South Korea Economic Indicators
Latest economic indicators and statistics for South Korea.
| Indicator | Current Value | Previous Value | Frequency | Period |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stock Market | 3,941.6 | 3,845.57 | Daily | Oct 24, 02:30 AM EDT |
| Government Bond Yield | 2.915% | 2.912% | Daily | Oct 24, 03:18 AM EDT |
| Currency | 1,438.42 | 1,436.85 | Daily | Oct 24, 10:03 AM EDT |
| GDP | $1.71T | $1.67T | Yearly | 2023 |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 1.36% | 2.61% | Yearly | 2023 |
| GDP Growth Rate (QoQ) | 0.7% | -0.2% | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| GDP Growth Rate (YoY) | 0.6% | 0% | Quarterly | Q2 2025 |
| GDP per Capita | $34,121.02 | $33,690.38 | Yearly | 2023 |
| GDP per Capita PPP | $50,414.21 | $49,777.93 | Yearly | 2023 |
| R&D Expenditure (% GDP) | 5.21% | 4.91% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Real GDP | $1.76T | $1.74T | Yearly | 2023 |
| Annual Inflation Rate | 2.32% | 3.6% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Core Inflation Rate | 2.4% | 1.9% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Inflation Rate | 2.1% | 1.7% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Inflation Rate MoM | 0.5% | -0.1% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Producer Price Index (PPI) | 1.2% | 0.6% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Annual Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | 2.67% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Female Labor Force Rate | 56.02% | 56.04% | Yearly | 2024 |
| Unemployment Rate | 2.5% | 2.6% | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Annual Exports | $683.13B | $631.8B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Annual Imports | $631.73B | $642.55B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Balance of Trade | $9.6B | $6.5B | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Exports | $66B | $58.4B | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Exports (% GDP) | 44% | 48.27% | Yearly | 2023 |
| FDI Inflows (% GDP) | 1.11% | 1.5% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Imports | $56.4B | $51.9B | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Imports (% GDP) | 43.94% | 48.26% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Net Trade (Goods & Services, BoP) | $76.43B | $10.83B | Yearly | 2024 |
| Tariff Rate | 5.73% | 5% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Trade (% GDP) | 87.94% | 96.54% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Current Account to GDP Ratio | 5.3% | 1.8% | Yearly | Dec'24 |
| Debt to GDP Ratio | 46.8% | 45.5% | Yearly | Dec'24 |
| Interest Rate | 2.5% | 2.5% | Daily | Oct 23, 2025 |
| Private Credit (% GDP) | 176.12% | 174.97% | Yearly | 2023 |
| House Price Index | 93 points | 93 points | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Consumer Confidence | 110 points | 111 points | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Retail Sales MoM | -2.4% | 2.7% | Monthly | Aug'25 |
| Retail Sales YoY | 2.4% | 0.3% | Monthly | Jul'25 |
| Business Confidence | 70 points | 70 points | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Manufacturing PMI | 50.7 points | 48.3 points | Monthly | Sep'25 |
| Adult Literacy Rate | 98.8% | 98% | Yearly | 2018 |
| Gini Index | 32.9 points | 32.7 points | Yearly | 2021 |
| Happiness Index | 6.04 points | 6.06 points | Yearly | 2024 |
| Homicide Rate | 0.52 | 0.59 | Yearly | 2021 |
| Population | 51.75M | 51.71M | Yearly | 2024 |
| Poverty Rate | 0.2% | 0% | Yearly | 2021 |
| Primary Enrollment Rate | 99.03% | 98.68% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Agricultural Land (%) | 16.23% | 16.42% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Annual CO2 Emissions | 577.42M tonnes | 602.09M tonnes | Yearly | 2023 |
| Forest Area (%) | 64.21% | 64.31% | Yearly | 2022 |
| Corruption Control | 0.89 points | 0.75 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Political stability index | 0.61 points | 0.58 points | Yearly | 2023 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 2.3 | 2.4 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Life Expectancy | 83.43 | 82.68 | Yearly | 2023 |
| Physicians per 1,000 people | 2.52 | 2.51 | Yearly | 2021 |
| Electricity Access | 100% | 100% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Internet Users | 97.4% | 97.2% | Yearly | 2023 |
| Travel Earnings | $11.78B | $25.46B | Yearly | 2020 |
| Visitor Arrivals | 2.52M | 17.5M | Yearly | 2020 |