Japan vs South Korea: Gross capital formation

Japan

175.55 trillion current LCU

in 2024

South Korea

775.86 trillion current LCU

in 2025

Japan rank

7th

South Korea rank

4th

Gross capital formation over time

Japan
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 775.86 trillion current LCU against 175.55 trillion current LCU in Japan, a difference of 600.31 trillion current LCU.

That makes South Korea's figure about 4.4 times Japan's.

The two have swapped places 3 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Japan ahead.

Globally, Japan ranks 7th and South Korea ranks 4th of 186 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: Gross capital formation (current LCU)
Unit: current LCU
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage: 186 places, 8,699 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 current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.