China vs Japan: Quasi-Money
China
239.82 trillion
in 2024
Japan
559.01 trillion
in 2008
China rank
7th
Japan rank
6th
Quasi-Money over time
- China
- Japan
How they compare
Japan currently reports 559.01 trillion against 239.82 trillion in China, a difference of 319.19 trillion.
That makes Japan's figure about 2.3 times China's.
Across all 32 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 162 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 | 33.13 billion | 210.26 trillion | 210.23 trillion | Japan |
| 1980s | 214.49 billion | 439.08 trillion | 438.86 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 3.37 trillion | 830.46 trillion | 827.09 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 16.65 trillion | 623.85 trillion | 607.20 trillion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher quasi-money, China or Japan?
- Japan, at 559.01 trillion against 239.82 trillion in China as of 2008.
- What is the difference in quasi-money between China and Japan?
- 319.19 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 quasi-money?
- China ranks 7th and Japan ranks 6th of 162 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Quasi-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.