GDP per capita in US dollars in South Korea
GDP per person in South Korea was US$36,227 in 2025.
South Korea, 2025
US$36,227
Change from 2024
0%
World, 2025
US$14,406 per person
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
US$46,147 per person
Position in 2025
32nd of 186
GDP per capita in US dollars in South Korea over time
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Current US dollars per person. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | US$36,227 per person | US$14,406 per person |
| 2024 | US$36,239 per person | US$13,717 per person |
| 2023 | US$35,674 per person | US$13,314 per person |
| 2022 | US$34,822 per person | US$12,876 per person |
| 2021 | US$37,518 per person | US$12,473 per person |
| 2020 | US$33,646 per person | US$10,999 per person |
| 2019 | US$33,827 per person | US$11,418 per person |
| 2018 | US$35,364 per person | US$11,345 per person |
| 2017 | US$33,297 per person | US$10,784 per person |
| 2016 | US$30,832 per person | US$10,239 per person |
| 2015 | US$30,172 per person | US$10,192 per person |
| 2014 | US$30,667 per person | US$10,912 per person |
| 2013 | US$28,449 per person | US$10,759 per person |
| 2012 | US$26,601 per person | US$10,598 per person |
| 2011 | US$26,175 per person | US$10,497 per person |
| 2010 | US$24,071 per person | US$9,555 per person |
| 2009 | US$19,937 per person | US$8,827 per person |
| 2008 | US$22,252 per person | US$9,426 per person |
| 2007 | US$25,078 per person | US$8,685 per person |
| 2006 | US$22,610 per person | US$7,803 per person |
| 2005 | US$20,167 per person | US$7,291 per person |
| 2004 | US$17,122 per person | US$6,818 per person |
| 2003 | US$15,212 per person | US$6,130 per person |
| 2002 | US$13,643 per person | US$5,539 per person |
| 2001 | US$11,981 per person | US$5,404 per person |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of 0% from US$36,239 per person in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was US$30,172 per person, the figure has changed by +20.1%.
- Among the 186 countries with data for 2025, South Korea has the 32nd highest value.
- The figure for the world in 2025 was US$14,406 per person.
More for South Korea
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GDP per capita, PPP
Int$55,697 per person
2025 · World Bank
GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$37,880 per person
2025 · World Bank
GDP in US dollars
US$1.87 trillion
2025 · World Bank
Real GDP growth
1.0%
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Services share of GDP
57.2%
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Investment share of GDP
29.1%
2025 · World Bank