IDA total vs Korea: GDP per capita

IDA total
1,608 current US$
in 2025
Korea
36,227 current US$
in 2025
IDA total rank
39th
Korea rank
46th

GDP per capita over time

  • IDA total
  • Korea
010.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k196019922025

How they compare

Korea currently reports 36,227 current US$ against 1,608 current US$ in IDA total, a difference of 34,619 current US$.

That makes Korea's figure about 22.5 times IDA total's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Korea ahead.

IDA total ranks 39th and Korea ranks 46th of 45 groups.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade IDA total Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 131 current US$ 148.27 current US$ 17.27 current US$ Korea
1970s 259.91 current US$ 768.91 current US$ 509 current US$ Korea
1980s 457.71 current US$ 3,040 current US$ 2,582 current US$ Korea
1990s 464.44 current US$ 10,232 current US$ 9,768 current US$ Korea
2000s 681.02 current US$ 18,071 current US$ 17,390 current US$ Korea
2010s 1,339 current US$ 29,946 current US$ 28,607 current US$ Korea
2020s 1,553 current US$ 35,688 current US$ 34,134 current US$ Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, IDA total or Korea?
Korea, at 36,227 current US$ against 1,608 current US$ in IDA total as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita between IDA total and Korea?
34,619 current US$, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for IDA total and Korea?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do IDA total and Korea rank globally for gdp per capita?
IDA total ranks 39th and Korea ranks 46th of 45 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as GDP per capita (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
260 places, 14,741 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.