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Real GDP per capita South Korea, in 33 editions.
The entry for South Korea published Real GDP per capita in 33 editions of 36, from 1993 to 2025. The text changed in 31 editions. Each is shown as published. Real GDP per capita in every entry.
- editions changed the text
- 31
- the first edition with it
- 1993
- the latest edition with it
- 2025
Published as “National product per capita” (1993 to 1995), “GDP per capita” (1996), “GDP - per capita” (1997 to 2005), “GDP-per capita” (1998), “GDP--per capita” (1999), “GDP - per capita (PPP)” (2006 to 2020) and “Real GDP per capita” (2021 to 2025).
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Real GDP per capita as each edition published it
2025 edition
Changed since 2024Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “National product per capita”
$6,500 (1992 est.)
$6,500 (1992 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “National product per capita”
$9,500 (1993 est.)
$6,500 (1992 $9,500 (1993 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “National product per capita”
$11,270 (1994 est.)
$9,500 (1993 $11,270 (1994 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP per capita”
$13,000 (1995 est.)
$11,270 (1994 $13,000 (1995 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita”
- purchasing power parity - $14,200 (1996 est.)
$13,000 (1995 purchasing power parity - $14,200 (1996 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP-per capita”
- purchasing power parity-$13,700 (1997 est.)
purchasing power parity - $14,200 (1996 parity-$13,700 (1997 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP--per capita”
- purchasing power parity?$12,600 (1998 est.)
purchasing power parity-$13,700 (1997 parity?$12,600 (1998 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita”
- purchasing power parity - $13,300 (1999 est.)
purchasing power parity?$12,600 (1998 parity - $13,300 (1999 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita”
- purchasing power parity - $16,100 (2000 est.)
purchasing power parity - $13,300 (1999 $16,100 (2000 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita”
- purchasing power parity - $19,400 (2002 est.)
purchasing power parity - $16,100 (2000 $19,400 (2002 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita”
- purchasing power parity - $19,600 (2002 est.)
purchasing power parity - $19,400 $19,600 (2002 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita”
- purchasing power parity - $17,800 (2003 est.)
purchasing power parity - $19,600 (2002 $17,800 (2003 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita”
- purchasing power parity - $19,200 (2004 est.)
purchasing power parity - $17,800 (2003 $19,200 (2004 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$22,600 (2005 est.)
purchasing power parity - $19,200 (2004 $22,600 (2005 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$24,500 (2006 est.)
$22,600 (2005 $24,500 (2006 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$25,000 (2007 est.)
$24,500 (2006 $25,000 (2007 est.)
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$27,700 (2008 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 50
- $27,100 (2007 est.)
- $25,900 (2006 est.)
note: data are in 2008 US dollars
$25,000 $27,700 (2008 est.)
country comparison to the world:
50
$27,100 (2007 est.)
$25,900 (2006 est.)
note:
data are in 2008 US dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$30,200 (2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 45
- $28,500 (2009 est.)
- $28,500 (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
$27,700 (2008 $30,200 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:50 45$27,100 (2007 $28,500 (2009 est.)$25,900 (2006 $28,500 (2008 est.)
note:
data are in 2008 2010 US dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$30,000 (2010 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 44
- $28,300 (2009 est.)
- $28,400 (2008 est.)
note: data are in 2010 US dollars
$30,200 $30,000 (2010 est.)
country comparison to the world:45 44$28,500 $28,300 (2009 est.)$28,500 $28,400 (2008 est.)
note:
data are in 2010 US dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$32,400 (2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 40
- $31,700 (2011 est.)
- $30,800 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
$30,000 (2010 $32,400 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:44 40$28,300 (2009 $31,700 (2011 est.)$28,400 (2008 $30,800 (2010 est.)
note:
data are in 2010 2012 US dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$31,900 (2012 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 42
- $31,500 (2011 est.)
