Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity
Korea
4.29 trillion
in 2031
Saudi Arabia
3.81 trillion
in 2031
Korea rank
4th
Saudi Arabia rank
5th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity over time
- Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 4.29 trillion against 3.81 trillion in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 474.90 billion.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.1 times Saudi Arabia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 52 shared years of data; in 1980 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.
Korea ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 26 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 5 and Saudi Arabia in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 172.53 billion | 310.17 billion | 137.64 billion | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 533.27 billion | 485.86 billion | 47.41 billion | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.15 trillion | 804.10 billion | 347.16 billion | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.99 trillion | 1.49 trillion | 505.22 billion | Korea |
| 2020s | 3.29 trillion | 2.61 trillion | 683.65 billion | Korea |
| 2030s | 4.21 trillion | 3.71 trillion | 495.89 billion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity, Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Korea, at 4.29 trillion against 3.81 trillion in Saudi Arabia as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity between Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 474.90 billion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 52 years are reported by both, from 1980 to 2031.
- How do Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, purchasing power parity?
- Korea ranks 4th and Saudi Arabia ranks 5th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmarks 2017-2021 (9/26/2025). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
The World Economic Outlook (WEO) database is created during the biannual WEO exercise, which begins in January and June of each year and results in the April and September/October WEO publication. Selected series from the publication are available in a database format.