How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?

South Korea ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.

Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea

Name: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021. ▲ Rising

Latest (2021)

0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 0.9%

World rank

103rd

of 194 countries

All-time high

0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1982

All-time low

0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1975

Years of data

1970–2021

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1970–2021

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea is 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2021.

The figure is down 0.9% on the previous year and down 9.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982 and was at its lowest, 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1975.

South Korea ranks 103rd of 194 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 52 years of available data.

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1970 to 2021.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1970	0.0262 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1971	0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
1972	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.5%
1973	0.0247 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.7%
1974	0.0211 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.7%
1975	0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-25.8%
1976	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.8%
1977	0.0226 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1978	0.0235 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
1979	0.0255 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
1980	0.0292 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.5%
1981	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.8%
1982	0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+108.3%
1983	0.0339 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.3%
1984	0.0328 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.4%
1985	0.0325 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1986	0.0305 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1987	0.0298 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1988	0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.0%
1989	0.0271 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.5%
1990	0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
1991	0.0281 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1992	0.03 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
1993	0.0309 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
1994	0.0318 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.0%
1995	0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1996	0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1997	0.0308 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1998	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1999	0.0267 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.7%
2000	0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.4%
2001	0.0284 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.9%
2002	0.0293 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2003	0.0322 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
2004	0.0347 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.8%
2005	0.0327 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
2006	0.0358 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.5%
2007	0.0354 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2008	0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.3%
2009	0.0377 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2010	0.0388 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.1%
2011	0.0401 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.2%
2012	0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
2013	0.0439 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.4%
2014	0.044 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2015	0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
2016	0.0396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
2017	0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.7%
2018	0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2019	0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%
2020	0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
2021	0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0408 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 89% of the median. (68 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0369 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 98% of the median. (30 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP 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	+108.3%	0.0252 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1976	+56.8%	0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0245 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0239 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0289 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0317 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0295 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0324 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0332 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0276 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0384 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0398 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0349 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0364 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0365 current US$ per US$ of GDP	2

Countries ranked near South Korea

100 Maldives 0.0373 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
101 Lithuania 0.037 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
102 Croatia 0.0367 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
104 Yemen 0.036 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
105 Mali 0.0359 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
106 Tanzania 0.0357 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.0362 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0525 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1982.
What is the lowest adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0156 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1975.
How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 103rd out of 194 countries with data for 2021.
Is adjusted savings: education expenditure (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 9.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), 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$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Adjusted savings: education expenditure Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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Indicator: Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 194 places, 8,330 data points, 1970–2021
Last refreshed: 27 September 2026

Adjusted savings: education expenditure (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.