GDP per capita: South Korea
55697.086 international-$ in 2021 prices in 2025, the latest year published. Figures for 36 years from 1990 to 2025 are below.
Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.
Source: Eurostat, OECD, IMF, and World Bank (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Source and method · All countries and regions.
Every year
| Year | Value (international-$ in 2021 prices) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 55697.086 |
| 2024 | 55070.938 |
| 2023 | 54029.344 |
| 2022 | 53228.605 |
| 2021 | 51718.25 |
| 2020 | 49374.094 |
| 2019 | 49790.867 |
| 2018 | 48834.445 |
| 2017 | 47536.79 |
| 2016 | 46088.242 |
| 2015 | 44849.105 |
| 2014 | 43806.926 |
| 2013 | 42709.977 |
| 2012 | 41537.67 |
| 2011 | 40719.227 |
| 2010 | 39574.05 |
| 2009 | 37176.195 |
| 2008 | 37064.152 |
| 2007 | 36257.34 |
| 2006 | 34429.62 |
| 2005 | 32886.047 |
| 2004 | 31579.527 |
| 2003 | 30142.46 |
| 2002 | 29395.277 |
| 2001 | 27440.656 |
| 2000 | 26404.158 |
| 1999 | 24382.25 |
| 1998 | 22000.338 |
| 1997 | 23311.043 |
| 1996 | 22139.797 |
| 1995 | 20697.896 |
| 1994 | 19052.299 |
| 1993 | 17595.904 |
| 1992 | 16613.49 |
| 1991 | 15784.467 |
| 1990 | 14377.884 |