Japan vs Korea: Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP
Japan
4.05
in 2031
Korea
5.46
in 2031
Japan rank
8th
Korea rank
6th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 5.46 against 4.05 in Japan, a difference of 1.41.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 8th and Korea ranks 6th of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.92 | -1.86 | 3.77 | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.2 | 0.2191 | 1.98 | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.11 | 1.37 | 1.75 | Japan |
| 2010s | 2.62 | 4.31 | 1.69 | Korea |
| 2020s | 3.71 | 4.55 | 0.837 | Korea |
| 2030s | 4.07 | 5.47 | 1.4 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 5.46 against 4.05 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp between Japan and Korea?
- 1.41, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for current account balance (credit less debit), percent of gdp?
- Japan ranks 8th and Korea ranks 6th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), Percent of GDP (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.