East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) vs Korea: Gross national expenditure

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
21.68 trillion current US$
in 2024
Korea
1.78 trillion current US$
in 2025
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) rank
14th
Korea rank
15th

Gross national expenditure over time

  • East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
  • Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) currently reports 21.68 trillion current US$ against 1.78 trillion current US$ in Korea, a difference of 19.90 trillion current US$.

That makes East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)'s figure about 12.2 times Korea's.

Across all 65 years both countries report, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has been ahead every year.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Korea ranks 15th of 43 groups.

East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) Korea Difference Ahead
1960s 88.41 billion current US$ 4.70 billion current US$ 83.71 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1970s 223.86 billion current US$ 29.23 billion current US$ 194.64 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1980s 485.16 billion current US$ 123.17 billion current US$ 361.99 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
1990s 1.15 trillion current US$ 458.34 billion current US$ 692.93 billion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2000s 3.32 trillion current US$ 859.40 billion current US$ 2.46 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2010s 12.81 trillion current US$ 1.46 trillion current US$ 11.34 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)
2020s 20.43 trillion current US$ 1.80 trillion current US$ 18.63 trillion current US$ East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross national expenditure, East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) or Korea?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income), at 21.68 trillion current US$ against 1.78 trillion current US$ in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in gross national expenditure between East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
19.90 trillion current US$, with East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea?
65 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) and Korea rank globally for gross national expenditure?
East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) ranks 14th and Korea ranks 15th of 43 groups.
Where does this data come from?
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as Gross national expenditure (current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross national expenditure (current US$)
Unit
current US$
Source
Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
229 places, 10,855 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross national expenditure is the sum of household final consumption expenditure, general government final consumption expenditure, and gross capital formation. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.