Japan vs Korea: Value imports by region origin
Japan
105.31 billion
in 2024
Korea
87.85 billion
in 2024
Japan rank
5th
Korea rank
8th
Value imports by region origin over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 105.31 billion against 87.85 billion in Korea, a difference of 17.46 billion.
That makes Japan's figure about 1.2 times Korea's.
Across all 71 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 5th and Korea ranks 8th of 208 countries.
Japan has averaged higher in every one of the 9 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1940s | 588.70 million | 100.00 million | 488.70 million | Japan |
| 1950s | 1.46 billion | 271.60 million | 1.19 billion | Japan |
| 1960s | 3.29 billion | 276.38 million | 3.02 billion | Japan |
| 1970s | 14.00 billion | 2.03 billion | 11.97 billion | Japan |
| 1980s | 38.17 billion | 9.11 billion | 29.06 billion | Japan |
| 1990s | 75.42 billion | 25.96 billion | 49.46 billion | Japan |
| 2000s | 78.82 billion | 33.85 billion | 44.96 billion | Japan |
| 2010s | 91.96 billion | 57.36 billion | 34.61 billion | Japan |
| 2020s | 103.87 billion | 86.93 billion | 16.95 billion | Japan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher value imports by region origin, Japan or Korea?
- Japan, at 105.31 billion against 87.85 billion in Korea as of 2024.
- What is the difference in value imports by region origin between Japan and Korea?
- 17.46 billion, with Japan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1949 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for value imports by region origin?
- Japan ranks 5th and Korea ranks 8th of 208 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Our World in Data, published as Value imports by region origin. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.