Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in South Korea
South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square was 0.0226 units per square kilometre in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power in South Korea, 1961–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per square kilometre.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.0226 units per square kilometre for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in 2019. That is the highest value across all 59 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.0% on the previous year and up 37.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in South Korea peaked at 0.0226 units per square kilometre in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0004 units per square kilometre, in 1961.
That places South Korea 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices … Constant square in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per square kilometre | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1961 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | — |
| 1962 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +3.9% |
| 1963 | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | +9.0% |
| 1964 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1965 | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | +7.3% |
| 1966 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1967 | 0.0006 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 1968 | 0.0007 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1969 | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | +14.6% |
| 1970 | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | +10.1% |
| 1971 | 0.001 units per square kilometre | +10.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0011 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1973 | 0.0012 units per square kilometre | +14.9% |
| 1974 | 0.0013 units per square kilometre | +9.5% |
| 1975 | 0.0014 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1976 | 0.0016 units per square kilometre | +13.2% |
| 1977 | 0.0018 units per square kilometre | +12.3% |
| 1978 | 0.002 units per square kilometre | +11.0% |
| 1979 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | +8.7% |
| 1980 | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | -1.6% |
| 1981 | 0.0023 units per square kilometre | +7.2% |
| 1982 | 0.0025 units per square kilometre | +8.3% |
| 1983 | 0.0029 units per square kilometre | +13.4% |
| 1984 | 0.0032 units per square kilometre | +10.6% |
| 1985 | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | +7.8% |
| 1986 | 0.0038 units per square kilometre | +11.3% |
| 1987 | 0.0043 units per square kilometre | +12.7% |
| 1988 | 0.0048 units per square kilometre | +12.0% |
| 1989 | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | +7.1% |
| 1990 | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | +9.9% |
| 1991 | 0.0062 units per square kilometre | +10.8% |
| 1992 | 0.0066 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 units per square kilometre | +6.9% |
| 1994 | 0.0077 units per square kilometre | +9.3% |
| 1995 | 0.0085 units per square kilometre | +9.6% |
| 1996 | 0.0091 units per square kilometre | +7.9% |
| 1997 | 0.0097 units per square kilometre | +6.2% |
| 1998 | 0.0092 units per square kilometre | -5.1% |
| 1999 | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | +11.5% |
| 2000 | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | +9.1% |
| 2001 | 0.0117 units per square kilometre | +4.5% |
| 2002 | 0.0126 units per square kilometre | +7.7% |
| 2003 | 0.013 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2004 | 0.0137 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2005 | 0.0142 units per square kilometre | +4.3% |
| 2006 | 0.015 units per square kilometre | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 0.0159 units per square kilometre | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0163 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2009 | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | +6.7% |
| 2011 | 0.0182 units per square kilometre | +3.7% |
| 2012 | 0.0186 units per square kilometre | +2.3% |
| 2013 | 0.0192 units per square kilometre | +3.0% |
| 2014 | 0.0198 units per square kilometre | +3.2% |
| 2015 | 0.0203 units per square kilometre | +2.8% |
| 2016 | 0.0209 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 0.0216 units per square kilometre | +3.1% |
| 2018 | 0.0222 units per square kilometre | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | +2.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0226 units per square kilometre is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0041 units per square kilometre, 5.5× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0226 units per square kilometre is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0009 units per square kilometre, 24.4× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0005 units per square kilometre | 0.0004 units per square kilometre | 0.0008 units per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 0.0015 units per square kilometre | 0.0009 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0034 units per square kilometre | 0.0022 units per square kilometre | 0.0051 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.008 units per square kilometre | 0.0056 units per square kilometre | 0.0103 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.014 units per square kilometre | 0.0112 units per square kilometre | 0.0164 units per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0201 units per square kilometre | 0.0175 units per square kilometre | 0.0226 units per square kilometre | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 8 Netherlands 0.0292 units per square kilometre compare
- 9 Luxembourg 0.0274 units per square kilometre compare
- 10 Qatar 0.0265 units per square kilometre compare
- 12 Belgium 0.0195 units per square kilometre compare
- 13 Aruba 0.0171 units per square kilometre compare
- 14 Israel 0.0167 units per square kilometre 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 gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in South Korea?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power in South Korea was 0.0226 units per square kilometre in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0226 units per square kilometre in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0004 units per square kilometre in 1961.
- How does South Korea rank for gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power?
- South Korea ranks 11th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), constant prices, purchasing power rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 37.7%. 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 Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017, per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 ÷ Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power International Monetary Fund
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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
Gross domestic product (GDP), Constant prices, Purchasing power parity (PPP) international dollar, ICP benchmark 2017 divided by Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.