WorldEast Asia & PacificKorea, Rep.

Korea, Rep.

KOREast Asia & PacificHigh incomeCapital: Seoul
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76/80 indicators · percentile vs world (IMF / WB / WHO)underover
Korea, Rep. in world space2000–2024
1k10k100k505560657075808590GDP per capita (USD, log)Life expectancy (years)20002024
192 countries · log scale on X world Korea, Rep.· trajectory line: 1980 → today
About Korea, Rep.

Korea, Rep.'s GDP is $1.93T (2026), with a population of 51.7M, and GDP per capita of $37,412. Key indicators include real GDP growth of 1.9%, inflation at 2.5%, unemployment at 2.8%, government debt at 54.4% of GDP, life expectancy of 83.6 years. Data sourced from the IMF World Economic Outlook and World Bank World Development Indicators.

Economy32 indicators · 2021–2026 · IMF / WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
GDP (Current USD)$1.93T2026 3.1%IMF
Real GDP Growth (%)1.9%2026 90.0%IMF
GDP per Capita (USD)$37,4122026 3.3%IMF
GDP, PPP (Intl $)$3.54T2026 4.8%IMF
GDP per Capita, PPP (Intl $)$68,6242026 4.9%IMF
Share of World GDP, PPP (%)1.59%2026 1.1%IMF
GNI (Current USD)$1.90T2025 0.1%WB
GNI per Capita, Atlas Method (Current US$)$37,8802025 3.1%WB
GNI per Capita, PPP (Current Intl $)$64,2102025 3.7%WB
Industry Value Added (% of GDP)34.3%2025 1.3%WB
Services Value Added (% of GDP)57.2%2025 0.5%WB
Agriculture Value Added (% of GDP)1.5%2025 0.4%WB
Government Consumption (% of GDP)17.6%2025 0.9%WB
Household Consumption (% of GDP)48.0%2025 1.0%WB
Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP)29.1%2025 2.8%WB
Gross Savings (% of GDP)35.6%2025 1.6%WB
GDP Deflator Inflation (Annual %)3.1%2025 23.1%WB
GDP per Employed Person (Constant 2021 PPP $)$99,0462025 0.8%WB
Manufacturing Value Added (% of GDP)27.4%2025 3.0%WB
Medium/High-Tech Manufacturing (% of total)65.6%2022 2.2%WB
Adjusted Net National Income per Capita (USD)$28,0592021WB
Adjusted Net Savings (% of GNI)17.7%2021WB
External Balance on Goods & Services (% of GDP)5.2%2025 26.8%WB
Coal Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Mineral Rents (% of GDP)0.00%2021WB
Oil Rents (% of GDP)0.03%2021WB
Natural Gas Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021WB
Total Natural Resources Rents (% of GDP)0.0%2021WB
Forest Rents (% of GDP)0.01%2021WB
Industry Value Added (Current USD)$642.79B2025 1.1%WB
GDP per Capita, PPP (Constant 2021 Intl $)$55,6972025 1.1%WB
GDP per Capita (Constant 2015 US$)$37,4702025 1.1%WB
Financial Markets1 indicator · 2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Exchange Rate (per EUR)1,605.452025 8.8%WB
Fiscal & Monetary22 indicators · 2023–2026 · IMF / WB
Trade15 indicators · 2024–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Trade (% of GDP)86.4%2025 2.0%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)45.8%2025 3.2%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (% of GDP)40.6%2025 0.8%WB
Exports of Goods & Services (USD)$856.86B2025 3.0%WB
Imports of Goods & Services (USD)$760.16B2025 0.6%WB
Merchandise Exports (USD)$709.33B2025 3.8%WB
Merchandise Imports (USD)$631.89B2025 0.0%WB
FDI Inflows (% of GDP)0.8%2025 23.1%WB
FDI Outflows (% of GDP)2.2%2025 16.9%WB
FDI Net Inflows (USD)$15.80B2025 22.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (USD)$7.07B2025 2.9%WB
Personal Remittances Received (% of GDP)0.4%2025 2.8%WB
