China vs Japan: Money
China
67.10 trillion
in 2024
Japan
491.64 trillion
in 2008
China rank
7th
Japan rank
4th
Money over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 491.64 trillion against 67.10 trillion in China, a difference of 424.54 trillion.
That makes Japan's figure about 7.3 times China's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 162 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Japan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.40 billion | 75.87 trillion | 75.80 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | 309.53 billion | 103.31 trillion | 103.00 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.34 trillion | 194.88 trillion | 192.54 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 10.21 trillion | 432.51 trillion | 422.30 trillion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 491.64 trillion against 67.10 trillion in China as of 2008.
- What is the difference in money between China and Japan?
- 424.54 trillion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Japan?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2008.
- How do China and Japan rank globally for money?
- China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 4th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Money (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.