South Korea vs Upper middle income: GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
GDP (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- South Korea
- Upper middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income, a difference of 0.0941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.1 times Upper middle income's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Upper middle income ahead.
South Korea ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 210 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 4 and Upper middle income in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Upper middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.84 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1970s | 4.95 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 4.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.8057 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 1980s | 2.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3226 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 1990s | 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.6268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2000s | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.6 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.353 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Upper middle income |
| 2010s | 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9756 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0303 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2020s | 1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9495 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0536 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$), per unit of gdp, South Korea or Upper middle income?
- South Korea, at 1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.9359 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in Upper middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 0.0941 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Upper middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Upper middle income rank globally for gdp (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 18th and Upper middle income ranks 17th of 210 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GDP (constant 2015 US$), 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.