| Source | World Bank : Nominal (current), Nominal (constant), PPP (current), PPP (constant) | 
| IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2024) | |
| Date | 01 Dec 2024 | 
According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2024), South Korea's nominal GDP per capita in 2024 is projected to be around $36,132 at current prices. Based on PPP, South Korea's GDP per capita in 2024 is forecast at 62,960 billion international dollars.
South Korea ranks 33rd in the world by GDP (nominal) per capita and 29th by GDP (PPP) per capita on the 194 economies list. South Korea is ranked 8th in nominal and 10th in the PPP list among 49 Asian economies.
| Year | GDP per capita ($/Int. $) | |
|---|---|---|
| Nominal | PPP | |
| 2023 | 35,563 | 60,046 | 
| 2024 | 36,132 | 62,960 | 
| 2025 | 37,675 | 65,582 | 
| 2026 | 39,321 | 68,334 | 
| 2027 | 41,031 | 71,173 | 
| 2028 | 42,699 | 74,100 | 
| 2029 | 44,347 | 77,117 | 
| Year | GDP (Nominal) per capita ($) | GDP (PPP) per capita (Int. $) | % to World | Rank/Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Current | Constant (2015) | Current | Constant (2021) | Nominal | PPP | Nominal | PPP | |
| 1960 | 158 | 1,028 | - | - | 35.1 | - | 69/104 | - | 
| 1961 | 94 | 1,067 | - | - | 20.1 | - | 89/106 | - | 
| 1962 | 106 | 1,077 | - | - | 21.5 | - | 88/108 | - | 
| 1963 | 146 | 1,142 | - | - | 28.0 | - | 78/108 | - | 
| 1964 | 124 | 1,218 | - | - | 22.1 | - | 85/108 | - | 
| 1965 | 109 | 1,274 | - | - | 18.2 | - | 99/116 | - | 
| 1966 | 133 | 1,392 | - | - | 21.0 | - | 94/117 | - | 
| 1967 | 161 | 1,483 | - | - | 24.4 | - | 90/120 | - | 
| 1968 | 198 | 1,640 | - | - | 28.3 | - | 83/121 | - | 
| 1969 | 243 | 1,836 | - | - | 32.1 | - | 80/121 | - | 
| 1970 | 279 | 1,977 | - | - | 34.3 | - | 90/141 | - | 
| 1971 | 301 | 2,143 | - | - | 34.2 | - | 89/142 | - | 
| 1972 | 324 | 2,255 | - | - | 32.5 | - | 93/142 | - | 
| 1973 | 407 | 2,546 | - | - | 34.2 | - | 91/142 | - | 
| 1974 | 563 | 2,741 | - | - | 42.0 | - | 87/142 | - | 
| 1975 | 617 | 2,906 | - | - | 41.9 | - | 85/145 | - | 
| 1976 | 834 | 3,238 | - | - | 53.1 | - | 73/145 | - | 
| 1977 | 1,056 | 3,581 | - | - | 60.5 | - | 72/148 | - | 
| 1978 | 1,406 | 3,914 | - | - | 69.3 | - | 68/147 | - | 
| 1979 | 1,784 | 4,189 | - | - | 77.0 | - | 68/148 | - | 
| 1980 | 1,715 | 4,057 | - | - | 66.7 | - | 74/155 | - | 
| 1981 | 1,883 | 4,283 | - | - | 72.2 | - | 72/156 | - | 
| 1982 | 1,993 | 4,569 | - | - | 78.7 | - | 71/158 | - | 
| 1983 | 2,199 | 5,104 | - | - | 86.1 | - | 66/159 | - | 
| 1984 | 2,413 | 5,574 | - | - | 92.4 | - | 64/161 | - | 
| 1985 | 2,482 | 5,952 | - | - | 92.4 | - | 64/163 | - | 
| 1986 | 2,835 | 6,560 | - | - | 91.2 | - | 62/163 | - | 
