South Korea vs United States: Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita

South Korea
12,799 current US$ per person
in 2021
United States
12,707 current US$ per person
in 2021
South Korea rank
22nd
United States rank
23rd

Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • United States
05.0k10.0k15.0k197019952021

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 12,799 current US$ per person against 12,707 current US$ per person in United States, a difference of 92 current US$ per person.

The two have swapped places 5 times across 46 shared years of data; in 1976 it was United States ahead.

South Korea ranks 22nd and United States ranks 23rd of 178 countries.

United States has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea United States Difference Ahead
1970s 376.34 current US$ per person 2,291 current US$ per person 1,915 current US$ per person United States
1980s 1,027 current US$ per person 3,622 current US$ per person 2,595 current US$ per person United States
1990s 3,690 current US$ per person 5,506 current US$ per person 1,816 current US$ per person United States
2000s 5,792 current US$ per person 7,509 current US$ per person 1,716 current US$ per person United States
2010s 10,133 current US$ per person 10,563 current US$ per person 430.18 current US$ per person United States
2020s 12,146 current US$ per person 12,520 current US$ per person 373.75 current US$ per person United States

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita, South Korea or United States?
South Korea, at 12,799 current US$ per person against 12,707 current US$ per person in United States as of 2021.
What is the difference in adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita between South Korea and United States?
92 current US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and United States?
46 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2021.
How do South Korea and United States rank globally for adjusted savings: gross savings (current us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 22nd and United States ranks 23rd of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
178 places, 5,899 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed

Adjusted savings: gross savings (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.