Indicators / South Korea Indicators
| Indicator | Last | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 1.7 | 0.6 | 6.4 | -2.6 | Sep/25 | % |
| GDP | 1727.4 | 1712.8 | 1818.4 | 1466.0 | Jan/24 | USD bn |
| GDP Constant Prices | 575918.3 | 572057.7 | 575918.3 | 463025.5 | Jun/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Gross National Product | 573849.6 | 548046.2 | 596527.2 | 468418.3 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation | 158561.7 | 160177.5 | 169742.1 | 139670.5 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| GDP per capita | 34411.0 | 34121.0 | 34411.0 | 28737.4 | Jan/24 | USD |
| GDP per capita PPP | 50420.2 | 49995.5 | 50420.2 | 42107.3 | Jan/24 | USD |
| Full Year GDP Growth | 2.0 | 1.4 | 4.6 | -0.7 | Jan/24 | % |
| GDP from Agriculture | 8579.4 | 8680.8 | 9101.5 | 7922.6 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| GDP from Construction | 23731.6 | 24611.6 | 29182.1 | 23731.6 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| GDP from Manufacturing | 156182.5 | 152300.9 | 156182.5 | 122534.0 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| GDP from Mining | 356.5 | 362.3 | 584.0 | 356.5 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| GDP from Utilities | 11784.2 | 12462.4 | 12587.6 | 9814.2 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| GDP Growth Rate | 1.2 | 0.7 | 2.3 | -3.0 | Sep/25 | % |
| GDP from Public Administration | 37047.6 | 36633.6 | 37047.6 | 28093.9 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| GDP Deflator | 114.1 | 113.5 | 114.1 | 93.3 | Jun/25 | points |
| Changes in Inventories | 1989.9 | 896.7 | 10100.2 | -2302.0 | Jun/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Disposable Personal Income | 2588759.3 | 2438258.3 | 2588759.3 | 1741717.5 | Jan/24 | Local Currency |
| Households Debt to GDP | 89.5 | 89.6 | 99.1 | 77.3 | Mar/25 | % |
| Government Spending to GDP | 37.0 | 37.8 | 38.1 | 30.1 | Jan/22 | % |
| Current Account to GDP | 5.3 | 1.8 | 7.2 | 1.4 | Jan/24 | % |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 2.4 | Oct/25 | % |
| Employed Persons | 29040.0 | 29154.0 | 29160.0 | 26248.0 | Oct/25 | thousands |
| Unemployed Persons | 658.0 | 635.0 | 1350.0 | 564.0 | Oct/25 | thousands |
| Minimum Wages | 10030.0 | 9860.0 | 10030.0 | 6030.0 | Jan/25 | Local Currency |
| Population | 51.8 | 51.7 | 51.8 | 51.0 | Jan/24 | millions |
| Labor Force Participation Rate | 64.8 | 65.0 | 65.6 | 60.9 | Oct/25 | % |
| Employment Rate | 63.4 | 63.7 | 63.8 | 57.4 | Oct/25 | % |
| Wages | 4293856.0 | 4830873.0 | 4830873.0 | 3220531.0 | Jun/25 | Local Currency |
| Retirement Age Women | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 55.0 | Jan/25 | years |
| Retirement Age Men | 60.0 | 60.0 | 60.0 | 55.0 | Jan/25 | years |
| Capacity Utilization | 103.7 | 103.0 | 104.1 | 96.0 | Sep/25 | % |
| Composite Leading Indicator | 101.3 | 101.2 | 102.8 | 97.7 | Oct/25 | points |
| Inflation Rate | 2.4 | 2.1 | 6.3 | -0.4 | Oct/25 | % |
| Consumer Price Index CPI | 117.4 | 117.1 | 117.4 | 94.8 | Oct/25 | points |
| Core Inflation Rate | 2.5 | 2.4 | 4.8 | 0.2 | Oct/25 | % |
| Export Prices | 134.7 | 129.4 | 140.1 | 97.4 | Oct/25 | points |
| Import Prices | 138.2 | 135.6 | 156.5 | 92.9 | Oct/25 | points |
| CPI Transportation | 116.4 | 115.2 | 123.5 | 95.7 | Oct/25 | points |
| Food Inflation | 3.5 | 3.3 | 9.3 | -4.1 | Oct/25 | % |
| Inflation Rate MoM | 0.3 | 0.5 | 1.1 | -0.7 | Oct/25 | % |
| Producer Prices | 120.5 | 120.1 | 120.5 | 94.6 | Sep/25 | points |
| Producer Prices Change | 1.5 | 1.2 | 10.0 | -4.7 | Oct/25 | % |
| Producer Price Inflation MoM | 0.2 | 0.4 | 1.6 | -0.9 | Oct/25 | % |
| Inflation Expectations | 2.6 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 1.6 | Oct/25 | % |
| CPI Housing Utilities | 116.9 | 116.7 | 116.9 | 94.3 | Oct/25 | points |
| Gasoline Prices | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.0 | Oct/25 | USD/liter |
| Interest Rate | 2.5 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 0.5 | Oct/25 | % |
