1965年の日韓条約締結以後, 韓国は日本, 米国等から資本を導入し, 輸出増進と重化学工業化により高度経済成長を遂げ, 発展途上国段階から中進国段階を経て, 2000年代には先進国段階に移行した。こうした段階変化のなかで日本は経済協力, 民間資本輸出, 貿易等を通じて韓国に大きな影響を与えてきたが, 韓国の対日依存度は徐々に低下し, 日韓関係は垂直的関係から水平的関係に移行していった。しかし, 一方通行の資本輸出, 貿易不均衡の継続等の点で, 日韓関係には依然として非対称的性格が残されている。
After the conclusion of the Japan-Korea Basic Treaty in 1965, the Republic of Korea (ROK) achieved high economic growth through the introduction of foreign capital from Japan, the U.S., among others ; an increase in exports; and industrialization of their heavy equipment and chemical firms. ROK transitioned from being a developing country through the stage of a semi-industrialized country to becoming a developed country. Through ODA, capital exports, and trade, Japan had significant influence on this stage-wise transition of ROK. Subsequently, ROK's dependency on Japan gradually decreased. However, asymmetry in the relation between Japan and Korea still remains in terms of one-way capital exports, continuity of trade imbalance, and other economic inequities.
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