Korea vs Lower middle income: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Korea
0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Lower middle income
0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea rank
28th
Lower middle income rank
26th
Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP over time
- Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income, a difference of 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.8 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Lower middle income ahead.
Korea ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.055 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1970s | 0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1258 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1024 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 0.3353 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1699 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 0.3799 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.189 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.191 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 0.3396 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1221 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.3497 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.242 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1077 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.3417 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.2112 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1305 current US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp, Korea or Lower middle income?
- Korea, at 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.1907 current US$ per US$ of GDP in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp between Korea and Lower middle income?
- 0.1526 current US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- Korea ranks 28th and Lower middle income ranks 26th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Gross domestic savings (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.