Korea
KR desk: Korea first; United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.
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As of 2025 | current US$ per person
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $36,227 |
| 2024 | $36,239 |
| 2023 | $35,674 |
| 2022 | $34,822 |
| 2021 | $37,518 |
| 2020 | $33,646 |
| 2019 | $33,827 |
| 2018 | $35,364 |
| 2017 | $33,297 |
| 2016 | $30,832 |
| 2015 | $30,172 |
| 2014 | $30,667 |
| 2013 | $28,449 |
| 2012 | $26,601 |
| 2011 | $26,175 |
| 2010 | $24,071 |
| 2009 | $19,937 |
| 2008 | $22,252 |
| 2007 | $25,078 |
| 2006 | $22,610 |
| 2005 | $20,167 |
| 2004 | $17,122 |
| 2003 | $15,212 |
| 2002 | $13,643 |
GDP per capita divides current-US$ GDP by population (NY.GDP.PCAP.CD). It is an average, not a wage and not a typical household income. Latest: $36,227 in 2025.
Exchange-rate swings move this series even when domestic output is unchanged. See also PPP per capita. From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest $36,227 (2025), previous year $36,239 (2024); low $94 (1961), high $37,518 (2021).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).