High income vs South Korea: GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
High income
0.831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2024
South Korea
1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
High income rank
13th
South Korea rank
16th
GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- High income
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in High income, a difference of 0.189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.2 times High income's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 35 shared years of data; in 1990 it was South Korea ahead.
High income ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 16th of 26 groups.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | High income | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1268 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2000s | 1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0814 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2010s | 0.9492 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0412 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
| 2020s | 0.8766 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9719 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0953 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, High income or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.831 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in High income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between High income and South Korea?
- 0.189 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for High income and South Korea?
- 35 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2024.
- How do High income and South Korea rank globally for gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- High income ranks 13th and South Korea ranks 16th of 26 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as GNI (constant 2015 US$), 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
GNI (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.