Japan vs Korea: Industry (including construction), value added

Japan
1.32 trillion constant 2015 US$
in 2024
Korea
660.05 billion constant 2015 US$
in 2025
Japan rank
2nd
Korea rank
5th

Industry (including construction), value added over time

  • Japan
  • Korea
0500.0B1.0T1.5T196019922025

How they compare

Japan currently reports 1.32 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 660.05 billion constant 2015 US$ in Korea, a difference of 662.47 billion constant 2015 US$.

That makes Japan's figure about 2.0 times Korea's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.

Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 5th of 195 countries.

Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Japan Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 1.24 trillion constant 2015 US$ 219.08 billion constant 2015 US$ 1.02 trillion constant 2015 US$ Japan
2000s 1.24 trillion constant 2015 US$ 357.84 billion constant 2015 US$ 885.19 billion constant 2015 US$ Japan
2010s 1.31 trillion constant 2015 US$ 536.22 billion constant 2015 US$ 777.09 billion constant 2015 US$ Japan
2020s 1.36 trillion constant 2015 US$ 628.41 billion constant 2015 US$ 733.72 billion constant 2015 US$ Japan

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added, Japan or Korea?
Japan, at 1.32 trillion constant 2015 US$ against 660.05 billion constant 2015 US$ in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added between Japan and Korea?
662.47 billion constant 2015 US$, with Japan ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
31 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2024.
How do Japan and Korea rank globally for industry (including construction), value added?
Japan ranks 2nd and Korea ranks 5th of 195 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Individual pages

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Japan vs Korea: Industry (including construction), value added. Statizoid, drawing on Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Retrieved 18 August 2026, from https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/industry-including-construction-value-added-constant-2015-us/japan/korea-rep/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://economy.statizoid.com/compare/industry-including-construction-value-added-constant-2015-us/japan/korea-rep/">Japan vs Korea: Industry (including construction), value added</a> — Statizoid

About this data

Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (constant 2015 US$)
Unit
constant 2015 US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
240 places, 10,399 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction) corresponds to ISIC (Rev.4) divisions 05-43. It is comprised of mining, manufacturing, construction, electricity, water, and gas industries. Value added is the contribution to the economy by a producer or an industry or an institutional sector, which is estimated by the total value of output produced and deducting the total value of intermediate consumption of goods and services used to produce that output. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2015. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.