Republic of Korea vs Low & middle income: Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per

Republic of Korea
12,437 current US$ per person
in 2025
Low & middle income
1,975 current US$ per person
in 2025
Republic of Korea rank
28th
Low & middle income rank
28th

Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per over time

  • Republic of Korea
  • Low & middle income
02.5k5.0k7.5k10.0k12.5k196019922025

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 12,437 current US$ per person against 1,975 current US$ per person in Low & middle income, a difference of 10,462 current US$ per person.

That makes Republic of Korea's figure about 6.3 times Low & middle income's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Low & middle income ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 28th and Low & middle income ranks 28th of 207 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 6 and Low & middle income in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade Republic of Korea Low & middle income Difference Ahead
1960s 31.53 current US$ per person 56.55 current US$ per person 25.02 current US$ per person Low & middle income
1970s 217.26 current US$ per person 141 current US$ per person 76.26 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1980s 1,046 current US$ per person 229.78 current US$ per person 815.88 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
1990s 3,657 current US$ per person 329.73 current US$ per person 3,327 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2000s 6,044 current US$ per person 650.41 current US$ per person 5,394 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2010s 10,446 current US$ per person 1,502 current US$ per person 8,945 current US$ per person Republic of Korea
2020s 11,885 current US$ per person 1,876 current US$ per person 10,008 current US$ per person Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per, Republic of Korea or Low & middle income?
Republic of Korea, at 12,437 current US$ per person against 1,975 current US$ per person in Low & middle income as of 2025.
What is the difference in industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per between Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
10,462 current US$ per person, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Low & middle income?
66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Low & middle income rank globally for industry (including construction), value added (current us$), per?
Republic of Korea ranks 28th and Low & middle income ranks 28th of 207 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Industry (including construction), value added (current US$), per capita
Unit
current US$ per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
255 places, 11,330 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Industry (including construction), value added (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.