Japan vs Korea: Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025)
Japan
207.80 billion
in 2031
Korea
128.68 billion
in 2031
Japan rank
1st
Korea rank
4th
Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (9/26/2025) over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 207.80 billion against 128.68 billion in Korea, a difference of 79.12 billion.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.6 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th of 26 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 41.79 billion | 112.90 million | 41.68 billion | Japan |
| 1990s | 99.15 billion | -44.92 million | 99.20 billion | Japan |
| 2000s | 149.20 billion | 11.66 billion | 137.53 billion | Japan |
| 2010s | 138.53 billion | 66.91 billion | 71.62 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 171.57 billion | 88.67 billion | 82.90 billion | Japan |
| 2030s | 206.17 billion | 126.48 billion | 79.69 billion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 207.80 billion against 128.68 billion in Korea as of 2031.
- What is the difference in current account balance (credit less debit), us dollar between Japan and Korea?
- 79.12 billion, with Japan 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), us dollar?
- Japan ranks 1st and Korea ranks 4th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Current account balance (credit less debit), US dollar (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.