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GDP per capita in South Korea

Latest: 36,226.97
Previous: 36,238.64
Change: -11.67 (-0.0%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2025
Frequency: Annual
Unit: US dollars

GDP per capita over time

Annual, US dollars, Not seasonally adjusted

Source: World Bank Projection Dashed values are International Monetary Fund, World Economic Outlook database projections, not observed data.

Observations for GDP per capita in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1966	134.43
Dec 31, 1967	162.46
Dec 31, 1968	199.98
Dec 31, 1969	245.49
Dec 31, 1970	281.79
Dec 31, 1971	304.27
Dec 31, 1972	328.02
Dec 31, 1973	412.5
Dec 31, 1974	572.49
Dec 31, 1975	627.14
Dec 31, 1976	847.21
Dec 31, 1977	1,072.85
Dec 31, 1978	1,428.89
Dec 31, 1979	1,813.91
Dec 31, 1980	1,745.58
Dec 31, 1981	1,918.42
Dec 31, 1982	2,032.26
Dec 31, 1983	2,245.56
Dec 31, 1984	2,468.69
Dec 31, 1985	2,542.88
Dec 31, 1986	2,910.83
Dec 31, 1987	3,657.72
Dec 31, 1988	4,888.69
Dec 31, 1989	5,989.21
Dec 31, 1990	6,812.9
Dec 31, 1991	7,872.65
Dec 31, 1992	8,387.16
Dec 31, 1993	9,179.97
Dec 31, 1994	10,733.99
Dec 31, 1995	13,001.72
Dec 31, 1996	13,864.94
Dec 31, 1997	12,821.69
Dec 31, 1998	8,583.44
Dec 31, 1999	11,062.5
Dec 31, 2000	12,710.3
Dec 31, 2001	11,981.48
Dec 31, 2002	13,642.94
Dec 31, 2003	15,211.55
Dec 31, 2004	17,121.63
Dec 31, 2005	20,167.05
Dec 31, 2006	22,609.71
Dec 31, 2007	25,078.49
Dec 31, 2008	22,252.31
Dec 31, 2009	19,937.3
Dec 31, 2010	24,071.26
Dec 31, 2011	26,175.24
Dec 31, 2012	26,600.55
Dec 31, 2013	28,449.36
Dec 31, 2014	30,667.09
Dec 31, 2015	30,171.79
Dec 31, 2016	30,832.06
Dec 31, 2017	33,296.98
Dec 31, 2018	35,363.95
Dec 31, 2019	33,826.94
Dec 31, 2020	33,645.77
Dec 31, 2021	37,518.46
Dec 31, 2022	34,822.4
Dec 31, 2023	35,674.1
Dec 31, 2024	36,238.64
Dec 31, 2025	36,226.97

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