Korea vs United States of America: Economic Outlook No 117 — General government consumption of fixed
Economic Outlook No 117 — General government consumption of fixed over time
- Korea
- United States of America
How they compare
Korea currently reports 90.75 trillion against 882.14 billion in United States of America, a difference of 89.87 trillion.
That makes Korea's figure about 102.9 times United States of America's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 57 shared years of data; in 1970 it was United States of America ahead.
Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | United States of America | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 134.31 billion | 57.47 billion | 76.84 billion | Korea |
| 1980s | 1.30 trillion | 140.08 billion | 1.16 trillion | Korea |
| 1990s | 7.03 trillion | 235.05 billion | 6.79 trillion | Korea |
| 2000s | 20.09 trillion | 348.64 billion | 19.75 trillion | Korea |
| 2010s | 42.79 trillion | 523.19 billion | 42.26 trillion | Korea |
| 2020s | 75.19 trillion | 761.86 billion | 74.43 trillion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher economic outlook no 117 — general government consumption of fixed, Korea or United States of America?
- Korea, at 90.75 trillion against 882.14 billion in United States of America as of 2026.
- What is the difference in economic outlook no 117 — general government consumption of fixed between Korea and United States of America?
- 89.87 trillion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and United States of America?
- 57 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2026.
- How do Korea and United States of America rank globally for economic outlook no 117 — general government consumption of fixed?
- Korea ranks 1st and United States of America ranks 3rd of 3 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as Economic Outlook No 117 — General government consumption of fixed capital. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The OECD Economic Outlook presents the OECD’s analysis of the major global economic trends and prospects for the next two years. The Outlook puts forward a consistent set of projections for output, employment, government spending, prices and current balances based on a review of each member country and of the induced effect on each of them on international developments. OECD (2025), OECD Economic Outlook No 117 (Edition 2025/1) EO117 Database documentation EO117 Last historical points gdp inflation cpi population unemployment real gdp gdp per capita employment OECD Economic Outlook website: https://www.oecd.org/economic-outlook/ Contact : eco.outlook@oecd.org Keywords : Outlook, forecasts, forecast, GDP