China vs Korea: Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita
China
40.1%
in 2023
Korea
40.6%
in 2023
China rank
167th
Korea rank
165th
Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 40.6% against 40.1% in China, a difference of 0.5%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 71 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Korea ahead.
China ranks 167th and Korea ranks 165th of 184 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 8 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 59.2% | 76.5% | 17.3% | Korea |
| 1960s | 58.8% | 71.5% | 12.6% | Korea |
| 1970s | 49.2% | 61.4% | 12.2% | Korea |
| 1980s | 46.1% | 53.3% | 7.2% | Korea |
| 1990s | 45.9% | 46.0% | 0.1% | Korea |
| 2000s | 39.5% | 49.8% | 10.3% | Korea |
| 2010s | 38.3% | 46.9% | 8.6% | Korea |
| 2020s | 39.5% | 40.4% | 0.9% | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 40.6% against 40.1% in China as of 2023.
- What is the difference in share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita between China and Korea?
- 0.5%, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 71 years are reported by both, from 1953 to 2023.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for share of household consumption in gdp vs. gdp per capita?
- China ranks 167th and Korea ranks 165th of 184 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data, published as Share of household consumption in GDP vs. GDP per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Household consumption divided by gross domestic product, expressed as a percentage.