Japan vs Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Per capita, purchasing power parity
Japan
68,887
in 2031
Korea
83,696
in 2031
Japan rank
11th
Korea rank
8th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Per capita, purchasing power parity over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 83,696 against 68,887 in Japan, a difference of 14,809.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.2 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 11th and Korea ranks 8th of 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 13,323 | 4,215 | 9,108 | Japan |
| 1990s | 23,222 | 11,828 | 11,395 | Japan |
| 2000s | 30,751 | 23,840 | 6,911 | Japan |
| 2010s | 39,459 | 39,216 | 243.29 | Japan |
| 2020s | 55,283 | 63,791 | 8,509 | Korea |
| 2030s | 67,864 | 82,122 | 14,258 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, purchasing power parity, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 83,696 against 68,887 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, purchasing power parity between Japan and Korea?
- 14,809, 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), per capita, purchasing power parity?
- Japan ranks 11th and Korea ranks 8th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Per capita, 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.