ɪnðə lˈeɪt nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi z ænd ˈɜːli nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z, dʒəpˈænz dʒˌiːdˌiːpˈiː baɪ kˈɜːɹənsi ɛkstʃˈeɪndʒ ɹˈeɪts wʌz ˈɔːlmoʊst æz lˈɑːɹdʒ æz ðæt ʌvðə ɹˈɛst ʌv ˈeɪʒə kəmbˈaɪnd.
In the late 1980s and early 1990s, Japan's GDP by currency exchange rates was almost as large as that of the rest of Asia combined.