Japan vs Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity
Japan
8.21 trillion
in 2031
Korea
4.29 trillion
in 2031
Japan rank
2nd
Korea rank
4th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 8.21 trillion against 4.29 trillion in Korea, a difference of 3.92 trillion.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.9 times Korea's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 26 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1.61 trillion | 172.53 billion | 1.43 trillion | Japan |
| 1990s | 2.91 trillion | 533.27 billion | 2.38 trillion | Japan |
| 2000s | 3.92 trillion | 1.15 trillion | 2.77 trillion | Japan |
| 2010s | 5.01 trillion | 1.99 trillion | 3.02 trillion | Japan |
| 2020s | 6.81 trillion | 3.29 trillion | 3.52 trillion | Japan |
| 2030s | 8.11 trillion | 4.21 trillion | 3.90 trillion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 8.21 trillion against 4.29 trillion in Korea as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity between Japan and Korea?
- 3.92 trillion, with Japan 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), current prices, purchasing power parity?
- Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 4th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmarks 2017-2021 (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.