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
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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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Indicator
Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP
Unit
units per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
209 places, 11,395 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

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.