Japan vs Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Price deflator, Index
Japan
127.19
in 2031
Korea
130.61
in 2031
Japan rank
19th
Korea rank
17th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Price deflator, Index over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 130.61 against 127.19 in Japan, a difference of 3.42.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 19th and Korea ranks 17th 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 | 98.7 | 29.92 | 68.78 | Japan |
| 1990s | 110.86 | 56.75 | 54.11 | Japan |
| 2000s | 102.74 | 76.53 | 26.21 | Japan |
| 2010s | 96.5 | 93.52 | 2.98 | Japan |
| 2020s | 109.8 | 112.89 | 3.08 | Korea |
| 2030s | 125.89 | 129.28 | 3.39 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), price deflator, index, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 130.61 against 127.19 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), price deflator, index between Japan and Korea?
- 3.42, 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), price deflator, index?
- Japan ranks 19th and Korea ranks 17th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Price deflator, Index (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.