Japan vs Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change
Japan
0.6084
in 2031
Korea
1.89
in 2031
Japan rank
26th
Korea rank
23rd
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.89 against 0.6084 in Japan, a difference of 1.28.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 26th and Korea ranks 23rd of 26 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 4.35 | 9.01 | 4.66 | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.44 | 7.43 | 5.99 | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.4861 | 4.92 | 4.43 | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.31 | 3.47 | 2.16 | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.4865 | 1.93 | 1.45 | Korea |
| 2030s | 0.6112 | 1.89 | 1.27 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.89 against 0.6084 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change between Japan and Korea?
- 1.28, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, percent change?
- Japan ranks 26th and Korea ranks 23rd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Percent change (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.