The gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in South Korea was forecast to continuously increase between 2024 and 2029 by in total 8,161.2 U.S. dollars (+23.89 percent). After the seventh consecutive increasing year, the GDP per capita is estimated to reach 42,326.2 U.S. dollars and therefore a new peak in 2029. This indicator describes the gross domestic product per capita at current prices. Thereby the gross domestic product was first converted from national currency to U.S. dollars at current exchange prices and then divided by the total population. The gross domestic products is a measure of a country's productivity. It refers to the total value of goods and service produced during a given time period (here a year).
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South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029
(in U.S. dollars)
Characteristic
GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2029*
42,326.2
2028*
40,654.95
2027*
39,011.54
2026*
37,408.84
2025*
35,785.09
2024*
34,164.98
2023*
33,192.05
2022
32,394.68
2021
35,125.52
2020
31,728.31
2019
31,902.42
2018
33,447.15
2017
31,600.74
2016
29,274.23
2015
28,737.44
2014
29,252.93
2013
27,179.52
2012
25,459.17
2011
25,100.19
2010
23,077.16
2009
19,139.73
2008
21,387.71
2007
24,083.34
2006
21,730.95
2005
19,398.49
2004
16,482.75
2003
14,672.42
2002
13,159.67
2001
11,563.04
2000
12,263.47
1999
10,666.86
1998
8,271.41
1997
12,416.75
1996
13,402.92
1995
12,565.03
1994
10,381.18
1993
8,886.39
1992
8,126.45
1991
7,637.2
1990
6,609.98
1989
5,817.06
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IMF. (April 22, 2024). South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 20, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/
IMF. "South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. April 22, 2024. Statista. Accessed September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/
IMF. (2024). South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 20, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/
IMF. "South Korea: Gross Domestic Product (Gdp) per Capita in Current Prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Apr 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/
IMF, South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/ (last visited September 20, 2024)
South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1989 to 2029 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph], IMF, April 22, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/