Canada vs South Korea: GDP per capita

Canada

55,101 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

South Korea

56,280 international-$ in 2021 prices

in 2023

Canada rank

25th

South Korea rank

24th

GDP per capita over time

Canada
South Korea

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 56,280 international-$ in 2021 prices against 55,101 international-$ in 2021 prices in Canada, a difference of 1,178 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 71 shared years of data; in 1953 it was Canada ahead.

Globally, Canada ranks 25th and South Korea ranks 24th of 184 countries.

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About this data

Indicator: GDP per capita
Unit: international-$ in 2021 prices
Source: Feenstra et al. - Penn World Table (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 10,907 data points, 1950–2023
Last refreshed: 06 August 2026

Average economic output per person in a country or region per year. This data is adjusted for inflation and differences in living costs between countries.