Republic of Korea vs Lower middle income: Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita
Gross national expenditure (current US$), per capita over time
- Republic of Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Republic of Korea currently reports 34,344 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 31,565 current US$ per person.
That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 12.4 times Lower middle income's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Republic of Korea ahead.
Republic of Korea ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Republic of Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 163.46 current US$ per person | 145.93 current US$ per person | 17.52 current US$ per person | Republic of Korea |
| 1970s | 813.1 current US$ per person | 261.4 current US$ per person | 551.7 current US$ per person | Republic of Korea |
| 1980s | 3,009 current US$ per person | 477.67 current US$ per person | 2,532 current US$ per person | Republic of Korea |
| 1990s | 10,190 current US$ per person | 533.15 current US$ per person | 9,657 current US$ per person | Republic of Korea |
| 2000s | 17,791 current US$ per person | 945.43 current US$ per person | 16,846 current US$ per person | Republic of Korea |
| 2010s | 28,750 current US$ per person | 1,921 current US$ per person | 26,829 current US$ per person | Republic of Korea |
| 2020s | 34,688 current US$ per person | 2,490 current US$ per person | 32,199 current US$ per person | Republic of Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita, Republic of Korea or Lower middle income?
- Republic of Korea, at 34,344 current US$ per person against 2,779 current US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita between Republic of Korea and Lower middle income?
- 31,565 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Republic of Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for gross national expenditure (current us$), per capita?
- Republic of Korea ranks 36th and Lower middle income ranks 34th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Gross national expenditure (current US$), 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 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.