Iran vs South Korea: Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita

Iran
3.95 million current LCU per person
in 2009
South Korea
6.57 million current LCU per person
in 2024
Iran rank
5th
South Korea rank
2nd

Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita over time

  • Iran
  • South Korea
02.0M4.0M6.0M8.0M197219982024

How they compare

South Korea currently reports 6.57 million current LCU per person against 3.95 million current LCU per person in Iran, a difference of 2.61 million current LCU per person.

That makes South Korea's figure about 1.7 times Iran's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 38 shared years of data; in 1972 it was South Korea ahead.

Iran ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 2nd of 157 countries.

South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Iran South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 8,514 current LCU per person 56,748 current LCU per person 48,234 current LCU per person South Korea
1980s 18,807 current LCU per person 305,930 current LCU per person 287,122 current LCU per person South Korea
1990s 246,094 current LCU per person 1.14 million current LCU per person 892,211 current LCU per person South Korea
2000s 1.78 million current LCU per person 2.66 million current LCU per person 880,875 current LCU per person South Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher tax revenue (current lcu), per capita, Iran or South Korea?
South Korea, at 6.57 million current LCU per person against 3.95 million current LCU per person in Iran as of 2024.
What is the difference in tax revenue (current lcu), per capita between Iran and South Korea?
2.61 million current LCU per person, with South Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
38 years are reported by both, from 1972 to 2009.
How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for tax revenue (current lcu), per capita?
Iran ranks 5th and South Korea ranks 2nd of 157 countries.
Where does this data come from?
Statizoid (derived), published as Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Tax revenue (current LCU), per capita
Unit
current LCU per person
Source
Statizoid (derived)
Licence
Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage
157 places, 4,711 data points, 1972–2024
Last refreshed

Tax revenue (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.