Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … capita in South Korea
South Korea: Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … capita was 53.29 current US$ per person in 2021. ▲ Rising
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$), per in South Korea, 1990–2021
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per person.
Analysis
In 2021, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in South Korea stood at 53.29 current US$ per person. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.3% on the previous year and up 68.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in South Korea peaked at 53.29 current US$ per person in 2021 and was at its lowest, 18.69 current US$ per person, in 1998.
That places South Korea 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current) … capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 23.01 current US$ per person | — |
| 1991 | 24.23 current US$ per person | +5.3% |
| 1992 | 24.12 current US$ per person | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 24.18 current US$ per person | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 26.19 current US$ per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 29.39 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 1996 | 29.95 current US$ per person | +1.9% |
| 1997 | 27.06 current US$ per person | -9.6% |
| 1998 | 18.69 current US$ per person | -30.9% |
| 1999 | 21.84 current US$ per person | +16.8% |
| 2000 | 22.9 current US$ per person | +4.8% |
| 2001 | 20.42 current US$ per person | -10.8% |
| 2002 | 22.08 current US$ per person | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 23.5 current US$ per person | +6.4% |
| 2004 | 25.82 current US$ per person | +9.8% |
| 2005 | 28.96 current US$ per person | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 31.08 current US$ per person | +7.3% |
| 2007 | 33.43 current US$ per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 28.88 current US$ per person | -13.6% |
| 2009 | 26.08 current US$ per person | -9.7% |
| 2010 | 29.53 current US$ per person | +13.2% |
| 2011 | 31.58 current US$ per person | +7.0% |
| 2012 | 32.69 current US$ per person | +3.5% |
| 2013 | 35.59 current US$ per person | +8.9% |
| 2014 | 38.6 current US$ per person | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 37.78 current US$ per person | -2.1% |
| 2016 | 37.17 current US$ per person | -1.6% |
| 2017 | 40.72 current US$ per person | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 44.43 current US$ per person | +9.1% |
| 2019 | 44.73 current US$ per person | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 47.46 current US$ per person | +6.1% |
| 2021 | 53.29 current US$ per person | +12.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 53.29 current US$ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 22.92 current US$ per person, 2.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 53.29 current US$ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 23.59 current US$ per person, 2.3× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 24.87 current US$ per person | 18.69 current US$ per person | 29.95 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 26.32 current US$ per person | 20.42 current US$ per person | 33.43 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.28 current US$ per person | 29.53 current US$ per person | 44.73 current US$ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.37 current US$ per person | 47.46 current US$ per person | 53.29 current US$ per person | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 5 United States Virgin Islands 73.37 current US$ per person compare
- 6 Djibouti 59.77 current US$ per person compare
- 7 China 59.33 current US$ per person compare
- 9 Barbados 50.95 current US$ per person compare
- 10 Singapore 50.08 current US$ per person compare
- 11 Kuwait 49.82 current US$ per person compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 307.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 224.29 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 168.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4147 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in South Korea?
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per in South Korea was 53.29 current US$ per person in 2021, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 53.29 current US$ per person in 2021.
- What is the lowest adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.69 current US$ per person in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per?
- South Korea ranks 8th out of 179 countries with data for 2021.
- Is adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current us$), per rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 68.7%. 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: particulate emission damage (current US$), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage Global Burden of Disease 2013 study, Institute for Health Metrics and Evaluation (IHME)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Adjusted savings: particulate emission damage (current US$) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.