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

South Korea ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) in South Korea

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

South Korea: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) was 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.9%

World rank

42nd

of 163 countries

All-time high

16.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

All-time low

0.8723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross national expenditure (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

South Korea recorded 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.9% on the previous year and up 1.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 16.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.8723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

South Korea ranks 42nd of 163 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.

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

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

Annual values for Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	9.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	16.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+69.5%
1962	14.96 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1963	11.33 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.2%
1964	13.84 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+22.1%
1965	16.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.2%
1966	14.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
1967	12.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1968	11.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.8%
1969	10.41 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.0%
1970	9.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
1971	9.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1972	9.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1973	7.93 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1974	6.24 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1975	5.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1976	4.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1977	4.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1978	3.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.3%
1979	2.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.2%
1980	2.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.4%
1981	2.71 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
1982	2.71 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.0%
1983	2.66 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
1984	2.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.9%
1985	2.66 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.8%
1986	2.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1987	2.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.2%
1988	1.83 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1989	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1990	1.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
1991	1.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1992	1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.4%
1993	1.46 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
1994	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.5%
1995	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.4%
1996	1.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1997	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.8%
1998	1.71 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.1%
1999	1.52 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.3%
2000	1.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2001	1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.9%
2002	1.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2003	1.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2004	1.23 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.6%
2005	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2006	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.7%
2007	0.9598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
2008	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.5%
2009	1.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.1%
2010	1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
2011	0.9989 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
2012	0.9856 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
2013	0.9373 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2014	0.889 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.2%
2015	0.9345 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
2016	0.9499 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.6%
2017	0.9242 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.7%
2018	0.8873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.0%
2019	0.9406 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.0%
2020	0.9322 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
2021	0.8723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.4%
2022	0.9684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.0%
2023	0.9578 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.1%
2024	0.9442 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2025	0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.9%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7302 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (58 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.9769 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 97% of the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP (unit) 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	+69.5%	9.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	16.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	13.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	9.5 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	16.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	6.36 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	9.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	2.44 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.67 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.45 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.71 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.25 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9598 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.951 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8873 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.06 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9379 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9684 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

39 Kosovo 0.971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
39 Kosovo (UNSCR 1244) 0.971 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
41 Palestine 0.9614 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
43 Uganda 0.9468 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
44 India 0.9465 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
45 Ghana 0.9394 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.9523 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 16.37 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
What is the lowest gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8723 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does South Korea rank for gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 42nd out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross national expenditure (constant 2015 us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 1.9%. 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 national expenditure (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross national expenditure (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: 204 places, 8,398 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 08 September 2026

Gross national expenditure (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.