Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Korea
Korea: Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of was 28 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025. ▼ Falling
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Korea, 2001–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of median disposable household income.
Analysis
Korea recorded 28 Percentage of median disposable household income for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in 2025.
That represents a change of up 16.7% on the previous year and up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Korea peaked at 29 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2006 and was at its lowest, 23 Percentage of median disposable household income, in 2012.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 25 years of available data.
Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of median disposable household income | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | — |
| 2002 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +4.2% |
| 2010 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | -8.0% |
| 2013 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +13.0% |
| 2016 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +3.8% |
| 2017 | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.7% |
| 2019 | 26 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | -3.8% |
| 2021 | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.0% |
| 2022 | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | +4.2% |
| 2024 | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | -4.0% |
| 2025 | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | +16.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | 29 Percentage of median disposable household income | 9 |
| 2010s | 25.1 Percentage of median disposable household income | 23 Percentage of median disposable household income | 27 Percentage of median disposable household income | 10 |
| 2020s | 25 Percentage of median disposable household income | 24 Percentage of median disposable household income | 28 Percentage of median disposable household income | 6 |
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- 4 Poland 21 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
- 4 Belgium 42 Percentage of median disposable household income compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Korea?
- Adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of in Korea was 28 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 29 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2006.
- What is the lowest adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 23 Percentage of median disposable household income in 2012.
- How does Korea rank for adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 3 groups with data for 2025.
- Is adequacy of minimum income benefits — net annualised income of rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Adequacy of minimum income benefits — Net annualised income of selected jobless families that claim minimum income benefits. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator measures the income of selected jobless families receiving Minimum Income benefits. Values are expressed both in national currency and as a percentage of the median disposable income in the country. When the country's poverty line is defined as a fixed percentage of the median disposable income, the normalization of benefit amounts in terms of the median disposable income allows measuring the gap between benefit entitlements and the poverty line. For instance, if the poverty threshold is 50% of the median disposable income, a value of the indicator of 30% means that benefit entitlements are 20 percentage points below the poverty line. Calculations for families with children assume 2 children aged 4 and 6 who do not use formal childcare.