# Vietnam → South Korea economic convergence

Indicator: GDP per capita (PPP) (constant 2021 international $)
Latest shared data: 2025
Vietnam: $15,457
South Korea: $55,697
Vietnam is at 28% of South Korea.

## Scenario

Vietnam annual growth: 5.3% (trailing 10-year average)
South Korea annual growth: 2.2% (trailing 10-year average)

## Result

If Vietnam grew 5.3% a year and South Korea 2.2% a year, Vietnam would catch up with South Korea on GDP per capita (PPP) in about 42 years, around 2068. This is a scenario, not a forecast.

| Year | Vietnam | South Korea |
| --- | ---: | ---: |
| 2026 | $16,277 | $56,922 |
| 2031 | $21,072 | $63,466 |
| 2036 | $27,280 | $70,761 |
| 2041 | $35,317 | $78,895 |
| 2046 | $45,723 | $87,963 |
| 2051 | $59,193 | $98,074 |
| 2056 | $76,633 | $109,348 |
| 2061 | $99,210 | $121,917 |
| 2066 | $128,439 | $135,931 |
| 2068 | $142,415 | $141,978 |
| 2071 | $166,280 | $151,556 |
| 2073 | $184,373 | $158,298 |

## Links

- Explore this scenario: https://mountaintoclimb.com/?chaser=VNM&target=KOR&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&cg=0.053&tmode=growing&tg=0.022&baseYear=2023&adjC=0&adjT=0
- Chart (SVG): https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/chart.svg?chaser=VNM&target=KOR&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.053&target_growth_rate=0.022&base_year=2023
- JSON: https://mountaintoclimb.com/api/convergence?chaser=VNM&target=KOR&indicator=GDP_PCAP_PPP&growth_rate=0.053&target_growth_rate=0.022&base_year=2023
- Methodology: https://mountaintoclimb.com/methodology
- Canonical: https://mountaintoclimb.com/compare/vietnam/south-korea

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