Korea vs Lower middle income: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015)
Korea
17,853 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Lower middle income
1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person
in 2025
Korea rank
33rd
Lower middle income rank
31st
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) over time
- Korea
- Lower middle income
How they compare
Korea currently reports 17,853 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person in Lower middle income, a difference of 16,068 constant 2015 US$ per person.
That makes Korea's figure about 10.0 times Lower middle income's.
Across all 66 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
Korea ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 172 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Lower middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,285 constant 2015 US$ per person | 492.8 constant 2015 US$ per person | 791.83 constant 2015 US$ per person | Korea |
| 1970s | 2,349 constant 2015 US$ per person | 503.74 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,845 constant 2015 US$ per person | Korea |
| 1980s | 4,014 constant 2015 US$ per person | 546.05 constant 2015 US$ per person | 3,468 constant 2015 US$ per person | Korea |
| 1990s | 8,042 constant 2015 US$ per person | 649.24 constant 2015 US$ per person | 7,393 constant 2015 US$ per person | Korea |
| 2000s | 12,005 constant 2015 US$ per person | 835.89 constant 2015 US$ per person | 11,170 constant 2015 US$ per person | Korea |
| 2010s | 15,048 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,209 constant 2015 US$ per person | 13,839 constant 2015 US$ per person | Korea |
| 2020s | 17,017 constant 2015 US$ per person | 1,589 constant 2015 US$ per person | 15,428 constant 2015 US$ per person | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015), Korea or Lower middle income?
- Korea, at 17,853 constant 2015 US$ per person against 1,785 constant 2015 US$ per person in Lower middle income as of 2025.
- What is the difference in households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015) between Korea and Lower middle income?
- 16,068 constant 2015 US$ per person, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Lower middle income?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Lower middle income rank globally for households and npishs final consumption expenditure (constant 2015)?
- Korea ranks 33rd and Lower middle income ranks 31st of 172 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.