South Korea's gni per capita rose from US$13.8k in 1996 to US$37.9k in 2025.
South Korea · Income & inequality
Living standards, poverty and distribution.
10 indicators · 7 with data
Income
GNI per capita, PPP (current international $)
current international $
26th of 181 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
South Korea's gni per capita, ppp (current international $) rose from intl $15.1k in 1996 to intl $64.2k in 2025.
Household consumption per capita (constant 2015 US$)
constant 2015 US$
24th of 129 · 5th in East Asia & Pacific
South Korea's household consumption per capita (constant 2015 us$) rose from US$9,339 in 1996 to US$17.9k in 2025.
Inequality
Gini index
index (0 = perfect equality, 100 = perfect inequality)
30th of 81 · 2nd in East Asia & Pacific*
South Korea's gini index rose from 31.7 in 2006 to 32.9 in 2021.
South Korea's income share held by highest 10% rose from 24.0 % in 2006 to 25.0 % in 2021.
South Korea's income share held by lowest 20% rose from 7.3 % in 2006 to 7.4 % in 2021.
Poverty
South Korea's extreme poverty fell from 0.5 % in 2006 to 0.1 % in 2021.
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These indicators exist in the registry but no source reports a value for South Korea.