Japan vs South Korea: Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Japan
491.64 trillion
in 2008
South Korea
132.70 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
4th
South Korea rank
6th
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency) over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 491.64 trillion against 132.70 trillion in South Korea, a difference of 358.94 trillion.
That makes Japan's figure about 3.7 times South Korea's.
Across all 56 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 6th of 162 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 | 2.21 trillion | 12.43 billion | 2.20 trillion | Japan |
| 1960s | 9.90 trillion | 89.59 billion | 9.81 trillion | Japan |
| 1970s | 53.87 trillion | 1.37 trillion | 52.50 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | 103.31 trillion | 8.01 trillion | 95.30 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 194.88 trillion | 31.72 trillion | 163.16 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 432.51 trillion | 71.05 trillion | 361.45 trillion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher money, Japan or South Korea?
- Japan, at 491.64 trillion against 132.70 trillion in South Korea as of 2008.
- What is the difference in money between Japan and South Korea?
- 358.94 trillion, with Japan 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 money?
- Japan ranks 4th and South 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.