Japan vs Korea: Domestic Claims

Japan
1,116.92 trillion
in 2008
Korea
1,305.32 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
7th
Korea rank
6th

Domestic Claims over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 1,305.32 trillion against 1,116.92 trillion in Japan, a difference of 188.40 trillion.

That makes 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 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 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 Korea?
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 Korea?
188.40 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?
Japan ranks 7th and 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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Indicator
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,497 data points, 1950–2024
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.