Colombia vs South Korea: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita)
Colombia
36.58 million current LCU per person
in 2025
South Korea
48.85 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Colombia rank
8th
South Korea rank
7th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) over time
- Colombia
- South Korea
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 48.85 million current LCU per person against 36.58 million current LCU per person in Colombia, a difference of 12.28 million current LCU per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Colombia's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, South Korea has been ahead every year.
Colombia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th of 186 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Colombia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3,350 current LCU per person | 35,005 current LCU per person | 31,655 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 19,575 current LCU per person | 371,737 current LCU per person | 352,162 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 196,042 current LCU per person | 2.27 million current LCU per person | 2.07 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.32 million current LCU per person | 9.06 million current LCU per person | 6.74 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 8.27 million current LCU per person | 19.69 million current LCU per person | 11.42 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 17.52 million current LCU per person | 32.27 million current LCU per person | 14.76 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 29.80 million current LCU per person | 44.56 million current LCU per person | 14.76 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Colombia or South Korea?
- South Korea, at 48.85 million current LCU per person against 36.58 million current LCU per person in Colombia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Colombia and South Korea?
- 12.28 million current LCU per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Colombia and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Colombia and South Korea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Colombia ranks 8th and South Korea ranks 7th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current LCU), 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 national expenditure (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.