Australia vs South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita

Australia
60,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
South Korea
55,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Australia rank
29th
South Korea rank
32nd

Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time

  • Australia
  • South Korea
10.0k20.0k30.0k40.0k50.0k60.0k199020072025

How they compare

Australia currently reports 60,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 55,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in South Korea, a difference of 4,497 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.

That makes Australia's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Australia has been ahead every year.

Australia ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 198 countries.

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

Head to head by decade

Decade Australia South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s 38,677 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 19,596 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 19,081 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Australia
2000s 49,109 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 32,278 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 16,832 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Australia
2010s 55,577 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 44,545 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 11,032 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Australia
2020s 59,468 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 53,186 international-$ in 2021 prices per person 6,281 international-$ in 2021 prices per person Australia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Australia or South Korea?
Australia, at 60,194 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 55,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Australia and South Korea?
4,497 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with Australia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and South Korea?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Australia and South Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
Australia ranks 29th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Unit
international-$ in 2021 prices per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
198 places, 6,959 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed

Gross domestic product (GDP) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.