Real GDP per person during each president's tenure
Every president since 1991, ranked by how real GDP per person changed from their first day in office. Politare shows what happened during a tenure; it does not claim the office-holder caused it.
| # | President | In office | Total | Per year | Chart |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DP Kim Dae-jung | 25 Feb 1998 – 25 Feb 2003 | +26.2% Q4 1997 → Q4 2002 | +4.8%/yr | |
| 2 | DP Roh Moo-hyun | 25 Feb 2003 – 25 Feb 2008 | +23.3% Q4 2002 → Q4 2007 | +4.3%/yr | |
| 3 | DPK Moon Jae-in | 10 May 2017 – 10 May 2022 | +14.0% Q1 2017 → Q1 2022 | +2.6%/yr | |
| 4 | LKP Lee Myung-bak | 25 Feb 2008 – 25 Feb 2013 | +13.0% Q4 2007 → Q4 2012 | +2.5%/yr | |
| 5 | LKP Park Geun-hye | 25 Feb 2013 – 9 Dec 2016 | +10.9% Q4 2012 → Q3 2016 | +2.8%/yr | |
| 6 | PPP Yoon Suk Yeol | 10 May 2022 – 4 Jun 2025 | +6.4% Q1 2022 → Q1 2025 | +2.1%/yr | |
| 7 | DPK Lee Jae Myung | 4 Jun 2025 – now | +3.0% Q1 2025 → Q2 2026 | +2.4%/yr |
Sorted by total, highest first. Every row is indexed to the last quarter complete before the first day in office ("from" marks a start that had to move because that period had no data, or because the period cut it); Levels are per cent changes, rates are differences in %; "per year" compounds levels and divides rates. Tenures with under 12 months, or under three observations, are left out. ₩ million per person, last four quarters, chain-linked volumes · Bank of Korea quarterly GDP via the OECD (QNA, B1GQ), chain-linked volumes, summed over the trailing four quarters, over the resident population (OECD regional database) interpolated to the quarter · South Korea data · as of Sep 2026.