GDP per capita growth in South Korea in 2025 — 1.14%. Ranked 129 in the world out of 186. Since 1961, the indicator has fallen by 2.66 pp.
1961–2025 · % per year
How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.14 | −0.79 pp |
| 2024 | 1.93 | +0.42 pp |
| 2023 | 1.5 | −1.42 pp |
| 2022 | 2.92 | −1.83 pp |
| 2021 | 4.75 | +5.58 pp |
| 2020 | -0.84 | −2.8 pp |
| 2019 | 1.96 | −0.77 pp |
| 2018 | 2.73 | −0.41 pp |
| 2017 | 3.14 | +0.38 pp |
| 2016 | 2.76 | +0.38 pp |
| 2015 | 2.38 | −0.19 pp |
| 2014 | 2.57 | −0.25 pp |
| 2013 | 2.82 | +0.81 pp |
| 2012 | 2.01 | −0.88 pp |
| 2011 | 2.89 | −3.56 pp |
| 2010 | 6.45 | +6.15 pp |
| 2009 | 0.3 | −1.92 pp |
| 2008 | 2.23 | −3.08 pp |
| 2007 | 5.31 | +0.61 pp |
| 2006 | 4.69 | +0.56 pp |
| 2005 | 4.14 | −0.63 pp |
| 2004 | 4.77 | +2.23 pp |
| 2003 | 2.54 | −4.58 pp |
| 2002 | 7.12 | +3.2 pp |
| 2001 | 3.93 | −4.37 pp |
| 2000 | 8.29 | −2.53 pp |
| 1999 | 10.83 | +16.45 pp |
| 1998 | -5.62 | −10.91 pp |
| 1997 | 5.29 | −1.68 pp |
| 1996 | 6.97 | −1.67 pp |
| 1995 | 8.64 | +0.36 pp |
| 1994 | 8.28 | +2.36 pp |
| 1993 | 5.91 | +0.66 pp |
| 1992 | 5.25 | −4.53 pp |
| 1991 | 9.78 | +0.84 pp |
| 1990 | 8.95 | +2.84 pp |
| 1989 | 6.11 | −4.93 pp |
| 1988 | 11.04 | −0.74 pp |
| 1987 | 11.79 | +1.39 pp |
| 1986 | 10.4 | +3.52 pp |
| 1985 | 6.88 | −2.4 pp |
| 1984 | 9.28 | −2.53 pp |
| 1983 | 11.81 | +5 pp |
| 1982 | 6.8 | +1.06 pp |
| 1981 | 5.74 | +8.79 pp |
| 1980 | -3.05 | −10.15 pp |
| 1979 | 7.1 | −2.29 pp |
| 1978 | 9.39 | −1.24 pp |
| 1977 | 10.64 | −0.83 pp |
| 1976 | 11.47 | +5.34 pp |
| 1975 | 6.13 | −1.66 pp |
| 1974 | 7.79 | −5.17 pp |
| 1973 | 12.96 | +7.62 pp |
| 1972 | 5.34 | −3.15 pp |
| 1971 | 8.49 | +0.7 pp |
| 1970 | 7.79 | −4.24 pp |
| 1969 | 12.03 | +1.4 pp |
| 1968 | 10.63 | +3.99 pp |
| 1967 | 6.63 | −2.59 pp |
| 1966 | 9.23 | +4.61 pp |
| 1965 | 4.62 | −1.98 pp |
| 1964 | 6.6 | +0.59 pp |
| 1963 | 6.02 | +5.02 pp |
| 1962 | 0.99 | −2.8 pp |
| 1961 | 3.79 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The annual growth of gross domestic product per person in constant prices. It differs from ordinary GDP growth by the rate of population growth, and in countries with fast-growing populations the difference runs to two or three percentage points a year — enough for brisk economic growth to mean stagnant income per person. It is this indicator, not GDP growth, that matches the everyday question of whether life has become better.
Important: It can be negative while GDP growth is positive — in that case the population is growing faster than the economy.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
The annual growth rate of GDP in constant prices — with inflation stripped out.
Economy GDP per capita in constant pricesHow much there is per person in 2015 prices — a measure of whether prosperity is growing.
Demography Population growthAnnual population growth in percent — natural increase together with migration.
Economy GDPGross domestic product in current US dollars — the size of a country's economy.
Economy GDP per capitaGDP divided by the population, in current US dollars.
Economy GDP at purchasing power parityThe size of the economy in international dollars — adjusted for price differences between countries.
