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IMF projects South Korea per-capita GDP above $43,500 this year

The International Monetary Fund projects South Korea's per-capita GDP will surpass $40,000 for the first time this year, reaching $43,511, according to a post citing the IMF. The post states the IMF sees it climbing to $49,276 next year and breaking $50,000 to hit $52,100 by 2028, with robust export performance driven by the semiconductor supercycle as the key growth engine. It also states South Korea is expected to overtake Spain to rank 9th in per-capita GDP among countries with populations over 20 million this year, while nominal GDP is forecast to exceed $2 trillion for the first time at $

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  1. The IMF projects South Korea's per-capita GDP will surpass $40,000 for the first time this year, reaching $43,511.

    “South Korea's per-capita GDP will surpass $40,000 for the first time this year, reaching $43,511”
    r/stocks

  2. The IMF projects South Korea's per-capita GDP will climb to $49,276 next year and break through $50,000 to hit $52,100 by 2028.

    “climbing to $49,276 next year and breaking through $50,000 to hit $52,100 by 2028”
    r/stocks

  3. Robust export performance driven by the semiconductor supercycle is identified as the key growth engine.

    “Robust export performance driven by the semiconductor supercycle is identified as the key growth engine”
    r/stocks

  4. South Korea is expected to overtake Spain to rank 9th in per-capita GDP among countries with populations over 20 million this year.

    “expected to overtake Spain to rank 9th in per-capita GDP among countries with populations over 20 million this year”
    r/stocks

  5. South Korea's nominal GDP is forecast to exceed $2 trillion for the first time at $2.2458 trillion.

    “nominal GDP is forecast to exceed $2 trillion for the first time at $2.2458 trillion”
    r/stocks

  6. The IMF raised its global growth forecast to 3.1% for this year but warned of an uneven distribution of growth benefits concentrated in just 32 countries.

    “raised its global growth forecast to 3.1% for this year but warned of an uneven distribution of growth benefits concentrated in just 32 countries”
    r/stocks

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