What is gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?

Gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).

What is the highest gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 13.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.

What is the lowest gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.9156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.

How does South Korea rank for gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?

South Korea ranks 16th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.

Is gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea

Name: GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP was 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 2.3%

World rank

16th

of 161 countries

All-time high

13.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

All-time low

0.9156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2025

GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

The most recent figure for gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea is 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 2.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 13.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.9156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

That places South Korea 16th out of 161 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	7.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	12.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+73.2%
1962	11.47 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1963	9 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.5%
1964	11.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.4%
1965	13.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+19.5%
1966	11.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1967	10.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.7%
1968	9.61 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
1969	8.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1970	8.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
1971	7.98 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.0%
1972	7.74 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1973	6.92 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1974	5.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.5%
1975	4.91 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
1976	4.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
1977	3.71 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
1978	3.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
1979	2.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.4%
1980	2.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1981	2.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
1982	2.42 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
1983	2.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1984	2.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.6%
1985	2.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1986	2.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1987	2.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.4%
1988	1.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.9%
1989	1.66 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.1%
1990	1.59 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
1991	1.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
1992	1.49 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1993	1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1994	1.34 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.3%
1995	1.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
1996	1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1997	1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.7%
1998	1.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+37.2%
1999	1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.6%
2000	1.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2001	1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.3%
2002	1.48 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.0%
2003	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
2004	1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2005	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.0%
2006	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.8%
2007	0.9514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2008	1.07 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.3%
2009	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
2010	1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
2011	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.2%
2012	1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%
2013	0.9761 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2014	0.9311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2015	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.7%
2016	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.0%
2017	0.9749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2018	0.9317 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2019	0.9769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.8%
2020	0.9823 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2021	0.9156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2022	0.9832 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
2023	0.9784 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2024	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.2%
2025	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.3%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7939 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
South Korea's 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9144 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (23 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where GNI (constant 2015 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
1961	+73.2%	7.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	12.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	10.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	7.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	13.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	5.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	8.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	2.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.66 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.51 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.9904 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9311 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.08 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9806 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

13 Lebanon 1.05 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
14 Ethiopia 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
15 Kuwait 1.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
17 United Arab Emirates 1.01 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Qatar 0.9966 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 Laos 0.9843 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 187 places →

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)

All data for South Korea →

Frequently asked questions

What is gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 13.38 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
What is the lowest gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.9156 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does South Korea rank for gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 16th out of 161 countries with data for 2025.
Is gni (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. 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 GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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GNI (constant 2015 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.

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Indicator: GNI (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 187 places, 6,858 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 21 September 2026

GNI (constant 2015 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.