GDP per person employed in South Korea
South Korea: GDP per person employed was 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP per person employed in South Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, . Measured in constant 2021 PPP $.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp per person employed in South Korea is 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 35 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% on the previous year and up 15.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp per person employed in South Korea peaked at 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 35,978 constant 2021 PPP $, in 1991.
That places South Korea 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 44,600 constant 2021 PPP $ | 35,978 constant 2021 PPP $ | 54,910 constant 2021 PPP $ | 9 |
| 2000s | 67,509 constant 2021 PPP $ | 57,330 constant 2021 PPP $ | 76,906 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 86,566 constant 2021 PPP $ | 81,146 constant 2021 PPP $ | 93,750 constant 2021 PPP $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 97,080 constant 2021 PPP $ | 93,906 constant 2021 PPP $ | 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More work & labour data for South Korea
- Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) 78.9% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 56.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-6 71.2% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) 77.6% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15 64.4% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) 25.8% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) 72.0% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) 30.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) 21.5% (2025)
- Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) 64.4% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp per person employed in South Korea?
- Gdp per person employed in South Korea was 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025, according to Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, .
- What is the highest gdp per person employed recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99,046 constant 2021 PPP $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp per person employed recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 35,978 constant 2021 PPP $ in 1991.
- How does South Korea rank for gdp per person employed?
- South Korea ranks 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp per person employed rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Staff estimates, World Bank (WB), note: Estimates are based on employment, population, GDP, and PPP data obtained from International Labour Organization, United Nations Population Division, Eurostat, , published as part of GDP per person employed (constant 2021 PPP $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
GDP per person employed is gross domestic product (GDP) divided by total employment in the economy. Purchasing power parity (PPP) GDP is GDP converted to 2021 constant international dollars using PPP rates. An international dollar has the same purchasing power over GDP that a U.S. dollar has in the United States.