Korea vs South Asia (IDA & IBRD): GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Korea
1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
0.9143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
18th
South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank
18th
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Korea
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD)
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia (IDA & IBRD), a difference of 0.1157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times South Asia (IDA & IBRD)'s.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 18th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 3.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 5.8 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1970s | 4.95 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5976 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3862 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2000s | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1764 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Asia (IDA & IBRD) |
| 2010s | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9511 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0548 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8977 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1054 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Korea or South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- Korea, at 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia (IDA & IBRD) as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 0.1157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD)?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- Korea ranks 18th and South Asia (IDA & IBRD) ranks 18th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), 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.