Human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea
South Korea: Human development index vs gdp per capita was 0.937 in 2023. ▲ Rising
Latest (2023)
0.937
Change on year
up 1.0%
World rank
20th
of 192 countries
All-time high
0.937
in 2023
All-time low
0.738
in 1990
Years of data
34
1990–2023
Human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea, 1990–2023
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 0.937 for human development index vs gdp per capita in 2023. That is the highest value across all 34 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 3.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea peaked at 0.937 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.738, in 1990.
South Korea ranks 20th of 192 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 34 years of available data.
Human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 0.738 | — |
| 1991 | 0.749 | +1.5% |
| 1992 | 0.759 | +1.3% |
| 1993 | 0.77 | +1.4% |
| 1994 | 0.779 | +1.2% |
| 1995 | 0.789 | +1.3% |
| 1996 | 0.801 | +1.5% |
| 1997 | 0.812 | +1.4% |
| 1998 | 0.809 | -0.4% |
| 1999 | 0.821 | +1.5% |
| 2000 | 0.83 | +1.1% |
| 2001 | 0.838 | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 0.846 | +1.0% |
| 2003 | 0.852 | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 0.859 | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 0.866 | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 0.871 | +0.6% |
| 2007 | 0.876 | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.878 | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.881 | +0.3% |
| 2010 | 0.894 | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 0.899 | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 0.901 | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 0.905 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 0.91 | +0.6% |
| 2015 | 0.914 | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 0.918 | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 0.922 | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 0.924 | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 0.927 | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 0.928 | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 0.933 | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.928 | -0.5% |
| 2023 | 0.937 | +1.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.937 is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.913, 1.0× the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.937 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.732, 1.3× the median. (30 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7827 | 0.738 | 0.821 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.8597 | 0.83 | 0.881 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9114 | 0.894 | 0.927 | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9315 | 0.928 | 0.937 | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 17 Liechtenstein 0.938 compare
- 17 New Zealand 0.938 compare
- 17 United States 0.938 compare
- 21 Slovenia 0.931 compare
- 22 Austria 0.93 compare
- 23 Japan 0.925 compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea?
- Human development index vs gdp per capita in South Korea was 0.937 in 2023, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.937 in 2023.
- What is the lowest human development index vs gdp per capita recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.738 in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for human development index vs gdp per capita?
- South Korea ranks 20th out of 192 countries with data for 2023.
- Is human development index vs gdp per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Human development index vs gdp per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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