And $100 in South Korea buys what $40.08 buys in India. Prices across India's economy average 40% of South Korea's, so a dollar goes 2.5 times as far in India.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
India
South Korea
Economy
Population
1.46 billion
51.7 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$3.96 trillion
$1.87 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$2,702
$36,227
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$11,748
$63,125
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
23%
57%
A US dollar goes as far as
$4.35 in the US
$1.74 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$5.94 a day2023 survey · $2,168 a year · consumption
$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
Measure
India
South Korea
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$17.2 trillion
$3.26 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
20.09Indian rupee
816.3Korean won
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$2,760
$37,880
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$11,600
$64,210
World Bank income groups: India, lower middle 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.