GDP, PPP in South Korea
South Korea: GDP, PPP was 2.88 trillion constant 2021 international $ in 2025. ▲ Rising
GDP, PPP in South Korea, 1990–2025
Source: International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB). Measured in constant 2021 international $.
Analysis
In 2025, gdp, ppp in South Korea stood at 2.88 trillion constant 2021 international $. That is the highest value across all 36 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.0% on the previous year and up 25.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp, ppp in South Korea peaked at 2.88 trillion constant 2021 international $ in 2025 and was at its lowest, 616.37 billion constant 2021 international $, in 1990.
That places South Korea 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 36 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 882.22 billion constant 2021 international $ | 616.37 billion constant 2021 international $ | 1.14 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.56 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 1.24 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 1.83 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.26 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 1.96 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 2.58 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.75 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 2.56 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 2.88 trillion constant 2021 international $ | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
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- 16 Canada 2.42 trillion constant 2021 international $ compare
- 17 Saudi Arabia 2.33 trillion constant 2021 international $ compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,422 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.93 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 185.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 130.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 45.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 32.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 52.42 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 37,880 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2,709.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp, ppp in South Korea?
- Gdp, ppp in South Korea was 2.88 trillion constant 2021 international $ in 2025, according to International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB).
- What is the highest gdp, ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.88 trillion constant 2021 international $ in 2025.
- What is the lowest gdp, ppp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 616.37 billion constant 2021 international $ in 1990.
- How does South Korea rank for gdp, ppp?
- South Korea ranks 14th out of 199 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp, ppp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Comparison Program (ICP), World Bank (WB), published as part of GDP, PPP (constant 2021 international $). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This indicator provides values for gross domestic product (GDP) expressed in constant international dollars, converted by purchasing power parities (PPPs). PPPs account for the different price levels across countries and thus PPP-based comparisons of economic output are more appropriate for comparing the output of economies and the average material well-being of their inhabitants than exchange-rate based comparisons. Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator is expressed in constant prices, meaning the series has been adjusted to account for price changes over time. The reference year for this adjustment is 2021. The PPP conversion factor is a currency conversion factor and a spatial price deflator. PPPs convert different currencies to a common currency and, in the process of conversion, equalize their purchasing power by eliminating the differences in price levels between countries, thereby allowing volume or output comparisons of GDP and its expenditure components.