Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in South Korea
South Korea: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) was 0.6334 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.6334 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in 2025.
That represents a change of up 1.5% on the previous year and down 1.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in South Korea peaked at 1.27 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.5608 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP, in 2021.
That places South Korea 132nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 1.14 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1991 | 1.07 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.5% |
| 1992 | 1.06 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 1993 | 1.03 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1994 | 0.9533 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -7.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8638 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -9.4% |
| 1996 | 0.8657 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 0.9678 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +11.8% |
| 1998 | 1.27 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +30.8% |
| 1999 | 1.09 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -13.6% |
| 2000 | 1.03 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2001 | 1.15 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +11.4% |
| 2002 | 1.09 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -4.7% |
| 2003 | 0.9737 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -10.9% |
| 2004 | 0.8664 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -11.0% |
| 2005 | 0.7687 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -11.3% |
| 2006 | 0.716 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2007 | 0.6771 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.4% |
| 2008 | 0.7705 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +13.8% |
| 2009 | 0.8573 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +11.3% |
| 2010 | 0.7382 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -13.9% |
| 2011 | 0.6946 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 0.6917 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 0.6556 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.2% |
| 2014 | 0.617 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.9% |
| 2015 | 0.64 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2016 | 0.6411 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.609 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -5.0% |
| 2018 | 0.5896 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -3.2% |
| 2019 | 0.6288 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +6.7% |
| 2020 | 0.602 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -4.3% |
| 2021 | 0.5608 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -6.8% |
| 2022 | 0.6309 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +12.5% |
| 2023 | 0.6278 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2024 | 0.6242 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2025 | 0.6334 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.6334 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.6072 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.6334 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.7239 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (27 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant) 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | +30.8% | 0.9678 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.27 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.03 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.8638 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.27 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8899 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.6771 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 1.15 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.6506 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.5896 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.7382 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.6132 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.5608 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 0.6334 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 129 Japan 0.6699 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 130 Palau 0.6617 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 131 Brunei 0.6387 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 133 Libya 0.6331 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 134 Spain 0.6323 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
- 135 Italy 0.6291 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in South Korea?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) in South Korea was 0.6334 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.27 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5608 constant 2021 international $ per US$ of GDP in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant)?
- South Korea ranks 132nd out of 170 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (constant) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 1.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (constant 2021 international $) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.