What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?

The highest recorded value was 0.4169 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.

What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?

The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.

How does South Korea rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?

South Korea ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in South Korea

Name: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) was 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)

0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

28th

of 187 countries

All-time high

0.4169 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1988

All-time low

0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1960

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960–2025

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

Analysis

In 2025, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea stood at 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP.

The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and down 4.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.4169 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988 and was at its lowest, 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1960.

South Korea ranks 28th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.

Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960 to 2025.
Year	current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+224.3%
1962	0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.1%
1963	0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+159.2%
1964	0.0921 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
1965	0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1966	0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+53.0%
1967	0.1127 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1968	0.146 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+29.6%
1969	0.1812 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.1%
1970	0.1664 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1971	0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1972	0.1712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+16.1%
1973	0.2279 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.2%
1974	0.2207 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
1975	0.2021 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.4%
1976	0.2509 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+24.2%
1977	0.2846 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.4%
1978	0.3059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.5%
1979	0.3043 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
1980	0.258 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.2%
1981	0.257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1982	0.2725 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
1983	0.3104 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.9%
1984	0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
1985	0.3412 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
1986	0.3712 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.8%
1987	0.3988 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+7.4%
1988	0.4169 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
1989	0.3911 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.2%
1990	0.3934 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.6%
1991	0.3939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1992	0.3848 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
1993	0.3852 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.1%
1994	0.382 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.8%
1995	0.3817 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.1%
1996	0.3644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1997	0.3644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.0%
1998	0.3842 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
1999	0.3653 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2000	0.3483 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2001	0.3318 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2002	0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.3%
2003	0.3386 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.5%
2004	0.3606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.5%
2005	0.3486 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2006	0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2007	0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.4%
2008	0.3334 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.0%
2009	0.335 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2010	0.353 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.3%
2011	0.3414 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
2012	0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2013	0.342 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2014	0.3443 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2015	0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.2%
2016	0.3631 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%
2017	0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2018	0.3545 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
2019	0.3383 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2020	0.3521 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.1%
2021	0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.9%
2022	0.3333 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2023	0.3228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.2%
2024	0.3403 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.4%
2025	0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.257 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (67 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.2198 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.6× the median. (29 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP (unit GDP US) 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	+224.3%	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.031 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1963	+159.2%	0.0351 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.091 current US$ per US$ of GDP
1966	+53.0%	0.0783 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1198 current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0897 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1812 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.2282 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.1474 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3059 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.3353 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.257 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.4169 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.3799 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3644 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3939 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.3396 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3241 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3606 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.3497 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3374 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3647 current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.3417 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3228 current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.3586 current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

25 Libya 0.3679 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
26 Cambodia 0.3609 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
27 Norway 0.3491 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
29 Mongolia 0.339 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
30 Congo 0.3387 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
31 Papua New Guinea 0.3325 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 230 places →

More economy & growth data for South Korea

Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -49.75 % change on previous year (2025)
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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.3433 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.4169 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1988.
What is the lowest gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0096 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1960.
How does South Korea rank for gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 28th out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross domestic savings (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 4.3%. 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 Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross domestic savings (current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 230 places, 11,097 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 25 August 2026

Gross domestic savings (current 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.