buys in the United States, at purchasing power parity
And $100 in the United States buys what $57.39 buys in South Korea. Prices across South Korea's economy average 57% of the United States', so a dollar goes 74% further in South Korea.
World Bank figures for 2025 unless another year is shown
Measure
South Korea
United States
Economy
Population
51.7 million
341.8 million
GDPUS dollars, market exchange rates
$1.87 trillion
$30.8 trillion
GDP per personUS dollars
$36,227
$90,027
GDP per person at PPPInternational dollars
$63,125
$90,027
Prices
Price levelUS prices = 100%
57%
100%
A US dollar goes as far as
$1.74 in the US
$1.00 in the US
Income
Median income or consumptionPer person, international dollars
$54.25 a day2021 survey · $19,801 a year · income
$72.07 a day2024 survey · $26,306 a year · income
More figures: GDP at PPP, conversion factor and GNI▾
Gross national income is what residents earn, at home and abroad
Measure
South Korea
United States
GDP at PPPInternational dollars
$3.26 trillion
$30.8 trillion
PPP conversion factorLocal currency per international dollar
816.3Korean won
1.000U.S. dollar
GNI per person, Atlas methodUS dollars
$37,880
$88,810
GNI per person at PPPInternational dollars
$64,210
$89,490
World Bank income groups: South Korea, high income; United States, 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.