South Korea (2025)
63,124.9
international $ (PPP)
+3.4% YoY
YoY Change
+3.4%
international $ (PPP)
Trend
up
Series length
36
years of data

Data

South Korea GDP per Capita (PPP, Current International $) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year international $ (PPP) YoY Change
2025 63,124.9 +3.4%
2024 61,051.3 +6.3%
2023 57,429.8 +3.5%
2022 55,509.3 +7.3%
2021 51,718.3 +8.0%
2020 47,881.5 +2.9%
2019 46,511.2 +2.2%
2018 45,511.1 +5.5%
2017 43,155.9 +3.6%
2016 41,672.6 +4.7%
2015 39,794.2 +7.5%
2014 37,032.2 +3.3%
2013 35,844.2 +2.2%
2012 35,061.6 +3.3%
2011 33,944.3 +2.5%
2010 33,120.4 +7.7%
2009 30,740 -1.5%
2008 31,211.1 +3.2%
2007 30,255.4 +8.2%
2006 27,972.4 +6.8%

About this Dataset

South Korea recorded 63,124.9 international $ (PPP) in 2025. The latest change was +2,073.6. Across 1990–2025 the series ranges from 8,567.5 in 1990 to 63,124.9 in 2025.

This page tracks GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP, current international dollars) in South Korea from 1990 to present. PPP-adjusted GDP per capita is the standard measure of living standards and economic development for cross-country comparison.

Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

This page tracks GDP per capita at purchasing power parity (PPP, current international dollars) in South Korea from 1990 to present. PPP-adjusted GDP per capita is the standard measure of living standards and economic development for cross-country comparison. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.

The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1990–2025 (36 observations).

The series peaked at 63,124.9 international $ (PPP) in 2025 and reached its lowest recorded value of 8,567.5 in 1990. The latest reading of 63,124.9 in 2025 represents a change of +2,073.6.