Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, US dollar
Korea
2.36 trillion
in 2031
Saudi Arabia
1.73 trillion
in 2031
Korea rank
5th
Saudi Arabia rank
7th
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, US dollar over time
- Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Korea currently reports 2.36 trillion against 1.73 trillion in Saudi Arabia, a difference of 627.24 billion.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.4 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 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 26 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 124.58 billion | 121.06 billion | 3.52 billion | Korea |
| 1990s | 460.44 billion | 143.00 billion | 317.43 billion | Korea |
| 2000s | 872.95 billion | 310.70 billion | 562.25 billion | Korea |
| 2010s | 1.52 trillion | 741.71 billion | 781.26 billion | Korea |
| 2020s | 1.93 trillion | 1.26 trillion | 666.61 billion | Korea |
| 2030s | 2.31 trillion | 1.69 trillion | 622.33 billion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, us dollar, Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Korea, at 2.36 trillion against 1.73 trillion in Saudi Arabia as of 2031.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, us dollar between Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 627.24 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, us dollar?
- Korea ranks 5th and Saudi Arabia ranks 7th of 26 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, US dollar (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.