- $30,600 (2010 est.)
note: data are in 2012 US dollars
$32,400 $31,900 (2012 est.)
country comparison to the world:40 42$31,700 $31,500 (2011 est.)$30,800 $30,600 (2010 est.)
note:
data are in 2012 US dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$33,200 (2013 est.)
- country comparison to the world: 42
- $32,400 (2012 est.)
- $31,900 (2011 est.)
note: data are in 2013 US dollars
$31,900 (2012 $33,200 (2013 est.)
country comparison to the world:
42$31,500 (2011 $32,400 (2012 est.)$30,600 (2010 $31,900 (2011 est.)
note:
data are in 2012 2013 US dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$35,300 (2014 est.)
- $34,100 (2013 est.)
- $33,200 (2012 est.)
note: data are in 2014 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 46
$33,200 (2013 $35,300 (2014 est.)country comparison to the world: $34,100 (2013 est.)
42
$32,400 (2012$31,900 (2011 $33,200 (2012 est.)
note:2013 2014 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 46
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$36,500 (2015 est.)
- $35,700 (2014 est.)
- $34,700 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 49
$35,300 (2014 $36,500 (2015 est.)$34,100 (2013 $35,700 (2014 est.)$33,200 (2012 $34,700 (2013 est.)
note: data are in 2014 2015 US dollars
country comparison to the world: 46 49
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$39,400 (2017 est.)
- $38,400 (2016 est.)
- $37,500 (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world: 48
$36,500 (2015 $39,400 (2017 est.)$35,700 (2014 $38,400 (2016 est.)$34,700 (2013 $37,500 (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2015 US 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world: 49 48
The same text in 2018 and 2019.
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$39,500 (2017 est.)
- $38,500 (2016 est.)
- $37,600 (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
$39,400 $39,500 (2017 est.)$38,400 $38,500 (2016 est.)$37,500 $37,600 (2015 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
country comparison to the world: 48
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
Published as “GDP - per capita (PPP)”
$28,941 (2019 est.)
- $28,392 (2018 est.)
- $27,631 (2017 est.)
note: data are in 2010 dollars
$39,500 (2017 $28,941 (2019 est.)$38,500 (2016 $28,392 (2018 est.)$37,600 (2015 $27,631 (2017 est.)
note: data are in 2017 2010 dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
- $42,300 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2020 est.)
- $42,700 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2019 est.)
- $41,900 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2018 est.)
note: data are in 2010 dollars
Rewritten: too little of the 2020 text remains to mark the changes.
$42,300 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2020 est.)
$42,700 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2019 est.)
$41,900 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2018 est.)
note: data are in 2010 dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
$42,300 (2020 est.)
- $42,700 (2019 est.)
- $41,900 (2018 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
$42,300 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2020 est.)
$42,700 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2019 est.)
$41,900 note: data are in 2017 dollars (2018 est.)
note: data are in 2010 2017 dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
$44,200 (2021 est.)
- $42,400 (2020 est.)
- $42,800 (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
$42,300 (2020 $44,200 (2021 est.)$42,700 (2019 $42,400 (2020 est.)$41,900 (2018 $42,800 (2019 est.)
note: data are in 2017 dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
$50,600 (2023 est.)
- $49,900 (2022 est.)
- $48,600 (2021 est.)
note: data in 2021 dollars
$44,200 (2021 $50,600 (2023 est.)$42,400 (2020 $49,900 (2022 est.)$42,800 (2019 $48,600 (2021 est.)
note: data are in 2017 2021 dollars
Entry published as “Korea, South”.
$50,400 (2023 est.)
- $49,800 (2022 est.)
- $48,400 (2021 est.)
note: data in 2021 dollars
$50,600 $50,400 (2023 est.)$49,900 $49,800 (2022 est.)$48,600 $48,400 (2021 est.)
note: data in 2021 dollars
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Central Intelligence Agency. “South Korea: Real GDP per capita.” The World Factbook, 1993–2025 editions. Archived by The Factbook, thefactbook.org/south-korea/real-gdp-per-capita.