Germany vs South Korea: country comparison

A UN member state, or a continent's average.

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In US dollars, spent in each country.

$100 spent in Germany buys about what

$71.53

buys in South Korea, at purchasing power parity

And $100 in South Korea buys what $140 buys in Germany. Prices across Germany's economy average 140% of South Korea's, so a dollar goes 40% further in South Korea.

World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
MeasureGermanySouth Korea
Economy
Population83.5 million51.7 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates$5.05 trillion$1.87 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars$60,496$36,227
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars$75,407$63,125
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%80%57%
A US dollar goes as far as$1.25 in the US$1.74 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars$64.18 a day2022 survey · $23,426 a year · income$54.25 a day2021 survey · $19,801 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
MeasureGermanySouth Korea
GDP at PPPInternational dollars$6.30 trillion$3.26 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar0.7100Euro816.3Korean won
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars$60,200$37,880
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars$78,140$64,210

World Bank income groups: Germany, high income; South Korea, high income.

GDP per person at PPP · 2000 to 2025, in constant 2021 international dollarsAdjusted for inflation, so recent years read lower than the current-dollar figures above.
  • Germany
  • South Korea
Year-by-year table
YearGermanySouth Korea
2025$62,824$55,697
2024$62,655$55,071
2023$63,140$54,029
2022$63,778$53,229
2021$62,631$51,718
2020$60,300$49,374
2019$62,950$49,791
2018$62,481$48,834
2017$61,965$47,537
2016$60,505$46,088
2015$59,669$44,849
2014$59,203$43,807
2013$58,182$42,710
2012$58,110$41,538
2011$57,951$40,719
2010$54,826$39,574
2009$52,569$37,176
2008$55,514$37,064
2007$54,921$36,257
2006$53,307$34,430
2005$51,265$32,886
2004$50,786$31,580
2003$50,192$30,142
2002$50,487$29,395
2001$50,688$27,441
2000$49,956$26,404

Germany vs South Korea: country comparison by Points Frog ↗ · An educational estimate, not financial advice.