Japan vs Korea: Real interest rate
Real interest rate over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.0% against 1.0% in Japan, a difference of 0.0%.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 22 shared years of data; in 1996 it was Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 118th and Korea ranks 117th of 148 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.8% | 8.9% | 6.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 3.0% | 4.1% | 1.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.3% | 2.6% | 1.3% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real interest rate, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.0% against 1.0% in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real interest rate between Japan and Korea?
- 0.0%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 22 years are reported by both, from 1996 to 2017.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for real interest rate?
- Japan ranks 118th and Korea ranks 117th of 148 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Real interest rate (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
An interest rate is the amount charged, expressed as a percentage of the principal over a period of time, by the owners of certain kinds of financial assets for putting the financial assets at the disposal of another institutional unit. The real interest rate is the lending interest rate adjusted for inflation as measured by the GDP deflator. The terms and conditions attached to lending rates differ by country, however, limiting their comparability. This indicator is expressed as a percentage (a÷b)*100.