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GDP per capita at PPP — South Korea

GDP per capita at PPP in South Korea in 2025 — 63,125 int$. Ranked 29 in the world out of 185. Since 1990, the indicator has risen by 636.8%.

2025 63,125 int$ +3.4% vs 2024
World rank 29of 185
Period maximum 63,125 int$2025
Period minimum 8,567 int$1990

Trend over time

1990–2025 · international $ per capita

GDP per capita at PPP — South Korea, 1990–2025020,00040,00060,00080,00019901994199820022006201020142018202220251990: 8,567 int$1991: 9,724 int$1992: 10,468 int$1993: 11,349 int$1994: 12,551 int$1995: 13,921 int$1996: 15,164 int$1997: 16,241 int$1998: 15,500 int$1999: 17,421 int$2000: 19,237 int$2001: 20,442 int$2002: 22,173 int$2003: 22,920 int$2004: 24,658 int$2005: 26,179 int$2006: 27,972 int$2007: 30,255 int$2008: 31,211 int$2009: 30,740 int$2010: 33,120 int$2011: 33,944 int$2012: 35,062 int$2013: 35,844 int$2014: 37,032 int$2015: 39,794 int$2016: 41,673 int$2017: 43,156 int$2018: 45,511 int$2019: 46,511 int$2020: 47,881 int$2021: 51,718 int$2022: 55,509 int$2023: 57,430 int$2024: 61,051 int$2025: 63,125 int$
Change over the period: +54,557 (+636.8%) Average annual rate: 5.87 %

Comparison, 2025

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea 63,125 int$
World 25,704 int$
East Asia & Pacific 29,303 int$
Eastern Asia computed 32,717 int$
High-income countries computed 69,723 int$
GDP per capita at PPP — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year int$ Change Change, %
2025 63,125 +2,074 +3.4%
2024 61,051 +3,622 +6.31%
2023 57,430 +1,920 +3.46%
2022 55,509 +3,791 +7.33%
2021 51,718 +3,837 +8.01%
2020 47,881 +1,370 +2.95%
2019 46,511 +1,000 +2.2%
2018 45,511 +2,355 +5.46%
2017 43,156 +1,483 +3.56%
2016 41,673 +1,878 +4.72%
2015 39,794 +2,762 +7.46%
2014 37,032 +1,188 +3.31%
2013 35,844 +783 +2.23%
2012 35,062 +1,117 +3.29%
2011 33,944 +824 +2.49%
2010 33,120 +2,380 +7.74%
2009 30,740 −471 −1.51%
2008 31,211 +956 +3.16%
2007 30,255 +2,283 +8.16%
2006 27,972 +1,793 +6.85%
2005 26,179 +1,521 +6.17%
2004 24,658 +1,738 +7.58%
2003 22,920 +746 +3.37%
2002 22,173 +1,731 +8.47%
2001 20,442 +1,205 +6.27%
2000 19,237 +1,816 +10.42%
1999 17,421 +1,921 +12.4%
1998 15,500 −741 −4.56%
1997 16,241 +1,078 +7.11%
1996 15,164 +1,242 +8.92%
1995 13,921 +1,370 +10.92%
1994 12,551 +1,202 +10.59%
1993 11,349 +882 +8.42%
1992 10,468 +744 +7.65%
1991 9,724 +1,156 +13.5%
1990 8,567 — —

Eastern Asia, 2025

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

MO Macao 137,031 HK Hong Kong 80,423 KR South Korea 63,125 JP Japan 55,422 CN China 29,333 MN Mongolia 20,798
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About the indicator

GDP at purchasing power parity divided by the population. Of all aggregate indicators this is the soundest basis for comparing material living standards across countries: it accounts both for the size of the economy per person and for how much that money buys inside the country. It says nothing about inequality or about the non-market side of well-being.

Important: The aggregate for a group is all of its GDP at PPP over all of its population, not an average of country values. Conversion at PPP accounts for differences in price levels, so comparing countries by it is fairer than comparing them at market exchange rates.

Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.

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