South Korea Economic Profile

Economic profile for South Korea with GDP, inflation, unemployment, debt, trade, population indicators, rankings and country risk context. The country is.
COUNTRY: South Korea
ISO3: KOR
REGION: Asia
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UPDATED: 2026-07-20 05:07:42

Economic indicators · South Korea

46 indicators
Indicator Category Latest Unit Rank
Inflation Prices & Inflation 2.12 percent 75
Consumer Price Index Prices & Inflation 135 index 84
GDP Deflator Inflation Prices & Inflation 3.13 annual percent 62
GDP Growth Growth & Output 1.01 annual percent 81
Nominal GDP Growth & Output 1872.37 bn current US$ 13
GDP per Capita Growth & Output 36,227 current US$ 27
GDP PPP Growth & Output 3159.47 bn current international $ 14
Gross Capital Formation Growth & Output 29.97 percent of GDP 22
Gross Savings Growth & Output 35.6 percent of GDP 16
Industry Share of GDP Growth & Output 33.9 percent of GDP 15
Services Share of GDP Growth & Output 57.5 percent of GDP 50
Agriculture Share of GDP Growth & Output 1.46 percent of GDP 55
Government Debt Public Finance 48.55 percent of GDP 28
Government Spending Public Finance 17.48 percent of GDP 42
Government Expense Public Finance 28.32 percent of GDP 41
Government Revenue Public Finance 27.35 percent of GDP 37
Tax Revenue Public Finance 14.6 percent of GDP 44
Interest Payments Public Finance 4.51 percent of revenue 39
Military Spending Public Finance 2.56 percent of GDP 23
Unemployment Labor Market 2.68 percent 64
Youth Unemployment Labor Market 6.7 percent 62
Employment Rate Labor Market 62.62 percent 23
Labor Force Participation Labor Market 64.35 percent 30
Labor Force Total Labor Market 29.85 m people 21
Vulnerable Employment Labor Market 17.69 percent 29
Current Account Balance External Sector 5.33 percent of GDP 15
Exports Trade 44.36 percent of GDP 33
Imports Trade 40.28 percent of GDP 37
Trade Openness Trade 84.64 percent of GDP 36
FDI Inflows External Sector 0.69 percent of GDP 56
Foreign Reserves External Sector 418.22 bn current US$ 9
Personal Remittances External Sector 0.39 percent of GDP 44
Official Exchange Rate Monetary & Financial 1,363 LCU per US$ 5
Real Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 0.63 percent 36
Lending Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 4.73 percent 37
Deposit Interest Rate Monetary & Financial 3.48 percent 29
Broad Money Monetary & Financial 162.71 percent of GDP 5
Domestic Credit to Private Sector Monetary & Financial 160.35 percent of GDP 6
Stock Market Capitalization Monetary & Financial 83.05 percent of GDP 19
Population Population & Society 51.75 m people 25
Urban Population Population & Society 81.17 percent 29
Age Dependency Ratio Population & Society 42.53 percent 66
Life Expectancy Population & Society 83.63 years 8
Fertility Rate Population & Society 0.75 births per woman 111
Gini Index Population & Society 32.9 index 52
Energy Use Energy & Environment 5,439 kg oil equivalent per capita 12

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KOR
NameSouth Korea
RegionAsia
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The selected indicator is Inflation for South Korea. The data are designed for quick comparison across countries and for deeper interpretation together with related macroeconomic indicators such as GDP growth, government debt, unemployment, current account balance, exports, imports, population and inequality.

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