The statistic shows gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in South Korea from 1984 to 2018, with projections up until 2024. GDP is the total value of all goods and services produced in a country in a year. It is considered to be a very important indicator of the economic strength of a country and a positive change is an indicator of economic growth. In 2018, the GDP per capita in South Korea amounted to around 33,319.99 U.S. dollars.
South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1984 to 2024
(in U.S. dollars)
GDP per capita in U.S. dollars
2024*
37,576.37
2023*
35,754.69
2022*
34,107.06
2021*
32,565.53
2020*
31,246.04
2019*
31,430.6
2018
33,319.99
2017
31,577.35
2016
29,296.05
2015
28,732.23
2014
29,249.58
2013
25,890.02
2012
24,358.78
2011
24,079.79
2010
22,086.95
2009
18,291.92
2008
20,430.64
2007
23,060.71
2006
20,888.38
2005
18,639.52
2004
15,907.68
2003
14,209.34
2002
12,782.54
2001
11,252.87
2000
11,947.6
1999
10,409.36
1998
8,085.34
1997
12,131.89
1996
13,137.85
1995
12,332.93
1994
10,205.86
1993
8,740.94
1992
8,001.53
1991
7,523.44
1990
6,516.27
1989
5,736.94
1988
4,686.15
1987
3,511
1986
2,803.36
1985
2,457.33
1984
2,390.69
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IMF. (October 11, 2019). South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1984 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 25, 2020, 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 1984 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars)." Chart. October 11, 2019. Statista. Accessed January 25, 2020. https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/
IMF. (2019). South Korea: Gross domestic product (GDP) per capita in current prices from 1984 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 25, 2020. 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 1984 to 2024 (in U.S. Dollars)." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Oct 2019, 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 1984 to 2024 (in U.S. dollars) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/939347/gross-domestic-product-gdp-per-capita-in-south-korea/ (last visited January 25, 2020)
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