Japan vs Korea: Money

Japan
491.64 trillion
in 2008
Korea
132.70 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
4th
Korea rank
6th

Money over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 491.64 trillion against 132.70 trillion in Korea, a difference of 358.94 trillion.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.7 times Korea's.

Across all 56 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 4th and 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 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 Korea?
Japan, at 491.64 trillion against 132.70 trillion in Korea as of 2008.
What is the difference in money between Japan and Korea?
358.94 trillion, with Japan 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 money?
Japan ranks 4th 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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Indicator
Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
165 places, 6,843 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.