Japan vs Korea: Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official

Japan
44.76 trillion
in 2008
Korea
4.03 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
2nd
Korea rank
3rd

Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 44.76 trillion against 4.03 trillion in Korea, a difference of 40.73 trillion.

That makes Japan's figure about 11.1 times Korea's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 106 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 22.29 trillion 2.03 billion 22.29 trillion Japan
1980s 55.10 trillion 104.05 billion 54.99 trillion Japan
1990s 76.02 trillion 1.08 trillion 74.94 trillion Japan
2000s 38.94 trillion 1.40 trillion 37.54 trillion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, claims on state and local government or official, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 44.76 trillion against 4.03 trillion in Korea as of 2008.
What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on state and local government or official between Japan and Korea?
40.73 trillion, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
35 years are reported by both, from 1974 to 2008.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for domestic claims, claims on state and local government or official?
Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 3rd of 106 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official Entities (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims, Claims on State and Local Government or Official Entities (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
107 places, 3,218 data points, 1950–2017
Last refreshed

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.