South Korea vs Low & middle income: Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015)

South Korea
10,198 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
18th
Low & middle income rank
20th

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita (capita 2015) over time

  • South Korea
  • Low & middle income
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k196019922025

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 10,198 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 8,360 constant 2015 US$ per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 5.5 times Low & middle income's.

Across all 31 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.

South Korea ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 163 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade South Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1990s 5,207 constant 2015 US$ per person 456.45 constant 2015 US$ per person 4,750 constant 2015 US$ per person South Korea
2000s 6,868 constant 2015 US$ per person 602.74 constant 2015 US$ per person 6,265 constant 2015 US$ per person South Korea
2010s 8,985 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,405 constant 2015 US$ per person 7,580 constant 2015 US$ per person South Korea
2020s 10,422 constant 2015 US$ per person 1,733 constant 2015 US$ per person 8,689 constant 2015 US$ per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita, South Korea or Low & middle income?
South Korea, at 10,198 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,838 constant 2015 US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita between South Korea and Low & middle income?
8,360 constant 2015 US$ per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Low & middle income?
31 years are reported by both, from 1995 to 2025.
How do South Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for gross capital formation (constant 2015 us$), per capita?
South Korea ranks 18th and Low & middle income ranks 20th of 163 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$), per capita
Unit
constant 2015 US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
203 places, 8,396 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross capital formation (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.