Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency in South Korea
South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices … capita currency was 0.0371 units per person in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency, per in South Korea, 1960–2019
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in units per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in South Korea is 0.0371 units per person, measured in 2019. That is the highest value across all 60 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% on the previous year and up 51.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in South Korea peaked at 0.0371 units per person in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0 units per person, in 1960.
That places South Korea 5th out of 192 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), Current prices … capita currency in South Korea, year by year
| Year | units per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0 units per person | — |
| 1961 | 0 units per person | +17.2% |
| 1962 | 0 units per person | +17.9% |
| 1963 | 0 units per person | +37.8% |
| 1964 | 0 units per person | +39.0% |
| 1965 | 0 units per person | +9.6% |
| 1966 | 0 units per person | +25.0% |
| 1967 | 0 units per person | +20.4% |
| 1968 | 0.0001 units per person | +25.9% |
| 1969 | 0.0001 units per person | +27.8% |
| 1970 | 0.0001 units per person | +23.7% |
| 1971 | 0.0001 units per person | +20.5% |
| 1972 | 0.0001 units per person | +21.8% |
| 1973 | 0.0002 units per person | +27.2% |
| 1974 | 0.0002 units per person | +40.6% |
| 1975 | 0.0003 units per person | +31.2% |
| 1976 | 0.0004 units per person | +35.1% |
| 1977 | 0.0005 units per person | +26.6% |
| 1978 | 0.0007 units per person | +33.1% |
| 1979 | 0.0009 units per person | +26.9% |
| 1980 | 0.001 units per person | +20.7% |
| 1981 | 0.0013 units per person | +23.1% |
| 1982 | 0.0015 units per person | +13.6% |
| 1983 | 0.0017 units per person | +17.1% |
| 1984 | 0.0019 units per person | +14.0% |
| 1985 | 0.0022 units per person | +11.0% |
| 1986 | 0.0025 units per person | +15.7% |
| 1987 | 0.0029 units per person | +17.0% |
| 1988 | 0.0035 units per person | +18.8% |
| 1989 | 0.0039 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1990 | 0.0047 units per person | +19.8% |
| 1991 | 0.0056 units per person | +19.7% |
| 1992 | 0.0063 units per person | +13.3% |
| 1993 | 0.0071 units per person | +12.4% |
| 1994 | 0.0083 units per person | +17.0% |
| 1995 | 0.0097 units per person | +16.1% |
| 1996 | 0.0108 units per person | +11.3% |
| 1997 | 0.0118 units per person | +9.4% |
| 1998 | 0.0116 units per person | -1.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0127 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2000 | 0.0139 units per person | +9.3% |
| 2001 | 0.0149 units per person | +7.7% |
| 2002 | 0.0165 units per person | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0175 units per person | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 0.0189 units per person | +8.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0199 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2006 | 0.0208 units per person | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 0.0224 units per person | +7.8% |
| 2008 | 0.0235 units per person | +5.1% |
| 2009 | 0.0244 units per person | +3.9% |
| 2010 | 0.0267 units per person | +9.2% |
| 2011 | 0.0278 units per person | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 0.0287 units per person | +3.1% |
| 2013 | 0.0298 units per person | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 0.0308 units per person | +3.5% |
| 2015 | 0.0325 units per person | +5.5% |
| 2016 | 0.034 units per person | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 0.0357 units per person | +5.2% |
| 2018 | 0.0368 units per person | +3.0% |
| 2019 | 0.0371 units per person | +0.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.0371 units per person is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0001 units per person, 677.6× the median. (65 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.0371 units per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0001 units per person, 526.7× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.0003 units per person | 0.0001 units per person | 0.0009 units per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.0022 units per person | 0.001 units per person | 0.0039 units per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.0089 units per person | 0.0047 units per person | 0.0127 units per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.0193 units per person | 0.0139 units per person | 0.0244 units per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.032 units per person | 0.0267 units per person | 0.0371 units per person | 10 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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), current prices, domestic currency, per in South Korea?
- Gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per in South Korea was 0.0371 units per person in 2019, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0371 units per person in 2019.
- What is the lowest gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 units per person in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per?
- South Korea ranks 5th out of 192 countries with data for 2019.
- Is gross domestic product (gdp), current prices, domestic currency, per rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.7%. 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), Current prices, Domestic currency, per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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Gross domestic product (GDP), Current prices, Domestic currency divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.