Myanmar (Burma) vs South Korea: GDP per person
GDP per person in 2025: $1,128 in Myanmar (Burma) and $37,470 in South Korea, by World Bank estimates. In 2025 the value was higher in South Korea, by $36,342, or 33 times that in Myanmar (Burma).
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Watch it change on the mapUS dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
Latest figures
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Country | Latest | 10 years before | Rank in 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myanmar (Burma) | $1,128 2025 | $1,167 | 164 of 186 |
| South Korea | $37,470 2025 | $30,170 | 27 of 186 |
| World | $12,130 2025 | $10,190 |
What the numbers say
- South Korea has been higher in every year both have figures for since 1960.
- In 2025, Myanmar (Burma) ranked 164 and South Korea ranked 27 of 186 countries, counting from the highest.
- The world as a whole: $12,130 in 2025.
Every year
US dollars at 2015 prices · World Bank
| Year | Myanmar (Burma) | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | $1,128 | $37,470 | $12,130 |
| 2024 | $1,158 | $37,050 | $11,890 |
| 2023 | $1,178 | $36,350 | $11,670 |
| 2022 | $1,175 | $35,810 | $11,450 |
| 2021 | $1,137 | $34,790 | $11,170 |
| 2020 | $1,301 | $33,220 | $10,580 |
| 2019 | $1,441 | $33,500 | $11,000 |
| 2018 | $1,362 | $32,850 | $10,820 |
| 2017 | $1,291 | $31,980 | $10,590 |
| 2016 | $1,225 | $31,010 | $10,360 |
| 2015 | $1,167 | $30,170 | $10,190 |
| 2014 | $1,099 | $29,470 | $10,000 |
| 2013 | $1,025 | $28,730 | $9,811 |
| 2012 | $953 | $27,940 | $9,654 |
| 2011 | $896 | $27,390 | $9,515 |
| 2010 | $855 | $26,620 | $9,322 |
| 2009 | $786 | $25,010 | $9,028 |
| 2008 | $715 | $24,930 | $9,266 |
| 2007 | $652 | $24,390 | $9,191 |
| 2006 | $586 | $23,160 | $8,913 |
| 2005 | $522 | $22,120 | $8,639 |
| 2004 | $463 | $21,240 | $8,409 |
| 2003 | $412 | $20,280 | $8,151 |
| 2002 | $365 | $19,780 | $8,011 |
| 2001 | $329 | $18,460 | $7,932 |
| 2000 | $299 | $17,760 | $7,880 |
| 1999 | $266 | $16,400 | $7,639 |
| 1998 | $242 | $14,800 | $7,479 |
| 1997 | $232 | $15,680 | $7,382 |
| 1996 | $222 | $14,890 | $7,203 |
| 1995 | $211 | $13,920 | $7,058 |
| 1994 | $200 | $12,820 | $6,944 |
| 1993 | $189 | $11,840 | $6,819 |
| 1992 | $180 | $11,180 | $6,801 |
| 1991 | $167 | $10,620 | $6,773 |
| 1990 | $170 | $9,673 | $6,804 |
| 1989 | $168 | $8,878 | $6,741 |
| 1988 | $165 | $8,367 | $6,620 |
| 1987 | $189 | $7,535 | $6,446 |
| 1986 | $200 | $6,741 | $6,326 |
| 1985 | $206 | $6,106 | $6,233 |
| 1984 | $205 | $5,713 | $6,120 |
| 1983 | $199 | $5,228 | $5,947 |
| 1982 | $194 | $4,676 | $5,903 |
| 1981 | $187 | $4,378 | $5,986 |
| 1980 | $180 | $4,140 | $5,980 |
| 1979 | $170 | $4,270 | $5,978 |
| 1978 | $164 | $3,987 | $5,843 |
| 1977 | $157 | $3,645 | $5,710 |
| 1976 | $151 | $3,294 | $5,591 |
| 1975 | $146 | $2,955 | $5,410 |
| 1974 | $142 | $2,784 | $5,467 |
| 1973 | $138 | $2,583 | $5,465 |
| 1972 | $142 | $2,287 | $5,236 |
| 1971 | $142 | $2,171 | $5,061 |
| 1970 | $139 | $2,001 | $4,964 |
| 1969 | $136 | $1,856 | $4,885 |
| 1968 | $134 | $1,657 | $4,707 |
| 1967 | $123 | $1,498 | $4,535 |
| 1966 | $133 | $1,405 | $4,461 |
| 1965 | $143 | $1,286 | $4,321 |
| 1964 | $133 | $1,229 | $4,176 |
| 1963 | $144 | $1,153 | $3,999 |
| 1962 | $130 | $1,088 | $3,889 |
| 1961 | $128 | $1,077 | $3,759 |
| 1960 | $130 | $1,038 | $3,667 |
Each country on its own
Good to know
- The value of everything produced in the country in a year, divided by its people, in 2015 US dollars so that years compare.
- Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
- Ranks count the 186 countries with a value in 2025, highest first.
- The faint line is the world as a whole, as the same source counts it.
How the layers work, where their data comes from and what they can’t tell you: Countries through time