Japan vs South Korea: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey)
Japan
65.54 trillion
in 2008
South Korea
276.62 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
3rd
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 276.62 trillion against 65.54 trillion in Japan, a difference of 211.09 trillion.
That makes South Korea's figure about 4.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 404.43 billion | 1.86 billion | 402.57 billion | Japan |
| 1960s | 576.80 billion | 38.05 billion | 538.75 billion | Japan |
| 1970s | 2.02 trillion | 414.52 billion | 1.61 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | -11.37 trillion | -1.73 trillion | 9.65 trillion | South Korea |
| 1990s | 21.17 trillion | 26.50 trillion | 5.33 trillion | South Korea |
| 2000s | 47.63 trillion | 159.12 trillion | 111.49 trillion | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 276.62 trillion against 65.54 trillion in Japan as of 2012.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Japan and South Korea?
- 211.09 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 foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (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.