Japan vs Korea: Money, Seasonally adjusted

Japan
487.39 trillion
in 2008
Korea
126.96 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
3rd
Korea rank
5th

Money, Seasonally adjusted over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Japan currently reports 487.39 trillion against 126.96 trillion in Korea, a difference of 360.43 trillion.

That makes Japan's figure about 3.8 times Korea's.

Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 5th of 157 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 2.43 trillion 18.44 billion 2.42 trillion Japan
1960s 9.00 trillion 88.09 billion 8.91 trillion Japan
1970s 50.26 trillion 1.29 trillion 48.97 trillion Japan
1980s 97.41 trillion 7.20 trillion 90.20 trillion Japan
1990s 184.15 trillion 28.96 trillion 155.19 trillion Japan
2000s 429.49 trillion 66.85 trillion 362.64 trillion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher money, seasonally adjusted, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 487.39 trillion against 126.96 trillion in Korea as of 2008.
What is the difference in money, seasonally adjusted between Japan and Korea?
360.43 trillion, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
52 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2008.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for money, seasonally adjusted?
Japan ranks 3rd and Korea ranks 5th 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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About this data

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.