Korea
KR desk: Korea first; United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.
+$2,074 (+3.4%)
As of 2025 | current international $ per person
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | $63,125 |
| 2024 | $61,051 |
| 2023 | $57,430 |
| 2022 | $55,509 |
| 2021 | $51,718 |
| 2020 | $47,881 |
| 2019 | $46,511 |
| 2018 | $45,511 |
| 2017 | $43,156 |
| 2016 | $41,673 |
| 2015 | $39,794 |
| 2014 | $37,032 |
| 2013 | $35,844 |
| 2012 | $35,062 |
| 2011 | $33,944 |
| 2010 | $33,120 |
| 2009 | $30,740 |
| 2008 | $31,211 |
| 2007 | $30,255 |
| 2006 | $27,972 |
| 2005 | $26,179 |
| 2004 | $24,658 |
| 2003 | $22,920 |
| 2002 | $22,173 |
GDP per capita at PPP (NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.CD) is the usual cross-country living-standard comparison in the World Bank tables. Latest: $63,125 in 2025.
It still averages over everyone in the economy and says nothing about distribution. From 1990 to 2025 (36 years): latest $63,125 (2025), previous year $61,051 (2024); low $8,567 (1990), high $63,125 (2025).
Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).