GDP per capita, long-run history in South Korea

Latest: 41,321
Previous: 40,278
Change: +1,043 (+2.6%)
Reference period: Dec 31, 2022
Frequency: Annual
Unit: International dollars (2011 prices)

GDP per capita, long-run history over time

Annual, International dollars (2011 prices), Not seasonally adjusted

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023

Observations for GDP per capita, long-run history in South Korea
Date	Value
Dec 31, 1963	1,721
Dec 31, 1964	1,835
Dec 31, 1965	1,917
Dec 31, 1966	2,094
Dec 31, 1967	2,232
Dec 31, 1968	2,468
Dec 31, 1969	2,764
Dec 31, 1970	2,975
Dec 31, 1971	3,222
Dec 31, 1972	3,388
Dec 31, 1973	3,822
Dec 31, 1974	4,113
Dec 31, 1975	4,362
Dec 31, 1976	4,856
Dec 31, 1977	5,368
Dec 31, 1978	5,856
Dec 31, 1979	6,266
Dec 31, 1980	6,064
Dec 31, 1981	6,399
Dec 31, 1982	6,821
Dec 31, 1983	7,612
Dec 31, 1984	8,304
Dec 31, 1985	8,859
Dec 31, 1986	9,756
Dec 31, 1987	10,865
Dec 31, 1988	12,040
Dec 31, 1989	12,759
Dec 31, 1990	13,874
Dec 31, 1991	15,056
Dec 31, 1992	15,712
Dec 31, 1993	16,503
Dec 31, 1994	17,720
Dec 31, 1995	19,089
Dec 31, 1996	20,205
Dec 31, 1997	21,056
Dec 31, 1998	19,625
Dec 31, 1999	21,541
Dec 31, 2000	23,108
Dec 31, 2001	23,804
Dec 31, 2002	25,251
Dec 31, 2003	25,679
Dec 31, 2004	26,647
Dec 31, 2005	27,443
Dec 31, 2006	28,516
Dec 31, 2007	29,717
Dec 31, 2008	30,118
Dec 31, 2009	29,968
Dec 31, 2010	31,538
Dec 31, 2011	32,225
Dec 31, 2012	32,826
Dec 31, 2013	33,712
Dec 31, 2014	34,573
Dec 31, 2015	35,358
Dec 31, 2016	36,255
Dec 31, 2017	37,296
Dec 31, 2018	38,214
Dec 31, 2019	38,936
Dec 31, 2020	38,607
Dec 31, 2021	40,278
Dec 31, 2022	41,321

About this indicator

Source: Maddison Project Database 2023 (opens in a new tab)

Source: Bolt, J. and van Zanden, J.L. (2024), Maddison style estimates of the evolution of the world economy: A new 2023 update, Journal of Economic Surveys, 1-41, DOI 10.1111/joes.12618. Licensed under CC BY 4.0. The original sources are listed on each page.

All data sources

Original sources of these estimates

GDP pc: 2008 - 2022: Total Economy Database the Conference Board for all countries included in TED. Otherwise UN national accounts statistics

South Korea

1911-1990: Cha, M.S., Kim, N.N., Park, K.-J., Park, Y. (Eds.) (2020), Historical Statistics of Korea. Studies in Economic History, New York: Springer Publishing
1820, 1870: Maddison, A. Monitoring the World Economy, 1995

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