GDP per capita of South Korea
| Source | World Bank : Nominal (current), Nominal (constant), PPP (current), PPP (constant) |
| IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2024) | |
| Date | 01 Dec 2024 |
According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2024), South Korea's nominal GDP per capita in 2024 is projected to be around $36,132 at current prices. Based on PPP, South Korea's GDP per capita in 2024 is forecast at 62,960 billion international dollars.
South Korea ranks 33rd in the world by GDP (nominal) per capita and 29th by GDP (PPP) per capita on the 194 economies list. South Korea is ranked 8th in nominal and 10th in the PPP list among 49 European economies.
- Nominal
- PPP
| Year | GDP per capita ($/Int. $) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal | PPP | |
| 2023 | 35,563 | 60,046 |
| 2024 | 36,132 | 62,960 |
| 2025 | 37,675 | 65,582 |
| 2026 | 39,321 | 68,334 |
| 2027 | 41,031 | 71,173 |
| 2028 | 42,699 | 74,100 |
| 2029 | 44,347 | 77,117 |
| Year | GDP (Nominal) per capita ($) | GDP (PPP) per capita (Int. $) | % to World | Rank/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Constant (2015) | Current | Constant (2021) | Nominal | PPP | Nominal | PPP | |
| 1960 | 158 | 1,028 | - | - | 35.1 | - | 69/104 | - |
| 1961 | 94 | 1,067 | - | - | 20.1 | - | 89/106 | - |
| 1962 | 106 | 1,077 | - | - | 21.5 | - | 88/108 | - |
| 1963 | 146 | 1,142 | - | - | 28.0 | - | 78/108 | - |
| 1964 | 124 | 1,218 | - | - | 22.1 | - | 85/108 | - |
| 1965 | 109 | 1,274 | - | - | 18.2 | - | 99/116 | - |
| 1966 | 133 | 1,392 | - | - | 21.0 | - | 94/117 | - |
| 1967 | 161 | 1,483 | - | - | 24.4 | - | 90/120 | - |
| 1968 | 198 | 1,640 | - | - | 28.3 | - | 83/121 | - |
| 1969 | 243 | 1,836 | - | - | 32.1 | - | 80/121 | - |
| 1970 | 279 | 1,977 | - | - | 34.3 | - | 90/141 | - |
| 1971 | 301 | 2,143 | - | - | 34.2 | - | 89/142 | - |
| 1972 | 324 | 2,255 | - | - | 32.5 | - | 93/142 | - |
| 1973 | 407 | 2,546 | - | - | 34.2 | - | 91/142 | - |
| 1974 | 563 | 2,741 | - | - | 42.0 | - | 87/142 | - |
| 1975 | 617 | 2,906 | - | - | 41.9 | - | 85/145 | - |
| 1976 | 834 | 3,238 | - | - | 53.1 | - | 73/145 | - |
| 1977 | 1,056 | 3,581 | - | - | 60.5 | - | 72/148 | - |
| 1978 | 1,406 | 3,914 | - | - | 69.3 | - | 68/147 | - |
| 1979 | 1,784 | 4,189 | - | - | 77.0 | - | 68/148 | - |
| 1980 | 1,715 | 4,057 | - | - | 66.7 | - | 74/155 | - |
| 1981 | 1,883 | 4,283 | - | - | 72.2 | - | 72/156 | - |
| 1982 | 1,993 | 4,569 | - | - | 78.7 | - | 71/158 | - |
| 1983 | 2,199 | 5,104 | - | - | 86.1 | - | 66/159 | - |
| 1984 | 2,413 | 5,574 | - | - | 92.4 | - | 64/161 | - |
| 1985 | 2,482 | 5,952 | - | - | 92.4 | - | 64/163 | - |
| 1986 | 2,835 | 6,560 | - | - | 91.2 | - | 62/163 | - |
