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
025.0B50.0B75.0B100.0B125.0B194819862024

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.

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Indicator
Value imports by region origin
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
210 places, 11,670 data points, 1948–2024
Last refreshed