GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in South Korea
South Korea: GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) was 55,697 constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per capita, PPP in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 55,697 constant 2021 international $ for gdp per capita, ppp in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% on the previous year and up 24.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per capita, ppp in South Korea peaked at 55,697 constant 2021 international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 14,378 constant 2021 international $, in 1990.
That places South Korea 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 14,378 constant 2021 international $ | — |
| 1991 | 15,784 constant 2021 international $ | +9.8% |
| 1992 | 16,614 constant 2021 international $ | +5.3% |
| 1993 | 17,596 constant 2021 international $ | +5.9% |
| 1994 | 19,052 constant 2021 international $ | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 20,698 constant 2021 international $ | +8.6% |
| 1996 | 22,140 constant 2021 international $ | +7.0% |
| 1997 | 23,311 constant 2021 international $ | +5.3% |
| 1998 | 22,000 constant 2021 international $ | -5.6% |
| 1999 | 24,382 constant 2021 international $ | +10.8% |
| 2000 | 26,404 constant 2021 international $ | +8.3% |
| 2001 | 27,441 constant 2021 international $ | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 29,395 constant 2021 international $ | +7.1% |
| 2003 | 30,142 constant 2021 international $ | +2.5% |
| 2004 | 31,580 constant 2021 international $ | +4.8% |
| 2005 | 32,886 constant 2021 international $ | +4.1% |
| 2006 | 34,430 constant 2021 international $ | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 36,257 constant 2021 international $ | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 37,064 constant 2021 international $ | +2.2% |
| 2009 | 37,176 constant 2021 international $ | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 39,574 constant 2021 international $ | +6.5% |
| 2011 | 40,719 constant 2021 international $ | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 41,538 constant 2021 international $ | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 42,710 constant 2021 international $ | +2.8% |
| 2014 | 43,807 constant 2021 international $ | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 44,849 constant 2021 international $ | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 46,088 constant 2021 international $ | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 47,537 constant 2021 international $ | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 48,834 constant 2021 international $ | +2.7% |
| 2019 | 49,791 constant 2021 international $ | +2.0% |
| 2020 | 49,374 constant 2021 international $ | -0.8% |
| 2021 | 51,718 constant 2021 international $ | +4.7% |
| 2022 | 53,229 constant 2021 international $ | +2.9% |
| 2023 | 54,029 constant 2021 international $ | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 55,071 constant 2021 international $ | +1.9% |
| 2025 | 55,697 constant 2021 international $ | +1.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 55,697 constant 2021 international $ is above the median for high income countries, which is 49,305 constant 2021 international $, 1.1× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 55,697 constant 2021 international $ is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13,961 constant 2021 international $, 4.0× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 19,596 constant 2021 international $ | 14,378 constant 2021 international $ | 24,382 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,278 constant 2021 international $ | 26,404 constant 2021 international $ | 37,176 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,545 constant 2021 international $ | 39,574 constant 2021 international $ | 49,791 constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,186 constant 2021 international $ | 49,374 constant 2021 international $ | 55,697 constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 29 Australia 60,194 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 30 Canada 57,990 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 31 Finland 55,735 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 33 France 55,124 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 34 Cyprus 54,103 constant 2021 international $ compare
- 35 United Kingdom 53,993 constant 2021 international $ 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 gdp per capita, ppp in South Korea?
- Gdp per capita, ppp in South Korea was 55,697 constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 55,697 constant 2021 international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per capita, ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 14,378 constant 2021 international $ in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for gdp per capita, ppp?
- South Korea ranks 32nd out of 200 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per capita, ppp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 24.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP per capita, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) per person expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. The core indicator has been divided by the general population to achieve a per capita estimate. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.