Japan vs Korea: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector
Japan
512.02 trillion
in 2008
Korea
1,267.21 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
7th
Korea rank
5th
Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1,267.21 trillion against 512.02 trillion in Japan, a difference of 755.19 trillion.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Korea ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 4.67 trillion | 9.94 billion | 4.66 trillion | Japan |
| 1960s | 26.37 trillion | 178.00 billion | 26.20 trillion | Japan |
| 1970s | 170.83 trillion | 4.17 trillion | 166.66 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | 461.35 trillion | 41.28 trillion | 420.07 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 899.22 trillion | 219.86 trillion | 679.36 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 564.71 trillion | 747.64 trillion | 182.92 trillion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 1,267.21 trillion against 512.02 trillion in Japan as of 2012.
- What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector between Japan and Korea?
- 755.19 trillion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2008.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector?
- Japan ranks 7th and Korea ranks 5th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.