Japan vs Korea: Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP
Japan
1.07 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea
1.03 units per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Japan rank
15th
Korea rank
18th
Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 1.07 units per US$ of GDP against 1.03 units per US$ of GDP in Korea, a difference of 0.04 units per US$ of GDP.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 15th and Korea ranks 18th of 209 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.89 units per US$ of GDP | 9.32 units per US$ of GDP | 0.5686 units per US$ of GDP | Japan |
| 1970s | 3.88 units per US$ of GDP | 4.95 units per US$ of GDP | 1.07 units per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.64 units per US$ of GDP | 2.16 units per US$ of GDP | 0.5199 units per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.8655 units per US$ of GDP | 1.32 units per US$ of GDP | 0.4505 units per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.8779 units per US$ of GDP | 1.24 units per US$ of GDP | 0.3652 units per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.8438 units per US$ of GDP | 1.01 units per US$ of GDP | 0.1622 units per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.01 units per US$ of GDP | 1 units per US$ of GDP | 0.0091 units per US$ of GDP | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of gdp, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 1.07 units per US$ of GDP against 1.03 units per US$ of GDP in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of gdp between Japan and Korea?
- 0.04 units per US$ of GDP, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of gdp?
- Japan ranks 15th and Korea ranks 18th of 209 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gdp worldbank constant usd divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.