Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income in Korea

Korea: Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income was 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
2.23 Factor of GDP per capita
Change on year
up 5.2%
Rank
1st
of 1 groups
All-time high
2.23 Factor of GDP per capita
in 2020
All-time low
1.84 Factor of GDP per capita
in 2010
Years of data
11
2010–2020

Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income in Korea, 2010–2020

00.511.522010201520202010: 1.8 Factor of GDP per capita2011: 2.2 Factor of GDP per capita2012: 2.1 Factor of GDP per capita2013: 2.1 Factor of GDP per capita2014: 2.1 Factor of GDP per capita2015: 2 Factor of GDP per capita2016: 2.1 Factor of GDP per capita2017: 2 Factor of GDP per capita2018: 2 Factor of GDP per capita2019: 2.1 Factor of GDP per capita2020: 2.2 Factor of GDP per capita

Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Factor of GDP per capita.

Analysis

Korea recorded 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita for remuneration of health professionals — annual income in 2020. That is the highest value across all 11 years on record.

The figure is up 5.2% on the previous year and up 21.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, remuneration of health professionals — annual income in Korea peaked at 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita in 2020 and was at its lowest, 1.84 Factor of GDP per capita, in 2010.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 11 years of available data.

Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income in Korea, 2010 to 2020.
Year Factor of GDP per capita Change
2010 1.84 Factor of GDP per capita
2011 2.16 Factor of GDP per capita +17.4%
2012 2.06 Factor of GDP per capita -4.6%
2013 2.06 Factor of GDP per capita +0.0%
2014 2.08 Factor of GDP per capita +1.0%
2015 2.02 Factor of GDP per capita -2.9%
2016 2.14 Factor of GDP per capita +5.9%
2017 2 Factor of GDP per capita -6.5%
2018 2 Factor of GDP per capita +0.0%
2019 2.12 Factor of GDP per capita +6.0%
2020 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita +5.2%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2010s 2.05 Factor of GDP per capita 1.84 Factor of GDP per capita 2.16 Factor of GDP per capita 10
2020s 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita 1

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 1 Türkiye 2.46 Factor of GDP per capita compare
  2. 1 United States of America 3.62 Factor of GDP per capita
  3. 2 Luxembourg 3.39 Factor of GDP per capita compare
  4. 2 Poland 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita compare
  5. 3 Chile 2.92 Factor of GDP per capita compare
  6. 3 Netherlands 2.17 Factor of GDP per capita compare
  7. 4 Hungary 2.67 Factor of GDP per capita compare
  8. 4 Slovenia 2.11 Factor of GDP per capita compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is remuneration of health professionals — annual income in Korea?
Remuneration of health professionals — annual income in Korea was 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita in 2020, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
What is the highest remuneration of health professionals — annual income recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 2.23 Factor of GDP per capita in 2020.
What is the lowest remuneration of health professionals — annual income recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1.84 Factor of GDP per capita in 2010.
How does Korea rank for remuneration of health professionals — annual income?
Korea ranks 1st out of 1 groups with data for 2020.
Is remuneration of health professionals — annual income rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 21.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Remuneration of health professionals — Annual income
Unit
Factor of GDP per capita
Source
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development
Licence
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Coverage
21 places, 378 data points, 1988–2025
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This dataset provides data on the remuneration of health professionals by category (ie. general practitioners, specialists, and hospital nurses) and by status (ie. salaried and self-employed). General practice includes fully-qualified general practitioners (GPs). Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Specialists include fully-qualified physicians who have specialised and work primarily in areas other than general practice. Physicians in training should normally be excluded. Salaried hospital nurses include registered nurses actively practising in public and private hospitals and who receive most of their income via a salary. Salaried: Employees and who receive most of their income via a salary. Self-employed: Physicians who are primarily non-salaried. That is, they are either self-employed, or operate independently, usually receiving (mainly) either capitation or fee-for-service reimbursement. For physicians who are both salaried and operate in a self-employed or independent capacity, they are presented in the category under which they receive the majority of their compensation. Remuneration is defined as the average gross annual income, including social security contributions and income taxes payable by the employee. NOTE: Average salaries for healthcare professionals are now converted to USD PPPs using PPPs for private consumption to bring them in line with average earnings calculations across the OECD. Please refer to the Sources and Methods for detailed country-specific information.