Kiribati vs South Korea: Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita
Kiribati
1,482 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
South Korea
1,413 BoP, current US$ per person
in 2025
Kiribati rank
50th
South Korea rank
51st
Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita over time
- Kiribati
- South Korea
How they compare
Kiribati currently reports 1,482 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,413 BoP, current US$ per person in South Korea, a difference of 69 BoP, current US$ per person.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 36 shared years of data; in 1979 it was Kiribati ahead.
Kiribati ranks 50th and South Korea ranks 51st of 199 countries.
Kiribati has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kiribati | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 115.17 BoP, current US$ per person | 11.54 BoP, current US$ per person | 103.64 BoP, current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 1980s | 168.62 BoP, current US$ per person | 30.04 BoP, current US$ per person | 138.58 BoP, current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 1990s | 239.18 BoP, current US$ per person | 59.67 BoP, current US$ per person | 179.51 BoP, current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 2000s | 575.06 BoP, current US$ per person | 359.87 BoP, current US$ per person | 215.19 BoP, current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 2010s | 1,199 BoP, current US$ per person | 574.63 BoP, current US$ per person | 624.49 BoP, current US$ per person | Kiribati |
| 2020s | 1,342 BoP, current US$ per person | 1,176 BoP, current US$ per person | 165.48 BoP, current US$ per person | Kiribati |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita, Kiribati or South Korea?
- Kiribati, at 1,482 BoP, current US$ per person against 1,413 BoP, current US$ per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita between Kiribati and South Korea?
- 69 BoP, current US$ per person, with Kiribati ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kiribati and South Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1979 to 2025.
- How do Kiribati and South Korea rank globally for primary income receipts (bop, current us$), per capita?
- Kiribati ranks 50th and South Korea ranks 51st of 199 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Primary income receipts (BoP, 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.