartered in Japan | 569 | ||||
| of which: located abroad | - | ||||
| (iii) Banks headquartered outside Japan | 100 | ||||
| of which: located in Japan | 100 | ||||
| (2) IMF reserve position | 14,407 | ||||
| (3) SDRs | 20,162 | ||||
| (4) Gold | 48,079 | ||||
| (volume [in million fine troy ounces]) | (27.20) | ||||
| (5) other reserve assets | 612 | ||||
| (a) Financial derivatives | - | ||||
| (b) Loans to nonbank nonresidents | - | ||||
| (c) Other | 612 | ||||
| B. Other foreign currency assets | 42,111 | ||||
(Notes) B. Other foreign currency assets include loans to The Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) in total of $ 42,083 million.
| Total | Maturity breakdown (residual maturity) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 1 month | More than 1 month and up to 3 months | More than 3 months and up to 1 year | |||
1. Foreign currency loans and securities | - | - | - | - | |
2. Aggregate short and long positions in forwards and futures in foreign currencies vis-à vis Yen | 30,000 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | |
(a) Short positions(-) | - | - | - | - | |
(b) Long positions (+) | 30,000 | 6,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | |
3. Other | - | - | - | - | |
| Total | Maturity breakdown (residual maturity, where applicable) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Up to 1 month | More than 1 month and up to 3 months | More than 3 months and up to 1 year | ||||
1. Contingent liabilities in foreign currency | -4,050 | - | -2,500 | -1,550 | ||
(a) Collateral guarantees on debt falling due within 1 year | -4,050 | - | -2,500 | -1,550 | ||
(b) Other contingent liabilities | - | - | - | - | ||
2. Foreign currency securities issued with embedded options | - | - | - | - | ||
3. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided by: | - | - | - | - | ||
(a) other national monetary authorities, BIS, IMF, and other international organizations | - | - | - | - | ||
(b) banks and other financial institutions headquartered in Japan | - | - | - | - | ||
(c) banks and other financial institutions headquartered outside Japan | - | - | - | - | ||
4. Undrawn, unconditional credit lines provided to: | - | - | - | - | ||
(a) other national monetary authorities, BIS, IMF, and other international organizations | - | - | - | - | ||
(b) banks and other financial institutions headquartered in Japan | - | - | - | - | ||
(c) banks and other financial institutions headquartered outside Japan | - | - | - | - | ||
5. Aggregate short and long positions of options in foreign currencies vis-à vis Yen | - | - | - | - | ||
(a) Short positions | - | - | - | - | ||
(i) Bought puts | - | - | - | - | ||
(ii) Written calls | - | - | - | - | ||
(b) Long positions | - | - | - | - | ||
(i) Bought calls | - | - | - | - | ||
(ii) Written puts | - | - | - | - | ||
(a) short-term domestic currency debt indexed to the exchange rate | - | |
|---|---|---|
(b) financial instruments denominated in foreign currency and settled by other means(e.g., in Yen) | - | |
(c) pledged assets | - | |
(d) securities lent and on repo | 5,175 | |
- lent or repoed and included in Section I | -190,554 | |
- lent or repoed but not included in Section I | - | |
- borrowed or acquired and included in Section I | - | |
- borrowed or acquired but not included in Section I | 195,729 | |
(e) financial derivative assets(net, marked to market) | 825 | |
- forwards | - | |
- futures | - | |
- swaps | 825 | |
- options | - | |
- other | - | |
(f) derivatives(forward, futures, or options contracts)that have a residual maturity greater than one year. | - | |
Notes :
1. Coverage of this template is the monetary authorities and other central government, excluding social security.
2. Current market exchange rates are used for valuation of non-US dollar denominated assets/liabilities.
3. Securities and gold reflect marked to market values.
4. In Section III, the plus (+) sign is used for inflows and the minus (-) sign for outflows, in accordance with International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template, IMF.
5. ABF2 is included under item 1.A.(5)(c) See http://asianbondsonline.adb.org