European Union vs Korea: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
European Union
0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
Korea
0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2025
European Union rank
39th
Korea rank
42nd
Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP over time
- European Union
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union, a difference of 0.2312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times European Union's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 56 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Korea ahead.
European Union ranks 39th and Korea ranks 42nd of 41 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | European Union | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 4.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 6.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.93 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1980s | 2.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 2.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1715 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1269 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2010s | 0.8757 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.951 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.0753 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
| 2020s | 0.8103 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.9379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.1276 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp, European Union or Korea?
- Korea, at 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP against 0.7211 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in European Union as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp between European Union and Korea?
- 0.2312 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for European Union and Korea?
- 56 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2025.
- How do European Union and Korea rank globally for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?
- European Union ranks 39th and Korea ranks 42nd of 41 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 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.