Japan vs Korea: Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita
Japan
10,153 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea
8,163 current US$ per person
in 2025
Japan rank
17th
Korea rank
19th
Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 10,153 current US$ per person against 8,163 current US$ per person in Korea, a difference of 1,990 current US$ per person.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 17th and Korea ranks 19th of 182 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 19.79 current US$ per person | 8.49 current US$ per person | 11.3 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1970s | 145.62 current US$ per person | 39.37 current US$ per person | 106.25 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1980s | 377.75 current US$ per person | 123.34 current US$ per person | 254.41 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 1990s | 1,248 current US$ per person | 671.05 current US$ per person | 577.3 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2000s | 5,798 current US$ per person | 3,840 current US$ per person | 1,959 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2010s | 9,566 current US$ per person | 6,954 current US$ per person | 2,612 current US$ per person | Japan |
| 2020s | 10,052 current US$ per person | 8,237 current US$ per person | 1,815 current US$ per person | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 10,153 current US$ per person against 8,163 current US$ per person in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita between Japan and Korea?
- 1,990 current US$ per person, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for total reserves minus gold (current us$), per capita?
- Japan ranks 17th and Korea ranks 19th of 182 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Total reserves minus gold (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Total reserves minus gold (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.