Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square in South Korea
South Korea: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square was 720,517 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square in South Korea, 1970–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per square kilometre.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square in South Korea stood at 720,517 current US$ per square kilometre. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 10.4% on the previous year and up 33.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square in South Korea peaked at 720,517 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021 and was at its lowest, 2,471 current US$ per square kilometre, in 1970.
South Korea ranks 14th of 194 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 2,471 current US$ per square kilometre | — |
| 1971 | 3,000 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.4% |
| 1972 | 3,047 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.6% |
| 1973 | 3,600 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 1974 | 4,336 current US$ per square kilometre | +20.4% |
| 1975 | 3,584 current US$ per square kilometre | -17.3% |
| 1976 | 7,716 current US$ per square kilometre | +115.3% |
| 1977 | 9,141 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.5% |
| 1978 | 12,864 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.7% |
| 1979 | 18,014 current US$ per square kilometre | +40.0% |
| 1980 | 20,155 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.9% |
| 1981 | 19,391 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.8% |
| 1982 | 43,461 current US$ per square kilometre | +124.1% |
| 1983 | 31,511 current US$ per square kilometre | -27.5% |
| 1984 | 33,884 current US$ per square kilometre | +7.5% |
| 1985 | 34,922 current US$ per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 1986 | 37,927 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.6% |
| 1987 | 46,971 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.8% |
| 1988 | 51,328 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1989 | 71,466 current US$ per square kilometre | +39.2% |
| 1990 | 85,107 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.1% |
| 1991 | 99,306 current US$ per square kilometre | +16.7% |
| 1992 | 114,106 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1993 | 130,090 current US$ per square kilometre | +14.0% |
| 1994 | 158,209 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.6% |
| 1995 | 187,270 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 1996 | 211,889 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 1997 | 188,239 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.2% |
| 1998 | 106,139 current US$ per square kilometre | -43.6% |
| 1999 | 142,823 current US$ per square kilometre | +34.6% |
| 2000 | 171,076 current US$ per square kilometre | +19.8% |
| 2001 | 166,810 current US$ per square kilometre | -2.5% |
| 2002 | 196,921 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.1% |
| 2003 | 242,344 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.1% |
| 2004 | 295,228 current US$ per square kilometre | +21.8% |
| 2005 | 327,804 current US$ per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 2006 | 404,318 current US$ per square kilometre | +23.3% |
| 2007 | 446,520 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
| 2008 | 432,047 current US$ per square kilometre | -3.2% |
| 2009 | 381,613 current US$ per square kilometre | -11.7% |
| 2010 | 476,520 current US$ per square kilometre | +24.9% |
| 2011 | 539,080 current US$ per square kilometre | +13.1% |
| 2012 | 545,605 current US$ per square kilometre | +1.2% |
| 2013 | 646,100 current US$ per square kilometre | +18.4% |
| 2014 | 703,541 current US$ per square kilometre | +8.9% |
| 2015 | 699,944 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.5% |
| 2016 | 641,113 current US$ per square kilometre | -8.4% |
| 2017 | 612,649 current US$ per square kilometre | -4.4% |
| 2018 | 668,237 current US$ per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 655,419 current US$ per square kilometre | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 652,662 current US$ per square kilometre | -0.4% |
| 2021 | 720,517 current US$ per square kilometre | +10.4% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1982 | +124.1% | 19,391 current US$ per square kilometre | 43,461 current US$ per square kilometre |
| 1976 | +115.3% | 3,584 current US$ per square kilometre | 7,716 current US$ per square kilometre |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 6,777 current US$ per square kilometre | 2,471 current US$ per square kilometre | 18,014 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 39,102 current US$ per square kilometre | 19,391 current US$ per square kilometre | 71,466 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 142,318 current US$ per square kilometre | 85,107 current US$ per square kilometre | 211,889 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 306,468 current US$ per square kilometre | 166,810 current US$ per square kilometre | 446,520 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 618,821 current US$ per square kilometre | 476,520 current US$ per square kilometre | 703,541 current US$ per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 686,590 current US$ per square kilometre | 652,662 current US$ per square kilometre | 720,517 current US$ per square kilometre | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 11 Luxembourg 1.14 million current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 12 Aruba 969,283 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 13 Switzerland 882,866 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 15 Puerto Rico 715,480 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 16 Barbados 703,391 current US$ per square kilometre compare
- 17 United Kingdom 656,764 current US$ per square kilometre compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square in South Korea?
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square in South Korea was 720,517 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 720,517 current US$ per square kilometre in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2,471 current US$ per square kilometre in 1970.
- How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square?
- South Korea ranks 14th out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per square rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 33.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.