Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in South Korea
South Korea: Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) was 28,116 current international $ per person in 2025. ▲ Rising
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current international $ per person.
Analysis
In 2025, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in South Korea stood at 28,116 current international $ per person. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
The figure is up 2.4% on the previous year and up 58.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in South Korea peaked at 28,116 current international $ per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 4,645 current international $ per person, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 35th of 182 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current international $ per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4,645 current international $ per person | — |
| 1991 | 5,192 current international $ per person | +11.8% |
| 1992 | 5,651 current international $ per person | +8.8% |
| 1993 | 6,146 current international $ per person | +8.8% |
| 1994 | 6,802 current international $ per person | +10.7% |
| 1995 | 7,594 current international $ per person | +11.6% |
| 1996 | 8,289 current international $ per person | +9.2% |
| 1997 | 8,719 current international $ per person | +5.2% |
| 1998 | 7,693 current international $ per person | -11.8% |
| 1999 | 8,695 current international $ per person | +13.0% |
| 2000 | 9,499 current international $ per person | +9.2% |
| 2001 | 10,176 current international $ per person | +7.1% |
| 2002 | 11,021 current international $ per person | +8.3% |
| 2003 | 11,208 current international $ per person | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 11,504 current international $ per person | +2.6% |
| 2005 | 12,403 current international $ per person | +7.8% |
| 2006 | 13,283 current international $ per person | +7.1% |
| 2007 | 14,290 current international $ per person | +7.6% |
| 2008 | 14,816 current international $ per person | +3.7% |
| 2009 | 14,834 current international $ per person | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 15,697 current international $ per person | +5.8% |
| 2011 | 16,587 current international $ per person | +5.7% |
| 2012 | 17,118 current international $ per person | +3.2% |
| 2013 | 16,445 current international $ per person | -3.9% |
| 2014 | 16,580 current international $ per person | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 17,705 current international $ per person | +6.8% |
| 2016 | 18,225 current international $ per person | +2.9% |
| 2017 | 18,583 current international $ per person | +2.0% |
| 2018 | 19,610 current international $ per person | +5.5% |
| 2019 | 20,071 current international $ per person | +2.4% |
| 2020 | 19,542 current international $ per person | -2.6% |
| 2021 | 21,041 current international $ per person | +7.7% |
| 2022 | 24,392 current international $ per person | +15.9% |
| 2023 | 26,345 current international $ per person | +8.0% |
| 2024 | 27,457 current international $ per person | +4.2% |
| 2025 | 28,116 current international $ per person | +2.4% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 28,116 current international $ per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 28,294 current international $ per person, 99% of the median. (66 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 28,116 current international $ per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 11,075 current international $ per person, 2.5× the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6,943 current international $ per person | 4,645 current international $ per person | 8,719 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 12,303 current international $ per person | 9,499 current international $ per person | 14,834 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 17,662 current international $ per person | 15,697 current international $ per person | 20,071 current international $ per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 24,482 current international $ per person | 19,542 current international $ per person | 28,116 current international $ per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 32 Slovenia 28,666 current international $ per person compare
- 33 Greece 28,388 current international $ per person compare
- 34 San Marino 28,201 current international $ per person compare
- 36 Israel 27,661 current international $ per person compare
- 37 Japan 27,317 current international $ per person compare
- 38 Puerto Rico 27,286 current international $ per person 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 (current) in South Korea?
- Households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) in South Korea was 28,116 current international $ per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 28,116 current international $ per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4,645 current international $ per person in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current)?
- South Korea ranks 35th out of 182 countries with data for 2025.
- Is households and npishs final consumption expenditure, ppp (current) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 58.8%. 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 Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP (current international $) divided by Population, total, 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 (current international $) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure, PPP International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
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 (current international $) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.