Japan vs South Korea: Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Japan
1,116.92 trillion
in 2008
South Korea
1,305.32 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
7th
South Korea rank
6th
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1,305.32 trillion against 1,116.92 trillion in Japan, a difference of 188.40 trillion.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 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 South Korea ranks 6th of 178 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 5.14 trillion | 25.07 billion | 5.12 trillion | Japan |
| 1960s | 28.66 trillion | 171.62 billion | 28.49 trillion | Japan |
| 1970s | 224.60 trillion | 4.38 trillion | 220.22 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | 667.87 trillion | 42.27 trillion | 625.59 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,187.41 trillion | 210.91 trillion | 976.50 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 1,156.61 trillion | 743.39 trillion | 413.21 trillion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic claims, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1,305.32 trillion against 1,116.92 trillion in Japan as of 2012.
- What is the difference in domestic claims between Japan and South Korea?
- 188.40 trillion, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2008.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for domestic claims?
- Japan ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 6th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims (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.