South Korea vs Middle income: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
South Korea
1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Middle income
0.9397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Korea rank
18th
Middle income rank
15th
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- South Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income, a difference of 0.0903 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
South Korea ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 15th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1970s | 4.95 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1261 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Middle income |
| 1990s | 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5917 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Middle income |
| 2000s | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3185 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Middle income |
| 2010s | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9714 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9463 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0567 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, South Korea or Middle income?
- South Korea, at 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9397 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between South Korea and Middle income?
- 0.0903 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 15th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), 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.