High-Tech Exports (% of manufactured)36.3%2024 19.8%WB
Current Account Balance (% of GDP)6.6%2025 23.3%WB
Current Account Balance (USD)$123.05B2025 23.1%WB
Finance11 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
Business Environment1 indicator · 2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Time to Get Electricity (days)52024WB
Private Sector6 indicators · 2024 · WB
People23 indicators · 2023–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Population51.7M2025 0.1%WB
Population Growth (%)-0.1%2025 273.0%WB
Population Density (per km²)5302023 0.1%WB
Surface Area (sq km)100,4502023 0.0%WB
Land Area (sq km)97,6002023 0.0%WB
Urban Population (%)81.2%2025 0.0%WB
Urban Population (total)42.0M2025 0.1%WB
Rural Population (%)18.8%2025 0.0%WB
Life Expectancy at Birth83.6 years2024 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Male80.8 years2024 0.2%WB
Life Expectancy, Female86.6 years2024 0.2%WB
Fertility Rate (births per woman)0.72024 3.7%WB
Birth Rate (per 1,000)4.72024 4.4%WB
Death Rate (per 1,000)72024 1.4%WB
Net Migration65,7312025 13.5%WB
Population Ages 0–14 (%)10.2%2025 3.4%WB
Population Ages 15–64 (%)69.5%2025 1.0%WB
Population Ages 65+ (%)20.3%2025 5.5%WB
Age Dependency Ratio (%)44.0%2025 3.3%WB
Old-Age Dependency Ratio (%)29.3%2025 6.5%WB
Youth Dependency Ratio (%)14.7%2025 2.5%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Male (per 1,000)53.42024 20.7%WB
Mortality Rate, Adult Female (per 1,000)20.52024 1.0%WB
Labor20 indicators · 2002–2025 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Total Labor Force29.9M2025 0.1%WB
Labor Force Participation (%)64.4%2025 0.2%WB
Female Labor Force Participation (%)56.8%2025 0.1%WB
Male Labor Force Participation (%)72.0%2025 0.2%WB
Unemployment (%)2.7%2025 3.6%WB
Female Unemployment (%)2.7%2025 4.6%WB
Male Unemployment (%)2.7%2025 2.8%WB
Youth Unemployment (%)6.7%2025 4.1%WB
Employment in Agriculture (%)5.1%2025 1.8%WB
Employment in Industry (%)23.4%2025 1.2%WB
Employment in Services (%)71.5%2025 0.5%WB
Labor Force Participation, Age 15+ (National Estimate, %)64.9%2025 0.2%WB
Vulnerable Employment (%)17.7%2025 0.9%WB
Wage & Salaried Workers (% of total)77.3%2025 0.2%WB
Part-Time Employment (%)31.1%2025 16.6%WB
Employers (% of total employment)5.0%2025 0.6%WB
Labor Force, Female (% of total)44.4%2025 0.1%WB
Employment to Population Ratio (%)62.6%2025 0.1%WB
Self-Employed (% of total)22.7%2025 0.8%WB
NEET Youth (% not in education/employment)10.8%2002WB
Education16 indicators · 2016–2024 · WB
Health49 indicators · 2020–2025 · WHO
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Health Spending (% of GDP)8.7%2024 1.3%WHO
Health Spending per Capita (USD)$3,1372024 3.1%WHO
Government Health Spending (% of GDP)4.9%2024 2.1%WHO
Out-of-Pocket Health Spending (% of total)33.7%2024 6.2%WHO
Physicians (per 1,000 people)2.62022WHO
Nurses & Midwives (per 1,000)9.12022WHO
Hospital Beds (per 1,000)12.82022WHO
Under-5 Mortality (per 1,000 live births)2.82024 3.4%WHO
Neonatal Mortality (per 1,000)1.22024 0.0%WHO
Maternal Mortality (per 100,000)42023 42.9%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Female (per 1,000)2.52024 3.8%WHO
Under-5 Mortality, Male (per 1,000)3.12024 0.0%WHO
Communicable, Maternal, Prenatal & Nutrition Causes (% of Deaths)14.7%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Non-Communicable (%)77.2%2021WHO
