Republic of Korea vs Low income: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita

Republic of Korea
33,699 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low income
824.61 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
40th
Low income rank
38th

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Low income
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How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 33,699 current US$ per person against 824.61 current US$ per person in Low income, a difference of 32,874 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 40.9 times Low income's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Republic of Korea has been ahead every year.

Republic of Korea ranks 40th and Low income ranks 38th of 205 countries.

Republic of Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Low income Difference Ahead
1990s 9,335 current US$ per person 310.67 current US$ per person 9,024 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 16,429 current US$ per person 417.49 current US$ per person 16,011 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 27,528 current US$ per person 669.41 current US$ per person 26,859 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 32,973 current US$ per person 735.23 current US$ per person 32,238 current US$ per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita, Republic of Korea or Low income?
Republic of Korea, at 33,699 current US$ per person against 824.61 current US$ per person in Low income as of 2025.
What is the difference in gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita between Republic of Korea and Low income?
32,874 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Low income?
36 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Low income rank globally for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (current us$), per capita?
Republic of Korea ranks 40th and Low income ranks 38th of 205 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
244 places, 10,967 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.