China vs Japan: Money, Seasonally adjusted

China
61.36 trillion
in 2020
Japan
487.39 trillion
in 2008
China rank
6th
Japan rank
3rd

Money, Seasonally adjusted over time

  • China
  • Japan
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 487.39 trillion against 61.36 trillion in China, a difference of 426.03 trillion.

That makes Japan's figure about 7.9 times China's.

Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 157 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 65.51 billion 70.87 trillion 70.80 trillion Japan
1980s 295.13 billion 97.41 trillion 97.11 trillion Japan
1990s 2.28 trillion 184.15 trillion 181.87 trillion Japan
2000s 9.94 trillion 429.49 trillion 419.54 trillion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher money, seasonally adjusted, China or Japan?
Japan, at 487.39 trillion against 61.36 trillion in China as of 2008.
What is the difference in money, seasonally adjusted between China and Japan?
426.03 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, seasonally adjusted?
China ranks 6th and Japan ranks 3rd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Money, Seasonally adjusted (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, Seasonally adjusted (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
160 places, 6,305 data points, 1950–2023
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.