Inflation Comparison: Südkorea vs Japan

Compare inflation trends between Südkorea and Japan from 2000 to 2026

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Südkorea

KRW
+80.8% Total Inflation
2.50% Avg Annual Rate
-44.7% Purchasing Power Lost
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Japan

JPY
+11.4% Total Inflation
0.45% Avg Annual Rate
-10.3% Purchasing Power Lost
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Japan had 69.4% less cumulative inflation in this period

CPI Evolution (Consumer Price Index)

Year-by-Year Comparison

Year Südkorea CPI Südkorea (Change) Japan CPI Japan (Change)
2000 73.11 - 102.67 -
2001 76.09 +4.1% 101.91 -0.7%
2002 78.19 +2.8% 100.97 -0.9%
2003 80.94 +3.5% 100.71 -0.3%
2004 83.84 +3.6% 100.70 0.0%
2005 86.15 +2.8% 100.41 -0.3%
2006 88.08 +2.2% 100.66 +0.2%
2007 90.32 +2.5% 100.72 +0.1%
2008 94.54 +4.7% 102.12 +1.4%
2009 97.14 +2.8% 100.73 -1.4%
2010 100.00 +2.9% 100.00 -0.7%
2011 104.03 +4.0% 99.73 -0.3%
2012 106.30 +2.2% 99.68 0.0%
2013 107.68 +1.3% 100.02 +0.3%
2014 109.06 +1.3% 102.78 +2.8%
2015 109.83 +0.7% 103.59 +0.8%
2016 110.89 +1.0% 103.46 -0.1%
2017 113.05 +1.9% 103.96 +0.5%
2018 114.72 +1.5% 104.99 +1.0%
2019 115.16 +0.4% 105.48 +0.5%
2020 105.77 -8.2% 101.09 -4.2%
2021 109.68 +3.7% 101.30 +0.2%
2022 115.20 +5.0% 107.84 +6.5%
2023 118.85 +3.2% 111.36 +3.3%
2024 132.20 +11.2% 114.41 +2.7%

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Inflation Südkorea vs Japan: Complete Analysis

Between 2000 and 2026, Südkorea experienced a cumulative inflation of 80.8%, while Japan recorded 11.4%. This means that Japan maintained greater price stability during this period, with a difference of 69.4 percentage points.

Source: World Bank (FP.CPI.TOTL)