Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in South Korea
South Korea: Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction was 0.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in South Korea, 2006–2023
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in South Korea stood at 0.0%. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
The figure is up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in South Korea peaked at 0.0% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2006.
That places South Korea 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
| 2010s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More poverty & inequality data for South Korea
- Number of income/consumption surveys in the past decade available via the World Bank 6 surveys (2025)
- Fertility rate vs. share living in extreme poverty 0.72 live births per woman (2023)
- Cereal yield vs. share in extreme poverty 6,615 kg per hectare (2023)
- Tax revenue as share of GDP vs. income inequality 26.9% (2023)
- Gender Inequality Index 0.038 (2023)
- Share of government consumption in GDP vs. share of population living in extreme poverty 18.6% (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in women 0.0683 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient by sex 0.0683 (2023)
- Lifespan inequality: Gini coefficient in men 0.0778 (2023)
- Income inequality: Atkinson index 0.1642 (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in South Korea?
- Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction in South Korea was 0.0% in 2023, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.0% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2006.
- How does South Korea rank for share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction?
- South Korea ranks 13th out of 42 countries with data for 2023.
- Is share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of gross national income donated toward poverty reduction. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Official development assistance grants for poverty reduction, by donor countries (percentage of GNI)