Japan vs Korea: Rate, Domestic currency per international dollar in PPP terms, ICP
Japan
95.19
in 2031
Korea
793.42
in 2031
Japan rank
4th
Korea rank
2nd
Rate, Domestic currency per international dollar in PPP terms, ICP over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 793.42 against 95.19 in Japan, a difference of 698.23.
That makes Korea's figure about 8.3 times Japan's.
Across all 52 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 216.18 | 534.51 | 318.33 | Korea |
| 1990s | 180.82 | 758.84 | 578.01 | Korea |
| 2000s | 137.33 | 840.13 | 702.8 | Korea |
| 2010s | 107.34 | 857.19 | 749.85 | Korea |
| 2020s | 95.03 | 793.91 | 698.88 | Korea |
| 2030s | 95.05 | 792.39 | 697.33 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher rate, domestic currency per international dollar in ppp terms, icp, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 793.42 against 95.19 in Japan as of 2031.
- What is the difference in rate, domestic currency per international dollar in ppp terms, icp between Japan and Korea?
- 698.23, 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 rate, domestic currency per international dollar in ppp terms, icp?
- Japan ranks 4th and Korea ranks 2nd of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Rate, Domestic currency per international dollar in PPP terms, 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.