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South Korea

51,684,564Population
1,872.4 bn US$GDP
US$ 36,227GDP per capita
1.0 %GDP growth

Facts

Population
51,684,564 (2025)
GDP
1,872.4 bn US$ (2025)
GDP per capita
US$ 36,227 (2025)
GDP growth
1.0 % (2025)
Inflation
2.1 % (2025)
Exports
856.9 bn US$ (2025)
Imports
760.2 bn US$ (2025)
Unemployment
2.7 % (2025)
Foreign direct investment
15.8 bn US$ (2025)
Tax revenue, % of GDP
13.3 % (2024)

Sources: World Bank — WDI (CC BY 4.0), Wikidata (CC0) · Wikidata Q884

GDP

196020251.9T4B
PeriodValue
2025US$ 1,872,374,961,553
2022US$ 1,799,363,116,867
2020US$ 1,744,070,276,373
2019US$ 1,751,045,752,055
2018US$ 1,824,251,454,307
2016US$ 1,579,150,518,945
2015US$ 1,539,212,301,136
2014US$ 1,556,252,422,020
2012US$ 1,335,343,586,438
2010US$ 1,192,830,015,738
2009US$ 983,065,242,417
2008US$ 1,091,580,692,542

Exports

19602025856.9B104.6M
PeriodValue
2025US$ 856,855,674,924
2023US$ 762,299,062,736
2021US$ 764,083,221,346
2020US$ 603,713,417,774
2019US$ 648,610,576,583
2018US$ 719,710,064,860
2016US$ 601,861,440,814
2015US$ 630,586,518,886
2014US$ 712,570,950,952
2013US$ 706,343,252,061
2012US$ 694,692,887,431
2011US$ 670,299,926,920

Imports

19602025760.2B473.7M
PeriodValue
2025US$ 760,157,311,935
2023US$ 755,197,457,230
2019US$ 602,460,189,255
2018US$ 643,142,886,152
2017US$ 587,337,161,919
2016US$ 501,960,383,970
2015US$ 529,797,582,127
2013US$ 644,649,663,351
2012US$ 660,911,494,403
2011US$ 658,770,946,515
2010US$ 510,006,485,309
2009US$ 389,431,370,553

GDP per capita

1960202536.2K159
PeriodValue
2025US$ 36,227
2023US$ 35,674
2022US$ 34,822
2021US$ 37,518
2020US$ 33,646
2019US$ 33,827
2018US$ 35,364
2017US$ 33,297
2015US$ 30,172
2014US$ 30,667
2013US$ 28,449
2012US$ 26,601

Inflation

196020252.18.0
PeriodValue
20252.12 %
20242.32 %
20225.09 %
20212.50 %
20200.54 %
20190.38 %
20141.27 %
20131.30 %
20084.67 %
20072.53 %
20052.75 %
20043.59 %

GDP growth

196220251.03.9
PeriodValue
20251.01 %
20242.00 %
20222.73 %
2020-0.70 %
20183.18 %
20173.43 %
20152.92 %
20122.55 %
20113.69 %
20106.98 %
20083.00 %
20075.84 %