Korea, Rep. — GDP per capita (PPP)
GDP per Capita (PPP) for Korea, Rep., 1990–2025.
GDP per capita (PPP) for Korea, Rep. was 63,125 in 2025, according to the latest World Bank data. The series covers 36 years, from 1990 to 2025. The latest year is also the highest value on record for this series. The lowest was 8,567 in 1990 (about 7.4× the low point). Across that span the compound annual growth rate works out to 5.87% per year.
Korea, Rep. ranks 35 of 201 economies on this measure (1 = highest), putting it in the top 17%. The median for East Asia & Pacific is 16,338, so Korea, Rep. sits above it. Over the last decade (2015–2025) the figure moved up 59%. Within East Asia & Pacific it ranks 6 of 31 economies; New Zealand (57,350) is just below it. Its sharpest one-year move was up 13% in 1991. That is 25% above this series' own ten-year average.
Data highlights
From its 1990 level: doubled by 1999. Doubling roughly every 12 years at that pace.
World ranking. Climbed: 59th of 186 in 1990 → 44th of 194 in 2000 → 40th of 200 in 2010 → 32nd of 198 in 2020 → 29th of 185 in 2025.
Key figures
Full history — 1990 to 2025
| Year | current international $ | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 63,124.92 | +3.4% |
| 2024 | 61,051.35 | +6.3% |
| 2023 | 57,429.8 | +3.5% |
| 2022 | 55,509.34 | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 51,718.25 | +8.0% |
| 2020 | 47,881.49 | +2.9% |
| 2019 | 46,511.22 | +2.2% |
| 2018 | 45,511.08 | +5.5% |
| 2017 | 43,155.91 | +3.6% |
| 2016 | 41,672.63 | +4.7% |
| 2015 | 39,794.2 | +7.5% |
| 2014 | 37,032.17 | +3.3% |
| 2013 | 35,844.23 | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 35,061.55 | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 33,944.25 | +2.5% |
| 2010 | 33,120.35 | +7.7% |
| 2009 | 30,739.96 | -1.5% |
| 2008 | 31,211.06 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 30,255.39 | +8.2% |
| 2006 | 27,972.38 | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 26,179.34 | +6.2% |
| 2004 | 24,658.18 | +7.6% |
| 2003 | 22,919.74 | +3.4% |
| 2002 | 22,173.49 | +8.5% |
| 2001 | 20,442.21 | +6.3% |
| 2000 | 19,236.91 | +10.4% |
| 1999 | 17,421.39 | +12.4% |
| 1998 | 15,500.15 | -4.6% |
| 1997 | 16,241.06 | +7.1% |
| 1996 | 15,163.56 | +8.9% |
| 1995 | 13,921.14 | +10.9% |
| 1994 | 12,551.17 | +10.6% |
| 1993 | 11,349.4 | +8.4% |
| 1992 | 10,467.63 | +7.7% |
| 1991 | 9,723.7 | +13.5% |
| 1990 | 8,567.46 | — |
Frequently asked questions
What was Korea, Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) in 1991?
9,723.7 (1991). The full year-by-year table above lists every published year, most recent first.
Are Korea, Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) figures nominal or inflation-adjusted?
They are exactly as the World Bank publishes them — current international $ — with no inflation restatement and no PPP conversion. Years the source does not report are omitted rather than interpolated.
Is Korea, Rep.’s GDP per capita (PPP) growing or shrinking?
Between 1990 and 2025 the series was growing overall: +636.8% in total — about 5.9% a year compounded.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank Open Data (CC BY-4.0), indicator NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD. Values are reproduced as published; this page only computes summary statistics such as change, CAGR and extremes.
What are the most recent published figures?
The last five published years: 2025: 63,124.92; 2024: 61,051.35; 2023: 57,429.8; 2022: 55,509.34; 2021: 51,718.25. Earlier years are in the full-history table below.
Related data
NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD — GDP per Capita (PPP). Data licensed under CC BY 4.0. Values are reproduced as published; this page computes the summary statistics (change, CAGR, extremes) from the underlying annual series. View the original dataset on data.worldbank.org.