Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Korea
Korea: Threshold income for each decile before tax wid was 5,721 in 2022. β² 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
1982β2022
Threshold income for each decile before tax wid in Korea, 1982β2022
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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
More economy & growth data for Korea
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0005 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,965 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,435 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0007 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 1.03 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 37,470 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 5.16 (2025)
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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