Korea vs Low income: General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per

Korea
6,393 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low income
101.2 current US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
44th
Low income rank
43rd

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per over time

  • Korea
  • Low income
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How they compare

Korea currently reports 6,393 current US$ per person against 101.2 current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 6,292 current US$ per person.

That makes Korea's figure about 63.2 times Low income's.

Across all 35 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

Korea ranks 44th and Low income ranks 43rd of 187 countries.

Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 1,092 current US$ per person 36.97 current US$ per person 1,055 current US$ per person Korea
2000s 2,242 current US$ per person 55.66 current US$ per person 2,186 current US$ per person Korea
2010s 4,348 current US$ per person 84.6 current US$ per person 4,264 current US$ per person Korea
2020s 6,219 current US$ per person 90.15 current US$ per person 6,129 current US$ per person Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per, Korea or Low income?
Korea, at 6,393 current US$ per person against 101.2 current US$ per person in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per between Korea and Low income?
6,292 current US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Low income?
35 years are reported by both, from 1991 to 2025.
How do Korea and Low income rank globally for general government final consumption expenditure (current us$), per?
Korea ranks 44th and Low income ranks 43rd of 187 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
General government final consumption expenditure (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
230 places, 11,065 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.