Japan vs South Korea: GDP per capita
GDP per capita over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
Japan currently reports 38,619 constant 2015 US$ against 37,470 constant 2015 US$ in South Korea, a difference of 1,150 constant 2015 US$.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Japan has been ahead every year.
Globally, Japan ranks 36th and South Korea ranks 37th of 211 countries.
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About this data
Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.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.