Japan vs South Korea: Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$
Japan
0.9323
in 2025
South Korea
0.941
in 2025
Japan rank
36th
South Korea rank
35th
Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$ over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 0.941 against 0.9323 in Japan, a difference of 0.0087.
The two have swapped places 10 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1991 it was South Korea ahead.
Japan ranks 36th and South Korea ranks 35th of 47 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.6533 | 0.6372 | 0.0161 | Japan |
| 2000s | 0.7731 | 0.7735 | 0.0004 | South Korea |
| 2010s | 1.01 | 0.9993 | 0.01 | Japan |
| 2020s | 0.9697 | 0.972 | 0.0024 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher imports merchandise, customs, price, us$, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 0.941 against 0.9323 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in imports merchandise, customs, price, us$ between Japan and South Korea?
- 0.0087, 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 imports merchandise, customs, price, us$?
- Japan ranks 36th and South Korea ranks 35th of 47 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Bank staff calculations based on Datastream and IMF International Finance Statistics data, published as Imports Merchandise, Customs, Price, US$. 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) imports, cost, insurance and freight basis (c.i.f.), in constant US$ millions, not seasonally adjusted. The base year is 2005.