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South Korea Business Confidence

South Korea's business confidence held steady at 70 points in September 2025, matching the August 2025 level. This indicates a 0% month-over-month change. The stability results from a mix of factors. The semiconductor industry showed some improvement, contributing to manufacturing sector gains. Government stimulus including consumer coupons, supported domestic demand and non-manufacturing sectors. These positive elements counteracted ongoing economic uncertainties. South Korea's record low business confidence was 49 points in May 2020 and record high was 98 points in June 2021.

Monthly Historical Data (2015-2025)

(in points)
Month Business Confidence (points)
Sep 2025 70
Aug 2025 70
Jul 2025 68
Jun 2025 70
May 2025 73
Apr 2025 68
Mar 2025 68
Feb 2025 65
Jan 2025 63
Dec 2024 62
Nov 2024 68
Oct 2024 69
Sep 2024 69
Aug 2024 71
Jul 2024 73
Jun 2024 78
May 2024 74
Apr 2024 73
Mar 2024 71
Feb 2024 70
Jan 2024 71
Dec 2023 70
Nov 2023 70
Oct 2023 69
Sep 2023 68
Aug 2023 67
Jul 2023 72
Jun 2023 73
May 2023 73
Apr 2023 70
Mar 2023 70
Feb 2023 63
Jan 2023 66
Dec 2022 71
Nov 2022 74
Oct 2022 73
Sep 2022 75
Aug 2022 80
Jul 2022 80
Jun 2022 83
May 2022 86
Apr 2022 87
Mar 2022 84
Feb 2022 91
Jan 2022 90
Dec 2021 95
Nov 2021 90
Oct 2021 90
Sep 2021 90
Aug 2021 95
Jul 2021 97
Jun 2021 98
May 2021 96
Apr 2021 96
Mar 2021 89
Feb 2021 82
Jan 2021 85
Dec 2020 82
Nov 2020 85
Oct 2020 79
Sep 2020 68
Aug 2020 66
Jul 2020 59
Jun 2020 51
May 2020 49
Apr 2020 52
Mar 2020 56
Feb 2020 65
Jan 2020 76
Dec 2019 74
Nov 2019 74
Oct 2019 72
Sep 2019 71
Aug 2019 68
Jul 2019 73
Jun 2019 75
May 2019 76
Apr 2019 75
Mar 2019 73
Feb 2019 69
Jan 2019 67
Dec 2018 71
Nov 2018 73
Oct 2018 71
Sep 2018 73
Aug 2018 73
Jul 2018 74
Jun 2018 80
May 2018 78
Apr 2018 77
Mar 2018 74
Feb 2018 75
Jan 2018 77
Dec 2017 81
Nov 2017 83
Oct 2017 81
Sep 2017 83
Aug 2017 78
Jul 2017 78
Jun 2017 78
May 2017 82
Apr 2017 83
Mar 2017 79
Feb 2017 76
Jan 2017 75
Dec 2016 72
Nov 2016 72
Oct 2016 71
Sep 2016 71
Aug 2016 71
Jul 2016 72
Jun 2016 71
May 2016 71
Apr 2016 71
Mar 2016 68
Feb 2016 63
Jan 2016 65
Dec 2015 67
Nov 2015 68
Oct 2015 71
Sep 2015 68

Recent Events

datetime event actual previous consensus
2025-09-25 05:00 PM Business Confidence (Sep) 70 70 -
2025-08-26 05:00 PM Business Confidence (Aug) 70 68 -
2021-02-23 04:00 PM Business Confidence (Feb) 82 85 -

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South Korea Business Confidence : Definition
South Korea Business Confidence reflects corporate sentiment on current and future economic conditions. Calculated by the Bank of Korea from surveys asking businesses about sales orders and employment. It represents the difference between positive and negative responses. Above 100 shows optimism, below 100 indicates pessimism.