Japan vs Korea: Quasi-Money

Japan
559.01 trillion
in 2008
Korea
882.89 trillion
in 2012
Japan rank
6th
Korea rank
5th

Quasi-Money over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 882.89 trillion against 559.01 trillion in Japan, a difference of 323.88 trillion.

That makes Korea's figure about 1.6 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 56 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Japan ahead.

Japan ranks 6th and Korea ranks 5th 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 2.23 trillion 1.91 billion 2.23 trillion Japan
1960s 14.83 trillion 99.45 billion 14.73 trillion Japan
1970s 133.36 trillion 2.52 trillion 130.84 trillion Japan
1980s 439.08 trillion 22.59 trillion 416.49 trillion Japan
1990s 830.46 trillion 130.06 trillion 700.40 trillion Japan
2000s 623.85 trillion 478.28 trillion 145.56 trillion Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher quasi-money, Japan or Korea?
Korea, at 882.89 trillion against 559.01 trillion in Japan as of 2012.
What is the difference in quasi-money between Japan and Korea?
323.88 trillion, with Korea 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 quasi-money?
Japan ranks 6th and Korea ranks 5th 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

Indicator
Quasi-Money (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
165 places, 6,878 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.