Cause of Death, Injury (%)8.2%2021WHO
Measles Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024 0.0%WHO
DPT Immunization (% of children)97.0%2024 1.0%WHO
Tuberculosis Incidence (per 100,000)352024 7.9%WHO
Stunting, Children Under 5 (%)0.9%2020WHO
Overweight, Children Under 5 (%)6.2%2020WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Male Adults (%)31.5%2024 2.8%WHO
Current Tobacco Use, Female Adults (%)5.6%2024 1.8%WHO
Suicide Mortality Rate (per 100,000)27.52021WHO
Alcohol Consumption (liters per capita)7.82020WHO
Life Expectancy at Birth (WHO)83.799823342021WHO
Remaining Life Expectancy at Age 60 (WHO)26.164395062021WHO
Healthy Life Expectancy at Birth (HALE)72.450586072021WHO
Infant Mortality, Under Age 1 (WHO)2.3283961432024WHO
Under-5 Mortality (WHO)2.7959606382024WHO
Neonatal Mortality, 0–27 Days (WHO)1.1661800642024WHO
Maternal Deaths (WHO Estimates)8.9577709182023WHO
Estimated Tuberculosis Incidence (WHO)352024WHO
TB Mortality, Excluding HIV (per 100K)2.92024WHO
Malaria Deaths (WHO Estimates)02024WHO
Estimated Malaria Incidence (WHO)0.1767842992024WHO
Diabetes Prevalence, Age 18+ (age-standardized, %)10.3555232022WHO
DTP3 Immunization Coverage (WHO/UNICEF)972025WHO
Measles First-Dose Coverage (MCV1, WHO/UNICEF)972025WHO
Hepatitis B Three-Dose Coverage (HepB3, WHO/UNICEF)972025WHO
Physicians (total)137,8052023 2.0%WHO
Nursing & Midwifery Personnel506,9702024 3.3%WHO
Dentists (total)28,3922023 1.4%WHO
Pharmacists (total)42,7222023 2.7%WHO
Child Wasting, Under 5 (survey, %)02020WHO
Child Stunting, Under 5 (survey, %)0.92020WHO
Child Underweight, Under 5 (survey, %)02020WHO
UHC Service Coverage Index (SDG 3.8.1)882023WHO
Road Traffic Death Rate (per 100K)6.92021WHO
Current Health Expenditure per Capita (WHO, US$)3043.873291022023WHO
Energy & Environment18 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB / WHO
Agriculture11 indicators · 2022–2024 · WB
Technology13 indicators · 2021–2025 · WB
Infrastructure9 indicators · 2019–2024 · WB
Gender8 indicators · 2017–2025 · WB
Governance10 indicators · 2023 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Control of Corruption0.892023 19.5%WB
Government Effectiveness1.42023 4.1%WB
Political Stability0.612023 5.1%WB
Regulatory Quality1.122023 2.0%WB
Rule of Law1.252023 7.8%WB
Voice & Accountability0.862023 2.1%WB
Control of Corruption (percentile rank)79.7%2023 3.7%WB
Government Effectiveness (percentile rank)90.6%2023 0.5%WB
Rule of Law (percentile rank)85.8%2023 1.1%WB
Political Stability (percentile rank)68.2%2023 3.3%WB
Military6 indicators · 2020–2024 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Military Spending (% of GDP)2.6%2024 1.4%WB
Military Expenditure (USD)$47.57B2024 0.5%WB
Armed Forces Personnel569,0002020WB
Armed Forces (% of labor force)2.0%2020WB
Military Spending (% of govt expenditure)11.3%2024 0.8%WB
Intentional Homicides (per 100,000)0.52023 3.8%WB
Poverty & Inequality11 indicators · 2021 · WB
Social Protection4 indicators · 2020 · WB
IndicatorValueYearΔ YoYSrc
Human Capital Index (0–1)0.802020WB
Human Capital Index, Female0.812020WB
Human Capital Index, Male0.782020WB
Learning-Adjusted Years of School11.7 years2020WB
Tourism6 indicators · 2020 · WB
Urban Development8 indicators · 2022–2025 · WB / WHO