| Money Supply M0 | 195838100.0 | 192235200.0 | 195838100.0 | 74126400.0 | Sep/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Money Supply M1 | 1354142.6 | 1325282.6 | 1387581.4 | 678435.3 | Sep/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Money Supply M2 | 4447960.4 | 4408620.0 | 4447960.4 | 2232833.4 | Sep/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Money Supply M3 | 5998503.3 | 5947428.3 | 5998503.3 | 3068058.6 | Sep/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves | 428820.0 | 422020.0 | 469207.7 | 365758.1 | Oct/25 | USD bn |
| Central Bank Balance Sheet | 575248.9 | 563881.3 | 611503.7 | 467097.6 | Sep/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Interbank Rate | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.5 | Nov/25 | % |
| Bank Lending Rate | 4.0 | 4.1 | 5.6 | 2.6 | Sep/25 | % |
| Balance of Trade | 6060.0 | 9560.0 | 13419.4 | -12674.9 | Oct/25 | USD mn |
| Current Account | 13470.0 | 9150.0 | 14270.0 | -4204.8 | Sep/25 | USD mn |
| Exports | 59570.0 | 65950.0 | 65950.0 | 34854.5 | Oct/25 | USD mn |
| Imports | 53520.0 | 56400.0 | 66027.7 | 29163.3 | Oct/25 | USD mn |
| External Debt | 735572.7 | 683423.2 | 735572.7 | 382161.5 | Jun/25 | USD bn |
| Foreign Direct Investment | 7567697.0 | 6697911.0 | 11458947.0 | 3172487.0 | Sep/25 | USD mn |
| Capital Flows | 12907.5 | 7874.6 | 18733.5 | -7649.3 | Sep/25 | USD mn |
| Terms of Trade | 97.5 | 95.4 | 110.0 | 88.1 | Oct/25 | points |
| Tourist Arrivals | 1702813.0 | 1820332.0 | 1820332.0 | 29415.0 | Sep/25 | persons |
| Government Debt to GDP | 46.8 | 45.5 | 48.0 | 36.3 | Jan/24 | % |
| Government Budget | -3.9 | -2.6 | -0.6 | -5.6 | Jan/24 | % of GDP |
| Government Budget Value | -57488.0 | -68595.0 | 37409.0 | -89971.0 | Jul/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Government Spending | 102260.5 | 101054.8 | 102260.5 | 68251.3 | Jun/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Government Revenues | 364930.0 | 303355.0 | 510991.0 | 64178.0 | Jul/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Fiscal Expenditure | 422419.0 | 371950.0 | 652902.0 | 28685.0 | Jul/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Military Expenditure | 47571.3 | 47801.9 | 50873.8 | 36570.8 | Jan/24 | USD bn |
| Weapons Sales | 964.0 | 631.0 | 1047.0 | 92.0 | Jan/24 | USD mn |
| Corruption Index | 64.0 | 63.0 | 64.0 | 53.0 | Jan/24 | points |
| Corruption Rank | 30.0 | 32.0 | 52.0 | 30.0 | Jan/24 | rank |
| Terrorism Index | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.5 | 0.0 | Jan/24 | points |
| Manufacturing PMI | 49.4 | 50.7 | 50.7 | 47.7 | Oct/25 | points |
| Business Confidence | 68.0 | 70.0 | 98.0 | 49.0 | Oct/25 | points |
| Industrial Production | 11.6 | 0.9 | 14.2 | -12.5 | Sep/25 | % |
| Industrial Production MoM | -1.2 | 2.2 | 6.4 | -7.6 | Sep/25 | % |
| Manufacturing Production | 12.1 | 0.9 | 14.7 | -13.4 | Sep/25 | % |
| Mining Production | 9.0 | -8.6 | 22.1 | -26.7 | Sep/25 | % |
| Car Production | 302893.0 | 334289.0 | 434850.0 | 189235.0 | Oct/25 | units |
| Steel Production | 5000.0 | 5200.0 | 6306.2 | 1300.0 | Sep/25 | thousand tonnes |
| Electricity Production | 23749.7 | 23645.5 | 25674.0 | 20674.0 | Sep/25 | GWh |
| Construction Output | -4.3 | -17.4 | 26.4 | -27.4 | Sep/25 | % |
| Car Registrations | 127138.0 | 157898.0 | 205595.0 | 95330.0 | Oct/25 | units |
| Gold Reserves | 104.5 | 104.5 | 104.5 | 104.4 | Jun/25 | tonnes |
| Retail Sales YoY | 2.2 | -0.4 | 11.0 | -7.8 | Sep/25 | % |
| Retail Sales MoM | -0.1 | -2.4 | 5.2 | -5.2 | Sep/25 | % |
| Consumer Confidence | 109.8 | 110.1 | 143.0 | 72.5 | Oct/25 | points |
| Consumer Spending | 276188.1 | 274826.7 | 276188.1 | 230494.9 | Jun/25 | Local Currency bn |
| Housing Index | 94.0 | 93.0 | 100.9 | 75.3 | Oct/25 | points |
| Residential Property Prices | 0.1 | -0.1 | 15.7 | -7.3 | Jun/25 | % |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 24.0 | 24.0 | 27.5 | 24.0 | Jan/25 | % |
| Personal Income Tax Rate | 45.0 | 45.0 | 45.0 | 38.0 | Jan/25 | % |
| Sales Tax Rate | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | 10.0 | Jan/25 | % |
| Social Security Rate | 19.8 | 19.8 | 19.8 | 18.3 | Jan/25 | % |
| Social Security Rate For Companies | 10.4 | 10.4 | 10.4 | 9.7 | Jan/25 | % |
| Social Security Rate For Employees | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 8.4 | Jan/25 | % |
| Withholding Tax Rate | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | 20.0 | Jan/25 | % |
| Hospital Beds | 12.5 | 12.6 | 12.8 | 11.6 | Dec/24 | per 1000 people |