Iran vs South Korea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita
Iran
29.52 million current LCU per person
in 2016
South Korea
12.13 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Iran rank
2nd
South Korea rank
4th
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita over time
- Iran
- South Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 29.52 million current LCU per person against 12.13 million current LCU per person in South Korea, a difference of 17.38 million current LCU per person.
That makes Iran's figure about 2.4 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 54 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 186 countries.
Across the 6 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 4 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 673.46 current LCU per person | 1,268 current LCU per person | 594.11 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 11,759 current LCU per person | 9,653 current LCU per person | 2,106 current LCU per person | Iran |
| 1980s | 16,060 current LCU per person | -12,625 current LCU per person | 28,685 current LCU per person | Iran |
| 1990s | 87,450 current LCU per person | 581,397 current LCU per person | 493,947 current LCU per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 3.78 million current LCU per person | 3.47 million current LCU per person | 313,993 current LCU per person | Iran |
| 2010s | 19.53 million current LCU per person | 5.63 million current LCU per person | 13.90 million current LCU per person | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita, Iran or South Korea?
- Iran, at 29.52 million current LCU per person against 12.13 million current LCU per person in South Korea as of 2016.
- What is the difference in net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita between Iran and South Korea?
- 17.38 million current LCU per person, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
- 54 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2016.
- How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Iran ranks 2nd and South Korea ranks 4th of 186 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.