Japan vs South Korea: Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP

Japan
0.734 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
South Korea
0.7479 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2021
Japan rank
127th
South Korea rank
124th

Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Japan
  • South Korea
00.20.40.60.81197019952021

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 0.7479 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.734 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan, a difference of 0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 51 shared years of data; in 1971 it was South Korea ahead.

Japan ranks 127th and South Korea ranks 124th of 184 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 0.7944 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.9112 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.1168 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1980s 0.7883 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.859 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0707 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
1990s 0.7705 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.8229 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0524 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2000s 0.775 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7926 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0176 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea
2010s 0.7797 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7783 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0015 current US$ per US$ of GDP Japan
2020s 0.7477 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.7522 current US$ per US$ of GDP 0.0045 current US$ per US$ of GDP South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp, Japan or South Korea?
South Korea, at 0.7479 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.734 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Japan as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp between Japan and South Korea?
0.0139 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
51 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2021.
How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for adjusted net national income (current us$), per unit of gdp?
Japan ranks 127th and South Korea ranks 124th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted net national income (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
231 places, 9,508 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted net national income (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.