Japan vs Republic of Korea: Gross capital formation
Japan
-0.8%
in 2024
Republic of Korea
-1.7%
in 2025
Japan rank
128th
Republic of Korea rank
131st
Gross capital formation over time
- Japan
- Republic of Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports -0.8% against -1.7% in Republic of Korea, a difference of 0.9%.
The two have swapped places 15 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1971 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 128th and Republic of Korea ranks 131st of 169 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Republic of Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 3.5% | 18.4% | 14.9% | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 5.1% | 9.8% | 4.7% | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 0.0% | 7.6% | 7.6% | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | -1.8% | 3.7% | 5.5% | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 2.4% | 4.5% | 2.1% | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | -0.4% | 0.6% | 0.9% | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross capital formation, Japan or Republic of Korea?
- Japan, at -0.8% against -1.7% in Republic of Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in gross capital formation between Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 0.9%, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Republic of Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1971 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Republic of Korea rank globally for gross capital formation?
- Japan ranks 128th and Republic of Korea ranks 131st of 169 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross capital formation (annual % growth). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.