Japan vs South Korea: Gross capital formation

Japan

153.45 trillion constant LCU

in 2024

South Korea

649.99 trillion constant LCU

in 2025

Japan rank

6th

South Korea rank

4th

Gross capital formation over time

Japan
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 649.99 trillion constant LCU against 153.45 trillion constant LCU in Japan, a difference of 496.54 trillion constant LCU.

That makes South Korea's figure about 4.2 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 6th and South Korea ranks 4th of 169 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross capital formation (constant LCU)
Unit: constant LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 169 places, 7,054 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Gross capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of produced assets for purposes of fixed capital formation, inventories or valuables. 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 varies by country. This series is expressed in local currency units.