| 1987 | 3,555 | 7,323 | - | - | 102 | - | 56/169 | - |
| 1988 | 4,749 | 8,121 | - | - | 124 | - | 53/172 | - |
| 1989 | 5,817 | 8,609 | - | - | 149 | - | 50/173 | - |
| 1990 | 6,610 | 9,367 | 8,355 | 13,883 | 153 | 150 | 52/188 | 60/186 |
| 1991 | 7,637 | 10,274 | 9,475 | 15,228 | 173 | 164 | 48/188 | 52/187 |
| 1992 | 8,127 | 10,799 | 10,185 | 16,005 | 175 | 171 | 46/191 | 50/188 |
| 1993 | 8,885 | 11,425 | 11,031 | 16,933 | 190 | 181 | 45/195 | 49/188 |
| 1994 | 10,385 | 12,359 | 12,187 | 18,317 | 210 | 192 | 44/196 | 48/189 |
| 1995 | 12,565 | 13,411 | 13,503 | 19,877 | 231 | 205 | 42/199 | 48/190 |
| 1996 | 13,403 | 14,332 | 14,694 | 21,242 | 244 | 214 | 42/199 | 44/190 |
| 1997 | 12,398 | 15,074 | 15,722 | 22,343 | 230 | 219 | 44/199 | 45/192 |
| 1998 | 8,282 | 14,198 | 14,975 | 21,044 | 156 | 205 | 52/201 | 49/192 |
| 1999 | 10,672 | 15,714 | 16,807 | 23,291 | 198 | 222 | 51/202 | 47/192 |
| 2000 | 12,257 | 16,996 | 18,539 | 25,190 | 223 | 231 | 46/203 | 46/194 |
| 2001 | 11,561 | 17,684 | 19,724 | 26,210 | 214 | 238 | 49/204 | 44/194 |
| 2002 | 13,165 | 18,940 | 21,397 | 28,072 | 238 | 249 | 50/208 | 44/195 |
| 2003 | 14,673 | 19,435 | 22,096 | 28,806 | 239 | 247 | 52/208 | 45/195 |
| 2004 | 16,496 | 20,365 | 23,774 | 30,183 | 242 | 249 | 52/208 | 45/195 |
| 2005 | 19,403 | 21,197 | 25,187 | 31,417 | 266 | 248 | 49/208 | 44/195 |
| 2006 | 21,743 | 22,196 | 26,884 | 32,898 | 279 | 245 | 49/209 | 44/196 |
| 2007 | 24,086 | 23,365 | 29,065 | 34,630 | 277 | 247 | 48/209 | 45/196 |
| 2008 | 21,350 | 23,887 | 29,946 | 35,404 | 227 | 244 | 55/210 | 45/199 |
| 2009 | 19,144 | 23,953 | 29,508 | 35,502 | 217 | 241 | 54/210 | 45/200 |
| 2010 | 23,079 | 25,456 | 31,737 | 37,729 | 242 | 246 | 49/210 | 40/200 |
| 2011 | 25,098 | 26,192 | 32,547 | 38,820 | 239 | 240 | 49/213 | 41/201 |
| 2012 | 25,459 | 26,680 | 33,557 | 39,544 | 240 | 238 | 47/211 | 39/199 |
| 2013 | 27,180 | 27,400 | 34,244 | 40,610 | 253 | 234 | 45/211 | 40/200 |
| 2014 | 29,253 | 28,100 | 35,324 | 41,648 | 268 | 235 | 43/212 | 39/199 |
| 2015 | 28,737 | 28,737 | 37,902 | 42,593 | 282 | 249 | 44/210 | 35/199 |
| 2016 | 29,280 | 29,467 | 39,575 | 43,675 | 286 | 253 | 43/210 | 38/198 |
| 2017 | 31,601 | 30,313 | 40,957 | 44,928 | 294 | 251 | 41/210 | 38/199 |
| 2018 | 33,447 | 31,059 | 43,044 | 46,034 | 296 | 250 | 40/210 | 34/199 |
| 2019 | 31,902 | 31,646 | 43,865 | 46,904 | 281 | 244 | 44/211 | 39/199 |
| 2020 | 31,721 | 31,378 | 45,143 | 46,507 | 290 | 254 | 40/210 | 33/198 |
| 2021 | 35,126 | 32,771 | 48,571 | 48,571 | 284 | 246 | 40/209 | 34/198 |
| 2022 | 32,395 | 33,690 | 51,622 | 49,934 | 254 | 238 | 42/203 | 37/194 |
| 2023 | 33,121 | 34,121 | 54,033 | 50,572 | 252 | 235 | 34/187 | 33/184 |