How does South Korea rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?

South Korea ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.

Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?

Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea

Name: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

South Korea: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

down 3.0%

World rank

129th

of 176 countries

All-time high

0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1998

All-time low

0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 2025

Years of data

1980–2025

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1980–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in 2025. That is the lowest value across all 46 years on record.

That represents a change of down 3.0% on the previous year and down 7.6% over ten years.

Over the whole period, personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 2025.

That places South Korea 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 46 years of available data.

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, year by year

Annual values for Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1980 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1980	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1981	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.7%
1982	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
1983	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.1%
1984	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.4%
1985	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+31.2%
1986	0.0093 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+33.5%
1987	0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.0%
1988	0.0087 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.3%
1989	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-32.5%
1990	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1991	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
1992	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.7%
1993	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
1994	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-9.0%
1995	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+4.4%
1996	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.3%
1997	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+30.6%
1998	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+110.2%
1999	0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-35.0%
2000	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.0%
2001	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2002	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2003	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.0%
2004	0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2005	0.0046 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-27.8%
2006	0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-17.1%
2007	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.9%
2008	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+56.4%
2009	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2010	0.0043 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
2011	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.8%
2012	0.0044 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.6%
2013	0.004 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.9%
2014	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2015	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2016	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2017	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.3%
2018	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+1.2%
2019	0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.8%
2020	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+5.6%
2021	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.4%
2022	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+10.2%
2023	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.6%
2024	0.0035 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2025	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.0%

South Korea compared with similar countries

South Korea's 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.0026 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 1.3× the median. (57 countries reporting)
South Korea's 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, 30% of the median. (27 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP 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	+110.2%	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1980s	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0097 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0058 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0041 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0045 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0036 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0039 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

126 Palau 0.0038 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
127 Namibia 0.0037 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
128 Poland 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
130 Russia 0.0032 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
131 Hungary 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
132 Eswatini 0.003 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 219 places →

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 personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0113 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1998.
What is the lowest personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025.
How does South Korea rank for personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 129th out of 176 countries with data for 2025.
Is personal transfers, receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 7.6%. 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 Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current 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.

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP
Unit: BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 219 places, 6,237 data points, 1968–2025
Last refreshed: 28 September 2026

Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current 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.