China vs Korea: Money
China
67.10 trillion
in 2024
Korea
132.70 trillion
in 2012
China rank
7th
Korea rank
6th
Money over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 132.70 trillion against 67.10 trillion in China, a difference of 65.61 trillion.
That makes Korea's figure about 2.0 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
China ranks 7th and Korea ranks 6th of 162 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 69.40 billion | 2.72 trillion | 2.65 trillion | Korea |
| 1980s | 309.53 billion | 8.01 trillion | 7.71 trillion | Korea |
| 1990s | 2.34 trillion | 31.72 trillion | 29.38 trillion | Korea |
| 2000s | 11.40 trillion | 74.49 trillion | 63.09 trillion | Korea |
| 2010s | 28.84 trillion | 123.62 trillion | 94.79 trillion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 132.70 trillion against 67.10 trillion in China as of 2012.
- What is the difference in money between China and Korea?
- 65.61 trillion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for money?
- China ranks 7th and Korea ranks 6th 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.