Japan vs Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency
Japan
553,760
in 2019
Korea
1.92 million
in 2019
Japan rank
7th
Korea rank
5th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.92 million against 553,760 in Japan, a difference of 1.37 million.
That makes Korea's figure about 3.5 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 60 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 7th and Korea ranks 5th of 194 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 35,600 | 929.23 | 34,671 | Japan |
| 1970s | 147,386 | 12,512 | 134,874 | Japan |
| 1980s | 326,215 | 91,796 | 234,418 | Japan |
| 1990s | 504,854 | 400,676 | 104,178 | Japan |
| 2000s | 519,498 | 930,148 | 410,650 | Korea |
| 2010s | 521,714 | 1.63 million | 1.11 million | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 1.92 million against 553,760 in Japan as of 2019.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency between Japan and Korea?
- 1.37 million, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2019.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency?
- Japan ranks 7th and Korea ranks 5th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.