Japan vs South Korea: Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$
Japan
0.8346
in 2025
South Korea
0.854
in 2025
Japan rank
39th
South Korea rank
38th
Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.854 against 0.8346 in Japan, a difference of 0.0194.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 38th of 41 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.05 | 1.34 | 0.2933 | South Korea |
| 2000s | 0.9295 | 1.01 | 0.0827 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9332 | 0.9344 | 0.0012 | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.8499 | 0.8745 | 0.0246 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher exports merchandise, customs, price, us$, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.854 against 0.8346 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in exports merchandise, customs, price, us$ between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0194, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for exports merchandise, customs, price, us$?
- Japan ranks 39th and South Korea ranks 38th of 41 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Exports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The price index of Merchandise (goods) exports, free on board (f.o.b.), in currrent US$ millions. Not seasonally adjusted.