| 1987 | 3,555 | 7,323 | - | - | 102 | - | 56/169 | - | 
| 1988 | 4,749 | 8,121 | - | - | 124 | - | 53/172 | - | 
| 1989 | 5,817 | 8,609 | - | - | 149 | - | 50/173 | - | 
| 1990 | 6,610 | 9,367 | 8,355 | 13,883 | 153 | 150 | 52/188 | 60/186 | 
| 1991 | 7,637 | 10,274 | 9,475 | 15,228 | 173 | 164 | 48/188 | 52/187 | 
| 1992 | 8,127 | 10,799 | 10,185 | 16,005 | 175 | 171 | 46/191 | 50/188 | 
| 1993 | 8,885 | 11,425 | 11,031 | 16,933 | 190 | 181 | 45/195 | 49/188 | 
| 1994 | 10,385 | 12,359 | 12,187 | 18,317 | 210 | 192 | 44/196 | 48/189 | 
| 1995 | 12,565 | 13,411 | 13,503 | 19,877 | 231 | 205 | 42/199 | 48/190 | 
| 1996 | 13,403 | 14,332 | 14,694 | 21,242 | 244 | 214 | 42/199 | 44/190 | 
| 1997 | 12,398 | 15,074 | 15,722 | 22,343 | 230 | 219 | 44/199 | 45/192 | 
| 1998 | 8,282 | 14,198 | 14,975 | 21,044 | 156 | 205 | 52/201 | 49/192 | 
| 1999 | 10,672 | 15,714 | 16,807 | 23,291 | 198 | 222 | 51/202 | 47/192 | 
| 2000 | 12,257 | 16,996 | 18,539 | 25,190 | 223 | 231 | 46/203 | 46/194 | 
| 2001 | 11,561 | 17,684 | 19,724 | 26,210 | 214 | 238 | 49/204 | 44/194 | 
| 2002 | 13,165 | 18,940 | 21,397 | 28,072 | 238 | 249 | 50/208 | 44/195 | 
| 2003 | 14,673 | 19,435 | 22,096 | 28,806 | 239 | 247 | 52/208 | 45/195 | 
| 2004 | 16,496 | 20,365 | 23,774 | 30,183 | 242 | 249 | 52/208 | 45/195 | 
| 2005 | 19,403 | 21,197 | 25,187 | 31,417 | 266 | 248 | 49/208 | 44/195 | 
| 2006 | 21,743 | 22,196 | 26,884 | 32,898 | 279 | 245 | 49/209 | 44/196 | 
| 2007 | 24,086 | 23,365 | 29,065 | 34,630 | 277 | 247 | 48/209 | 45/196 | 
| 2008 | 21,350 | 23,887 | 29,946 | 35,404 | 227 | 244 | 55/210 | 45/199 | 
| 2009 | 19,144 | 23,953 | 29,508 | 35,502 | 217 | 241 | 54/210 | 45/200 | 
| 2010 | 23,079 | 25,456 | 31,737 | 37,729 | 242 | 246 | 49/210 | 40/200 | 
| 2011 | 25,098 | 26,192 | 32,547 | 38,820 | 239 | 240 | 49/213 | 41/201 | 
| 2012 | 25,459 | 26,680 | 33,557 | 39,544 | 240 | 238 | 47/211 | 39/199 | 
| 2013 | 27,180 | 27,400 | 34,244 | 40,610 | 253 | 234 | 45/211 | 40/200 | 
| 2014 | 29,253 | 28,100 | 35,324 | 41,648 | 268 | 235 | 43/212 | 39/199 | 
| 2015 | 28,737 | 28,737 | 37,902 | 42,593 | 282 | 249 | 44/210 | 35/199 | 
| 2016 | 29,280 | 29,467 | 39,575 | 43,675 | 286 | 253 | 43/210 | 38/198 | 
| 2017 | 31,601 | 30,313 | 40,957 | 44,928 | 294 | 251 | 41/210 | 38/199 | 
| 2018 | 33,447 | 31,059 | 43,044 | 46,034 | 296 | 250 | 40/210 | 34/199 | 
| 2019 | 31,902 | 31,646 | 43,865 | 46,904 | 281 | 244 | 44/211 | 39/199 | 
| 2020 | 31,721 | 31,378 | 45,143 | 46,507 | 290 | 254 | 40/210 | 33/198 | 
| 2021 | 35,126 | 32,771 | 48,571 | 48,571 | 284 | 246 | 40/209 | 34/198 | 
| 2022 | 32,395 | 33,690 | 51,622 | 49,934 | 254 | 238 | 42/203 | 37/194 | 
| 2023 | 33,121 | 34,121 | 54,033 | 50,572 | 252 | 235 | 34/187 | 33/184 |