Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea
South Korea: Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP was 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP
Change on year
down 0.5%
World rank
105th
of 204 countries
All-time high
0.5888 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 2023
All-time low
0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP
in 1964
Years of data
66
1960–2025
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current US$ per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea is 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and up 3.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea peaked at 0.5888 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP, in 1964.
South Korea ranks 105th of 204 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP in South Korea, year by year
| Year | current US$ per US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.3931 current US$ per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1961 | 0.3777 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.9% |
| 1962 | 0.3864 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.3% |
| 1963 | 0.3357 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -13.1% |
| 1964 | 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -10.0% |
| 1965 | 0.3419 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +13.2% |
| 1966 | 0.3654 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +6.9% |
| 1967 | 0.3964 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +8.5% |
| 1968 | 0.3969 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1969 | 0.3977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.2% |
| 1970 | 0.4044 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.7% |
| 1971 | 0.4172 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1972 | 0.4201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.7% |
| 1973 | 0.4118 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.0% |
| 1974 | 0.4176 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1975 | 0.4046 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -3.1% |
| 1976 | 0.4004 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.0% |
| 1977 | 0.402 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1978 | 0.3993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1979 | 0.4009 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1980 | 0.4369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +9.0% |
| 1981 | 0.439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 1982 | 0.4451 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 0.439 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 1984 | 0.4389 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 1985 | 0.45 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.5% |
| 1986 | 0.4561 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1987 | 0.4586 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 1988 | 0.4556 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 1989 | 0.4705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.3% |
| 1990 | 0.4722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 1991 | 0.478 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.2% |
| 1992 | 0.4912 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.7% |
| 1993 | 0.4973 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.3% |
| 1994 | 0.4968 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 1995 | 0.4971 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.5074 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 1997 | 0.5128 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.1% |
| 1998 | 0.5287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +3.1% |
| 1999 | 0.5253 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.6% |
| 2000 | 0.5245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2001 | 0.5372 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.4% |
| 2002 | 0.5422 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 0.5446 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 0.5369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -1.4% |
| 2005 | 0.5442 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 0.5515 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 0.5551 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.6% |
| 2008 | 0.5659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5629 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
| 2010 | 0.5488 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.5% |
| 2011 | 0.5469 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.5498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 0.5493 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.1% |
| 2014 | 0.552 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +0.5% |
| 2015 | 0.5511 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2016 | 0.5498 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.5457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.7% |
| 2018 | 0.5539 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.8% |
| 2020 | 0.5692 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2021 | 0.569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.0% |
| 2022 | 0.5807 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +2.1% |
| 2023 | 0.5888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 0.575 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -2.4% |
| 2025 | 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP | -0.5% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.6616 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 87% of the median. (77 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.6018 current US$ per US$ of GDP, 95% of the median. (31 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.3693 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3977 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.4078 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.3993 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4201 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1980s | 0.449 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4369 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4705 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.5007 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.4722 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5287 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.5465 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5245 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5659 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.5517 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5457 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5694 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.5758 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.569 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 0.5888 current US$ per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 102 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5769 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 103 Honduras 0.5757 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 104 Liechtenstein 0.5743 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 106 Dominica 0.5722 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 107 Zambia 0.5703 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
- 108 Ecuador 0.5697 current US$ per US$ of GDP compare
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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea?
- Services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp in South Korea was 0.5723 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.5888 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.3021 current US$ per US$ of GDP in 1964.
- How does South Korea rank for services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp?
- South Korea ranks 105th out of 204 countries with data for 2025.
- Is services, value added (current us$), per unit of gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.8%. 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 Services, value added (current US$), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Services, value added (current US$) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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Services, value added (current US$) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.