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South Korea vs Saudi Arabia: GDP per capita

South Korea
56,280 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
Saudi Arabia
59,042 international-$ in 2021 prices
in 2023
South Korea rank
24th
Saudi Arabia rank
21st

GDP per capita over time

  • South Korea
  • Saudi Arabia
020.0k40.0k60.0k80.0k195319882023

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 59,042 international-$ in 2021 prices against 56,280 international-$ in 2021 prices in South Korea, a difference of 2,763 international-$ in 2021 prices.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1970 it was Saudi Arabia ahead.

Globally, South Korea ranks 24th and Saudi Arabia ranks 21st 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
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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.