GDP per capita of South Korea

According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2025), GDP (nominal) per capita of South Korea in 2025 is projected at $35,962 at current prices. South Korea's figure was highest at $37,518 in 2021; now it has lost almost $1,556 till 2025.

In 2025, South Korea is in 37th position out of 194 economies in terms of GDP (nominal) per capita. As per the World Bank, South Korea's rank was 104th among 121 economies in 1965; its rank improved to 38th among 213 economies till 2018. In 1965, South Korea's GDP per capita was 18% that of the global GDP per capita; it improved to 3.13x of the global average in 2018.

South Korea is in 9th position in the list of Asian economies and 4th among East Asian economies, behind Macao, Hong Kong, and Taiwan.

Based on PPP, the GDP per capita of South Korea is projected at 65,080 international dollars in 2025. It is almost 251% of the world's GDP per capita. The world rank is 32, and the Asian rank is 11.