Bottom 10% thresholdHousehold · 2025
₩12,100,000Registered source cutoff
KOR · DIRECT DATA
South Korea wealth benchmarks
Household · 2025. Verified cutoffs: Bottom 10% threshold to Top 10% threshold.
AT A GLANCE
Key net-worth figures
Median net worth₩238,600,000
Top 10% cutoff₩1,100,200,000
Bottom 10% cutoff₩12,100,000
ReferenceHousehold
Period2025
CurrencyKRW
Published cutoffsBottom 10% threshold to Top 10% threshold
REFERENCE POINTS
Wealth levels at a glance
See what it takes to reach different wealth levels, where the data is available.
EXPLORE THIS COUNTRY
How much does wealth differ in South Korea?
Choose two wealth levels to see the difference. Figures come from the country’s available data.
Household net worth · 2025
4.6×In South Korea, the top 10% starts at about 4.6× the wealth of the middle household.
Difference in amount: KRW 861,600,000
Household net worth · 2025 · KRW.
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Reference & method
Wealth basis
Household assets less liabilities
Sources
KR_SFLC_2025
Confidence
High confidence
Evidence
Direct data
- Official source thresholds are published in units of 10,000 KRW; the engine converts them to KRW exactly before comparison.
- Do not extrapolate below P10 or above P90; values above P90 receive a bounded top-10%-or-better statement.