Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Korea
Korea: Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar was 24,479 in 2014. ◆ Volatile
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Korea, 1963–2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Korea recorded 24,479 for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in 2014. That is the highest value across all 52 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.9% on the previous year and up 36.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Korea peaked at 24,479 in 2014 and was at its lowest, 1,191, in 1963.
Korea ranks 29th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1963 | 1,191 | — |
| 1964 | 1,248 | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 1,280 | +2.6% |
| 1966 | 1,406 | +9.8% |
| 1967 | 1,458 | +3.7% |
| 1968 | 1,591 | +9.1% |
| 1969 | 1,775 | +11.6% |
| 1970 | 1,960 | +10.4% |
| 1971 | 2,122 | +8.3% |
| 1972 | 2,218 | +4.5% |
| 1973 | 2,502 | +12.8% |
| 1974 | 2,690 | +7.5% |
| 1975 | 2,840 | +5.6% |
| 1976 | 3,171 | +11.7% |
| 1977 | 3,491 | +10.1% |
| 1978 | 3,792 | +8.6% |
| 1979 | 4,048 | +6.8% |
| 1980 | 3,910 | -3.4% |
| 1981 | 4,135 | +5.8% |
| 1982 | 4,409 | +6.6% |
| 1983 | 4,874 | +10.5% |
| 1984 | 5,289 | +8.5% |
| 1985 | 5,628 | +6.4% |
| 1986 | 6,255 | +11.1% |
| 1987 | 6,953 | +11.2% |
| 1988 | 7,688 | +10.6% |
| 1989 | 8,126 | +5.7% |
| 1990 | 8,795 | +8.2% |
| 1991 | 9,554 | +8.6% |
| 1992 | 10,001 | +4.7% |
| 1993 | 10,526 | +5.2% |
| 1994 | 11,335 | +7.7% |
| 1995 | 12,224 | +7.8% |
| 1996 | 12,978 | +6.2% |
| 1997 | 13,598 | +4.8% |
| 1998 | 12,729 | -6.4% |
| 1999 | 13,995 | +9.9% |
| 2000 | 15,104 | +7.9% |
| 2001 | 15,671 | +3.8% |
| 2002 | 16,742 | +6.8% |
| 2003 | 17,148 | +2.4% |
| 2004 | 17,921 | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 18,586 | +3.7% |
| 2006 | 19,453 | +4.7% |
| 2007 | 20,421 | +5.0% |
| 2008 | 20,848 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 20,896 | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 22,151 | +6.0% |
| 2011 | 22,796 | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 23,214 | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 23,784 | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 24,479 | +2.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,421 | 1,191 | 1,775 | 7 |
| 1970s | 2,883 | 1,960 | 4,048 | 10 |
| 1980s | 5,727 | 3,910 | 8,126 | 10 |
| 1990s | 11,574 | 8,795 | 13,995 | 10 |
| 2000s | 18,279 | 15,104 | 20,896 | 10 |
| 2010s | 23,285 | 22,151 | 24,479 | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Korea?
- Exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar in Korea was 24,479 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 24,479 in 2014.
- What is the lowest exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1,191 in 1963.
- How does Korea rank for exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar?
- Korea ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2014.
- Is exporter real gross domestic product, per capita, us dollar rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 36.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Exporter real gross domestic product, Per capita, US dollar (ACM1. Agricultural products). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
This dataset provides export quality indicators for over 800 products across 166 countries from 1963 to 2014, resulting in over 1.7 million observations. Higher index values indicate higher quality, and the index is normalized with a value of 1 representing the 90th percentile of export quality among all exporters (the world frontier). Data can be aggregated at various levels, including by product according to the Standard International Trade Classification (SITC) up to the 4-digit level, by Broad Economic Categories (BEC) up to the 3-digit level, and by aggregate sectors such as Agriculture, Commodities, and Manufactures.