Japan vs South Korea: Real effective exchange rate - percentage changes, 42 trading partners
Japan
80.34
in 2025
South Korea
86.64
in 2025
Japan rank
41st
South Korea rank
39th
Real effective exchange rate - percentage changes, 42 trading partners over time
- Japan
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 86.64 against 80.34 in Japan, a difference of 6.3.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Japan's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1994 it was Japan ahead.
Japan ranks 41st and South Korea ranks 39th of 42 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Japan averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 169.82 | 103.31 | 66.51 | Japan |
| 2000s | 141.8 | 100.66 | 41.14 | Japan |
| 2010s | 118.83 | 97.11 | 21.72 | Japan |
| 2020s | 90.64 | 93.05 | 2.41 | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher real effective exchange rate - percentage changes, 42 trading partners, Japan or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 86.64 against 80.34 in Japan as of 2025.
- What is the difference in real effective exchange rate - percentage changes, 42 trading partners between Japan and South Korea?
- 6.3, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and South Korea?
- 32 years are reported by both, from 1994 to 2025.
- How do Japan and South Korea rank globally for real effective exchange rate - percentage changes, 42 trading partners?
- Japan ranks 41st and South Korea ranks 39th of 42 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Eurostat, published as Real effective exchange rate - percentage changes, 42 trading partners. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.