GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in South Korea
South Korea: GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality was 1 5 year moving average in 2023. ▲ Rising
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in South Korea, 2004–2023
Source: Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators). Measured in 5 year moving average.
Analysis
The most recent figure for goal 10: reduced inequality in South Korea is 1 5 year moving average, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 66.7% on the previous year and up 100.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, goal 10: reduced inequality in South Korea peaked at 1 5 year moving average in 2023 and was at its lowest, 0.333 5 year moving average, in 2004.
South Korea ranks 1st of 215 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.
GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in South Korea, year by year
| Year | 5 year moving average | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.333 5 year moving average | — |
| 2005 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +50.2% |
| 2006 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 0.4 5 year moving average | -20.0% |
| 2012 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +25.0% |
| 2013 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 0.5 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 0.6 5 year moving average | +20.0% |
| 2016 | 0.8 5 year moving average | +33.3% |
| 2017 | 0.8 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 0.667 5 year moving average | -16.6% |
| 2019 | 0.667 5 year moving average | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 0.714 5 year moving average | +7.0% |
| 2021 | 0.875 5 year moving average | +22.5% |
| 2022 | 0.6 5 year moving average | -31.4% |
| 2023 | 1 5 year moving average | +66.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for high income countries, which is 0.75 5 year moving average, 1.3× the median. (85 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 1 5 year moving average is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.625 5 year moving average, 1.6× the median. (37 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | +66.7% | 0.6 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.4722 5 year moving average | 0.333 5 year moving average | 0.5 5 year moving average | 6 |
| 2010s | 0.5934 5 year moving average | 0.4 5 year moving average | 0.8 5 year moving average | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.7973 5 year moving average | 0.6 5 year moving average | 1 5 year moving average | 4 |
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More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 3.23 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is goal 10: reduced inequality in South Korea?
- Goal 10: reduced inequality in South Korea was 1 5 year moving average in 2023, according to Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators).
- What is the highest goal 10: reduced inequality recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1 5 year moving average in 2023.
- What is the lowest goal 10: reduced inequality recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.333 5 year moving average in 2004.
- How does South Korea rank for goal 10: reduced inequality?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 215 countries with data for 2023.
- Is goal 10: reduced inequality rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statistical Performance Indicators, The World Bank (https://datacatalog.worldbank.org/dataset/statistical-performance-indicators), published as part of GOAL 10: Reduced Inequality (5 year moving average). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
SDG Goal 10 data availability. Source: UN Global SDG Indicators Database