Republic of Korea vs United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: GDP per capita, PPP

Republic of Korea
63,125 current international $
in 2025
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
64,606 current international $
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
35th
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank
32nd

GDP per capita, PPP over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
020.0k40.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland currently reports 64,606 current international $ against 63,125 current international $ in Republic of Korea, a difference of 1,481 current international $.

Across all 36 years both countries report, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 204 countries.

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland Difference Ahead
1990s 13,091 current international $ 20,285 current international $ 7,194 current international $ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2000s 25,579 current international $ 32,201 current international $ 6,622 current international $ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2010s 39,165 current international $ 42,594 current international $ 3,429 current international $ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
2020s 56,119 current international $ 58,177 current international $ 2,057 current international $ United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gdp per capita, ppp, Republic of Korea or United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, at 64,606 current international $ against 63,125 current international $ in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gdp per capita, ppp between Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
1,481 current international $, with United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland rank globally for gdp per capita, ppp?
Republic of Korea ranks 35th and United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland ranks 32nd of 204 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as GDP per capita, PPP (current international $). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
GDP per capita, PPP (current international $)
Unit
current international $
Source
International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
251 places, 8,730 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in current international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. 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. This series has been linked to produce a consistent time series to counteract breaks in series over time due to changes in base years, source data and methodologies. Thus, it may not be comparable with other national accounts series in the database for historical years. 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. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.