Republic of Korea vs Low & middle income: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Republic of Korea
- Low & middle income
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income, a difference of 0.0915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times Low & middle income's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 16th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Low & middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Low & middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 4.95 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.86 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.26 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1083 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 1990s | 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5858 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2000s | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3187 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Low & middle income |
| 2010s | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9725 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9462 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0568 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Low & middle income?
- Republic of Korea, at 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9385 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Low & middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
- 0.0915 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Republic of Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Republic of Korea ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 16th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
GDP (constant 2015 US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.