Republic of Korea vs Middle income: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Republic of 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
Republic of Korea rank
18th
Middle income rank
15th

GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Middle income
02.557.51012.5196019922025

How they compare

Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 15th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 4 and Middle income in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or Middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 1.03 constant 2015 US$ 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$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and Middle income?
0.0903 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Middle income rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Republic of Korea ranks 18th and Middle income ranks 15th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
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Coverage
258 places, 14,390 data points, 1960–2025
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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.