# South Korea → United States economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
South Korea: $55,697
United States: $76,931
South Korea is at 72% of United States.

## Scenario

South Korea annual growth: 2.2% (trailing 10-year average)
United States annual growth: 1.8% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If South Korea grew 2.2% a year and United States 1.8% a year, South Korea would catch up with United States on GDP per capita (PPP) in about 81 years, around 2107. This is a scenario, not a forecast.

| Year | South Korea | United States |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $56,922 | $78,316 |
| 2031 | $63,466 | $85,623 |
| 2036 | $70,761 | $93,611 |
| 2041 | $78,895 | $102,345 |
| 2046 | $87,963 | $111,894 |
| 2051 | $98,074 | $122,333 |
| 2056 | $109,348 | $133,747 |
| 2061 | $121,917 | $146,226 |
| 2066 | $135,931 | $159,868 |
| 2071 | $151,556 | $174,784 |
| 2076 | $168,977 | $191,091 |
| 2081 | $188,401 | $208,919 |
| 2086 | $210,057 | $228,411 |
| 2091 | $234,203 | $249,722 |
| 2096 | $261,124 | $273,021 |
| 2101 | $291,139 | $298,493 |
| 2106 | $324,605 | $326,342 |
| 2107 | $331,746 | $332,216 |
| 2111 | $361,917 | $356,789 |
| 2113 | $378,017 | $369,750 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=KOR&target=USA&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=0.022&tmode=growing&tg=0.018&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=KOR&target=USA&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.022&target_growth_rate=0.018&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=KOR&target=USA&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.022&target_growth_rate=0.018&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/south-korea/united-states

Source: World Bank NY.GDP.PCAP.PP.KD. A scenario, not a forecast: the result follows only from the stated growth rates.