Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Korea

Korea: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 5,721 in 2022. β–² Rising

Latest (2022)
5,721
Change on year
up 1.2%
World rank
35th
of 113 countries
All-time high
6,392
in 2014
All-time low
1,934
in 1982
Years of data
20
1982–2022

Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Korea, 1982–2022

2.0k3.0k4.0k5.0k6.0k1982200220221982: 1.9k1991: 4.6k1996: 5.5k2000: 4.9k2007: 5.4k2008: 5.5k2009: 5.6k2010: 5.9k2011: 6.1k2012: 6.3k2013: 6.4k2014: 6.4k2015: 6.4k2016: 5.6k2017: 5.5k2018: 5.5k2019: 5.5k2020: 5.6k2021: 5.7k2022: 5.7k

Source: Our World in Data.

Analysis

Korea recorded 5,721 for threshold income for each decile before tax wid in 2022.

The figure is up 1.2% on the previous year and down 9.8% over ten years.

Over the whole period, threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Korea peaked at 6,392 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,934, in 1982.

That places Korea 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2022, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1980s 1,934 1,934 1,934 1
1990s 5,047 4,609 5,484 2
2000s 5,341 4,906 5,580 4
2010s 5,948 5,462 6,392 10
2020s 5,668 5,631 5,721 3

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 32 Portugal 5,950 compare
  2. 33 Malaysia 5,898 compare
  3. 34 Croatia 5,786 compare
  4. 36 Estonia 5,539 compare
  5. 37 Israel 5,302 compare
  6. 38 Mauritius 5,151 compare

See the full ranking of 113 places β†’

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All data for Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Korea?
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Korea was 5,721 in 2022, according to Our World in Data.
What is the highest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 6,392 in 2014.
What is the lowest threshold income for each decile before tax wid recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 1,934 in 1982.
How does Korea rank for threshold income for each decile before tax wid?
Korea ranks 35th out of 113 countries with data for 2022.
Is threshold income for each decile before tax wid rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is down 9.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Threshold income for each decile before tax wid. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid
Source
Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
113 places, 3,069 data points, 1820–2024
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