Italy vs South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita
Italy
53,606 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
South Korea
55,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person
in 2025
Italy rank
35th
South Korea rank
32nd
Gross domestic product (GDP), per capita over time
- Italy
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 55,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 53,606 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Italy, a difference of 2,091 international-$ in 2021 prices per person.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 36 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Italy ahead.
Italy ranks 35th and South Korea ranks 32nd of 198 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Italy averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Italy | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 45,139 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 19,596 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 25,543 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Italy |
| 2000s | 51,289 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 32,278 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 19,012 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Italy |
| 2010s | 48,343 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 44,545 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 3,798 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | Italy |
| 2020s | 51,233 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 53,186 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | 1,954 international-$ in 2021 prices per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic product (gdp), per capita, Italy or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 55,697 international-$ in 2021 prices per person against 53,606 international-$ in 2021 prices per person in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic product (gdp), per capita between Italy and South Korea?
- 2,091 international-$ in 2021 prices per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Italy and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Italy and South Korea rank globally for gross domestic product (gdp), per capita?
- Italy ranks 35th 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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About this data
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.