GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in South Korea
South Korea: GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita was 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in South Korea is 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 22.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in South Korea peaked at 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 16,432 constant 2021 international $ per person, in 1990.
That places South Korea 25th out of 159 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.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 16,432 constant 2021 international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 18,064 constant 2021 international $ per person | +9.9% |
| 1992 | 18,998 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.2% |
| 1993 | 20,186 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.3% |
| 1994 | 21,871 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.3% |
| 1995 | 23,585 constant 2021 international $ per person | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 24,946 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.8% |
| 1997 | 25,776 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.3% |
| 1998 | 23,673 constant 2021 international $ per person | -8.2% |
| 1999 | 26,059 constant 2021 international $ per person | +10.1% |
| 2000 | 27,610 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.0% |
| 2001 | 28,457 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.1% |
| 2002 | 30,773 constant 2021 international $ per person | +8.1% |
| 2003 | 31,428 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 32,618 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.8% |
| 2005 | 33,426 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 34,564 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.4% |
| 2007 | 36,303 constant 2021 international $ per person | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 36,171 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.4% |
| 2009 | 36,921 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.1% |
| 2010 | 39,485 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.9% |
| 2011 | 39,845 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.9% |
| 2012 | 40,844 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 42,251 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.4% |
| 2014 | 43,444 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.8% |
| 2015 | 46,041 constant 2021 international $ per person | +6.0% |
| 2016 | 47,975 constant 2021 international $ per person | +4.2% |
| 2017 | 49,386 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.9% |
| 2018 | 50,132 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 50,279 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 50,283 constant 2021 international $ per person | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52,263 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 52,088 constant 2021 international $ per person | -0.3% |
| 2023 | 53,103 constant 2021 international $ per person | +1.9% |
| 2024 | 55,152 constant 2021 international $ per person | +3.9% |
| 2025 | 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person | +2.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 53,970 constant 2021 international $ per person, 1.0× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 16,579 constant 2021 international $ per person, 3.4× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 21,959 constant 2021 international $ per person | 16,432 constant 2021 international $ per person | 26,059 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 32,827 constant 2021 international $ per person | 27,610 constant 2021 international $ per person | 36,921 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 44,968 constant 2021 international $ per person | 39,485 constant 2021 international $ per person | 50,279 constant 2021 international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 53,219 constant 2021 international $ per person | 50,283 constant 2021 international $ per person | 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 22 Australia 58,319 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 23 Malta 56,504 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 24 Canada 56,432 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 26 Kuwait 56,107 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 27 Finland 55,772 constant 2021 international $ per person compare
- 28 France 55,091 constant 2021 international $ 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 gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in South Korea?
- Gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita in South Korea was 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 56,424 constant 2021 international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 16,432 constant 2021 international $ per person in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita?
- South Korea ranks 25th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gni, ppp (constant 2021 international $), per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.6%. 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 GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- GNI, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- 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
GNI, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.