Republic of Korea vs South Asia: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP

Republic of Korea
1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
South Asia
0.9143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
18th
South Asia rank
18th

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

  • Republic of Korea
  • South Asia
02.557.51012.5196019922025

How they compare

Republic of 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, a difference of 0.1157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 1.1 times South Asia'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 South Asia ranks 18th of 210 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 5 and South Asia in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea South Asia 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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 Republic of 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
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
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 Republic of 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 Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, Republic of Korea or South Asia?
Republic of Korea, at 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9143 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in South Asia as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between Republic of Korea and South Asia?
0.1157 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and South Asia?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and South Asia rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
Republic of Korea ranks 18th and South Asia ranks 18th of 210 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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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.