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

South Korea ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.

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

Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea

Name: Secondary income 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: Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▼ Falling

Latest (2025)

0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 0.3%

World rank

184th

of 198 countries

All-time high

0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1976

All-time low

0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

in 1996

Years of data

1976–2025

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1976–2025

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

Analysis

The most recent figure for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea is 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and down 3.1% over ten years.

Over the whole period, secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976 and was at its lowest, 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1996.

That places South Korea 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 50 years of available data.

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

Annual values for Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1976 to 2025.
Year	BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	Change
1976	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	—
1977	0.0099 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-34.6%
1978	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.4%
1979	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-24.3%
1980	0.0077 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.9%
1981	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
1982	0.0078 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.5%
1983	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.6%
1984	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.1%
1985	0.0081 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+26.9%
1986	0.0109 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.4%
1987	0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.4%
1988	0.0104 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.9%
1989	0.0069 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-33.5%
1990	0.0072 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.3%
1991	0.0068 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
1992	0.0067 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.3%
1993	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-15.5%
1994	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1995	0.005 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.4%
1996	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
1997	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+35.2%
1998	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+102.7%
1999	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-36.6%
2000	0.0074 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-12.2%
2001	0.0079 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+6.1%
2002	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+3.9%
2003	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.8%
2004	0.0075 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-7.0%
2005	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
2006	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.9%
2007	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-2.2%
2008	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+57.0%
2009	0.008 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-5.4%
2010	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-26.5%
2011	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+9.2%
2012	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-0.7%
2013	0.0061 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-4.5%
2014	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-6.8%
2015	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.8%
2016	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-3.6%
2017	0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+2.5%
2018	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
2019	0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+14.6%
2020	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-1.2%
2021	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-11.5%
2022	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+13.7%
2023	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	-13.3%
2024	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+8.2%
2025	0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	+0.3%

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Secondary income 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	+102.7%	0.0066 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1970s	0.0111 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0082 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	4
1980s	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0064 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0112 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.007 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0134 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0073 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0054 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0085 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0052 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0065 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0055 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0051 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	0.0059 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near South Korea

181 Gabon 0.0063 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
182 United States 0.006 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
183 Venezuela 0.0057 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
185 Australia 0.0053 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
186 Iran 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
187 Russia 0.0048 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 245 places →

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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?: Secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.0056 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0152 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1976.
What is the lowest secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0049 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1996.
How does South Korea rank for secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp?: South Korea ranks 184th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
Is secondary income receipts (bop, current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?: Over the last ten years it is down 3.1%. 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 Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Secondary income 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.

Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Secondary income 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: 245 places, 9,154 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 September 2026

Secondary income 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.