GDP per capita in Korea

In 2025, GDP per capita in Korea was 55,645 $, up from 55,071 $ in 2024. Explore the historical series and compare Korea with other economies below.
GDP per capita
Constant international dollars
Korea
Year$
202555 645
202455 071
202354 029
202253 228
202151 718
202049 374
201949 791
201848 835
201747 537
201646 088
201544 849
201443 807
201342 710
201241 538
201140 719
201039 574
200937 176
200837 064
200736 257
200634 430
200532 886
200431 579
200330 143
200229 395
200127 441
200026 404
How Korea compares
GDP per capita compared with other countries
GDP per capita
About this indicator
Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita measures the total value of all final goods and services produced within a country in a given year, divided by its population. It is commonly used as an indicator of a country’s average standard of living and level of economic development.
This indicator is expressed in constant 2021 international dollars per capita. Constant means that the values are adjusted for inflation, allowing meaningful comparisons over time by reflecting changes in real production rather than price changes. International dollars mean that the values are expressed using Purchasing Power Parity (PPP) based on the purchasing power of the U.S. dollar. PPP adjusts for differences in price levels across countries, so that one international dollar has the same purchasing power in any given country as one U.S. dollar has in the United States. As a result, GDP per capita in constant international dollars allows more meaningful comparisons of living standards across countries and over time.
Sources and updates

Data sources

The data for this indicator are drawn from:
1. The OECD Economic Outlook.
2. The IMF World Economic Outlook.
OECD data take precedence over IMF data when both are available for a given country.

Last update

This indicator was last updated on Econorama on 18 June 2026 and reflects the latest data available from the underlying sources at that time.