Japan vs Korea: Manufactures imports
Manufactures imports over time
- Japan
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 60.1% against 59.9% in Japan, a difference of 0.2%.
Across all 63 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Japan ranks 114th and Korea ranks 111th of 196 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Japan | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 21.8% | 55.7% | 34.0% | Korea |
| 1970s | 21.8% | 54.3% | 32.4% | Korea |
| 1980s | 28.3% | 55.2% | 26.9% | Korea |
| 1990s | 50.2% | 63.5% | 13.3% | Korea |
| 2000s | 53.6% | 59.7% | 6.1% | Korea |
| 2010s | 53.9% | 56.9% | 3.0% | Korea |
| 2020s | 56.7% | 60.5% | 3.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher manufactures imports, Japan or Korea?
- Korea, at 60.1% against 59.9% in Japan as of 2024.
- What is the difference in manufactures imports between Japan and Korea?
- 0.2%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Japan and Korea?
- 63 years are reported by both, from 1962 to 2024.
- How do Japan and Korea rank globally for manufactures imports?
- Japan ranks 114th and Korea ranks 111th of 196 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Comtrade database, United Nations (UN), publisher: UN Statistics Division, published as Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Manufactures comprise commodities in SITC (Rev. 3) sections 5 (chemicals), 6 (basic manufactures), 7 (machinery and transport equipment), and 8 (miscellaneous manufactured goods), excluding division 68 (non-ferrous metals). This indicator is expressed as a percentage of merchandise imports which is comprised of goods whose economic ownership is changed between a non-resident and a resident and that are not included in the following specific categories: goods under merchanting, non-monetary gold, and parts of travel, construction, and government goods and services n.i.e.