Indonesia vs South Korea: Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita)
Indonesia
77.85 million current LCU per person
in 2025
South Korea
48.85 million current LCU per person
in 2025
Indonesia rank
4th
South Korea rank
7th
Gross national expenditure (current LCU), per capita (current capita) over time
- Indonesia
- South Korea
How they compare
Indonesia currently reports 77.85 million current LCU per person against 48.85 million current LCU per person in South Korea, a difference of 29.00 million current LCU per person.
That makes Indonesia's figure about 1.6 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Korea ahead.
Indonesia ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 7th of 186 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Indonesia averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Indonesia | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 42,290 current LCU per person | 35,005 current LCU per person | 7,285 current LCU per person | Indonesia |
| 1970s | 93,551 current LCU per person | 371,737 current LCU per person | 278,185 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 563,497 current LCU per person | 2.27 million current LCU per person | 1.71 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1990s | 2.52 million current LCU per person | 9.06 million current LCU per person | 6.54 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 12.43 million current LCU per person | 19.69 million current LCU per person | 7.27 million current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 42.75 million current LCU per person | 32.27 million current LCU per person | 10.48 million current LCU per person | Indonesia |
| 2020s | 66.60 million current LCU per person | 44.56 million current LCU per person | 22.04 million current LCU per person | Indonesia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita, Indonesia or South Korea?
- Indonesia, at 77.85 million current LCU per person against 48.85 million current LCU per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita between Indonesia and South Korea?
- 29.00 million current LCU per person, with Indonesia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Indonesia and South Korea?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Indonesia and South Korea rank globally for gross national expenditure (current lcu), per capita?
- Indonesia ranks 4th 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.