This is a list of South Korean regions by GDP. All data are sourced from the latest regional statistics published by the South Korean Government, [1] the OECD and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). [2] [3] The South Korean won has been converted to the international dollar using the IMF's Purchasing Power Parity conversion rate.
Rank | Region | GDP (KR₩) [4] | GDP (US$) [5] | Status |
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1 | Gyeonggi Province | KR₩ 547 trillion | US$ 438 billion | Province |
2 | Seoul | KR₩ 486 trillion | US$ 389 billion | Special City |
3 | South Chungcheong Province | KR₩ 128 trillion | US$ 102 billion | Province |
4 | South Gyeongsang Province | KR₩ 120 trillion | US$ 96 billion | Province |
5 | North Gyeongsang Province | KR₩ 115 trillion | US$ 92 billion | Province |
6 | Busan | KR₩ 104 trillion | US$ 83 billion | Metropolitan City |
7 | Incheon | KR₩ 104 trillion | US$ 83 billion | Metropolitan City |
9 | South Jeolla Province | KR₩ 91 trillion | US$ 73 billion | Province |
8 | Ulsan | KR₩ 86 trillion | US$ 69 billion | Metropolitan City |
10 | North Chungcheong Province | KR₩ 79 trillion | US$ 63 billion | Province |
11 | Daegu | KR₩ 63 trillion | US$ 50 billion | Metropolitan City |
12 | North Jeolla Province | KR₩ 58 trillion | US$ 46 billion | Province |
13 | Gangwon Province, South Korea | KR₩ 53 trillion | US$ 42 billion | Province |
14 | Daejeon | KR₩ 50 trillion | US$ 40 billion | Metropolitan City |
15 | Gwangju | KR₩ 45 trillion | US$ 36 billion | Metropolitan City |
16 | Jeju Province | KR₩ 21 trillion | US$ 17 billion | Province |
17 | Sejong | KR₩ 14 trillion | US$ 11 billion | Special City |
– | South Korea | KR₩ 2,166 trillion | US$ 1,733 billion | |
Rank | Region | GDP per capita (US$) [6] |
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1 | Ulsan | US$ 60,636 |
2 | South Chungcheong Province | US$ 50,351 |
3 | Seoul | US$ 43,411 |
4 | South Jeolla Province | US$ 43,317 |
5 | North Chungcheong Province | US$ 40,303 |
6 | North Gyeongsang Province | US$ 37,483 |
– | South Korea | US$ 35,190 |
7 | Gyeonggi Province | US$ 33,973 |
8 | Sejong | US$ 33,342 |
9 | South Gyeongsang Province | US$ 29,750 |
10 | Gangwon Province, South Korea | US$ 29,429 |
11 | Incheon | US$ 29,318 |
12 | Daejeon | US$ 27,604 |
13 | North Jeolla Province | US$ 27,252 |
14 | Jeju Province | US$ 26,204 |
15 | Gwangju | US$ 26,021 |
16 | Busan | US$ 25,686 |
17 | Daegu | US$ 22,320 |
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