How does South Korea rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?

South Korea ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.

Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in South Korea

Name: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 was 0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 1.3%

World rank

20th

of 193 countries

All-time high

11.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1965

All-time low

0.8549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2021

Years of data

1960–2025

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit in South Korea, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in 2025.

That represents a change of up 1.3% on the previous year and up 4.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in South Korea peaked at 11.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965 and was at its lowest, 0.8549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.

South Korea ranks 20th of 193 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

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

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960 to 2025.
Year	constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	6.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1961	11.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+75.9%
1962	9.82 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
1963	7.55 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-23.2%
1964	9.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.4%
1965	11.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+18.5%
1966	10.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.2%
1967	8.81 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
1968	7.88 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1969	7.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
1970	6.7 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
1971	6.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1972	6.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.1%
1973	5.89 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.6%
1974	4.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-22.5%
1975	4.43 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.8%
1976	3.62 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.4%
1977	3.12 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
1978	2.54 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
1979	2.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1980	2.17 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
1981	2.1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1982	2.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1983	2.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
1984	2.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
1985	2.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1986	2.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
1987	1.87 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1988	1.56 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-16.9%
1989	1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.4%
1990	1.29 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1991	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.8%
1992	1.21 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1993	1.18 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%
1994	1.09 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.6%
1995	0.9758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1996	0.9784 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%
1997	1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.0%
1998	1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+41.6%
1999	1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.3%
2000	1.27 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.8%
2001	1.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2002	1.32 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.7%
2003	1.22 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
2004	1.13 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
2005	1 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.6%
2006	0.9371 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.6%
2007	0.8926 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.7%
2008	1.03 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+15.6%
2009	1.16 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+12.0%
2010	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.9%
2011	0.9634 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2012	0.9675 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2013	0.9319 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.7%
2014	0.8859 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.9%
2015	0.9212 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
2016	0.9255 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2017	0.8845 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
2018	0.8569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.1%
2019	0.9147 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.7%
2020	0.9105 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2021	0.8549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.1%
2022	0.9522 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+11.4%
2023	0.9476 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.5%
2024	0.9514 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.4%
2025	0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.3%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.7299 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (69 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7912 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.2× the median. (28 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant) … unit GDP 2015 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	+75.9%	6.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	11.04 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP
1998	+41.6%	1.11 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	8.94 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6.28 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	11.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	4.63 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.15 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6.73 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	1.97 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.35 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	2.19 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	1.2 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9758 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.58 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	1.14 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8926 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.4 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.927 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8569 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	1.02 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.9301 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.8549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

17 Pakistan 0.984 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
18 Philippines 0.9749 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
19 Ethiopia 0.9742 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
21 Suriname 0.9593 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
22 Brunei 0.9335 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP compare
23 Isle of Man 0.9323 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 value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in South Korea?: Gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit in South Korea was 0.9641 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 11.3 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 1965.
What is the lowest gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.8549 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
How does South Korea rank for gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit?: South Korea ranks 20th out of 193 countries with data for 2025.
Is gross value added at basic prices (gva) (constant 2015 us$), per unit rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. 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 value added at basic prices (GVA) (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator: Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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: 227 places, 9,725 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Gross value added at basic prices (GVA) (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.