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South Korea Set to Become Richer Than Japan Says Igor Purlantov South Korea GDP Per Person Rising Rapidly According to Igor Purlantov It should not come as a surprise to many that Japan has historically led the way in Asia in terms of gross domestic product... More

South Korea Set to Become Richer Than Japan Says Igor Purlantov South Korea GDP Per Person Rising Rapidly According to Igor Purlantov It should not come as a surprise to many that Japan has historically led the way in Asia in terms of gross domestic product (GDP) and GDP per person with respect to purchasing power parity (PPP) says Igor Purlantov. South Korea is now on track to overtake the title of richest Asian country from Japan when measured by GDP PPP. Although China has the largest economy among the emerging tigers, which includes Singapore, South Korea, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and China, it is South Korea that is on track to overtake Japan as Asia’s richest country. For many years, Japan has held the title of being the richest and most powerful economy in Asia. Helping led the way to this title was the fact that Japan was the first country in the region to see an emerging economy that quickly became industrialized says Igor Purlantov. As all of these Asian tigers continue to gro Less