Current account balance, % of GDP, seasonally adjusted, quarterly (OECD): South Korea
The latest reading SOTW holds for South Korea is 20.85% of GDP for 2026-Q2, from OECD.
Source series · Listed tier · External · Quarterly · % of GDP · OECD.L.BOP.CA.GDP.SA.Q · KOR
Listed tier: bulk-loaded from the publisher's file as published; not individually reviewed by SOTW.
- Latest
- 20.85
- % of GDP · 2026-Q2
- Previous
- 15.95
- % of GDP · 2026-Q1
- Earliest held
- 1.04
- % of GDP · 2000-Q1
- Readings shown
- 106
- Every reading SOTW holds
South Korea · history
% of GDP · Quarterly
Readings, newest first
| Period | Value (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| 2026-Q2 | 20.85 |
| 2026-Q1 | 15.95 |
| 2025-Q4 | 7.63 |
| 2025-Q3 | 6.43 |
| 2025-Q2 | 6.11 |
| 2025-Q1 | 5.93 |
| 2024-Q4 | 5.94 |
| 2024-Q3 | 5.20 |
| 2024-Q2 | 5.32 |
| 2024-Q1 | 4.82 |
| 2023-Q4 | 4.50 |
| 2023-Q3 | 2.92 |
| 2023-Q2 | 0.82 |
| 2023-Q1 | -1.24 |
| 2022-Q4 | -0.93 |
| 2022-Q3 | -0.98 |
| 2022-Q2 | 2.32 |
| 2022-Q1 | 4.31 |
| 2021-Q4 | 3.16 |
| 2021-Q3 | 3.95 |
| 2021-Q2 | 4.92 |
| 2021-Q1 | 5.23 |
| 2020-Q4 | 7.24 |
| 2020-Q3 | 4.38 |
| 2020-Q2 | 1.65 |
| 2020-Q1 | 3.87 |
| 2019-Q4 | 3.62 |
| 2019-Q3 | 3.77 |
| 2019-Q2 | 2.92 |
| 2019-Q1 | 3.32 |
| 2018-Q4 | 3.59 |
| 2018-Q3 | 5.33 |
| 2018-Q2 | 4.50 |
| 2018-Q1 | 3.57 |
| 2017-Q4 | 4.10 |
| 2017-Q3 | 4.71 |
| 2017-Q2 | 3.80 |
| 2017-Q1 | 5.00 |
| 2016-Q4 | 5.13 |
| 2016-Q3 | 4.92 |
| 2016-Q2 | 7.06 |
| 2016-Q1 | 7.82 |
| 2015-Q4 | 6.52 |
| 2015-Q3 | 7.02 |
| 2015-Q2 | 6.48 |
| 2015-Q1 | 7.29 |
| 2014-Q4 | 5.99 |
| 2014-Q3 | 4.79 |
| 2014-Q2 | 5.67 |
| 2014-Q1 | 4.89 |
| 2013-Q4 | 4.95 |
| 2013-Q3 | 5.53 |
| 2013-Q2 | 5.79 |
| 2013-Q1 | 5.29 |
| 2012-Q4 | 6.14 |
| 2012-Q3 | 3.96 |
| 2012-Q2 | 3.28 |
| 2012-Q1 | 1.07 |
| 2011-Q4 | 2.33 |
| 2011-Q3 | 3.03 |
| 2011-Q2 | -0.63 |
| 2011-Q1 | 0.31 |
| 2010-Q4 | 0.60 |
| 2010-Q3 | 3.66 |
| 2010-Q2 | 4.31 |
| 2010-Q1 | 0.90 |
| 2009-Q4 | 1.82 |
| 2009-Q3 | 1.31 |
| 2009-Q2 | 4.40 |
| 2009-Q1 | 6.56 |
| 2008-Q4 | 4.21 |
| 2008-Q3 | -1.80 |
| 2008-Q2 | -0.86 |
| 2008-Q1 | 0.08 |
| 2007-Q4 | -0.03 |
| 2007-Q3 | 2.70 |
| 2007-Q2 | -0.07 |
| 2007-Q1 | 0.85 |
| 2006-Q4 | 1.15 |
| 2006-Q3 | -0.42 |
| 2006-Q2 | 0.56 |
| 2006-Q1 | -0.58 |
| 2005-Q4 | 0.74 |
| 2005-Q3 | 0.59 |
| 2005-Q2 | 1.04 |
| 2005-Q1 | 2.70 |
| 2004-Q4 | 2.71 |
| 2004-Q3 | 3.52 |
| 2004-Q2 | 4.34 |
| 2004-Q1 | 3.72 |
| 2003-Q4 | 3.38 |
| 2003-Q3 | 2.48 |
| 2003-Q2 | 0.68 |
| 2003-Q1 | -0.53 |
| 2002-Q4 | 0.30 |
| 2002-Q3 | 0.32 |
| 2002-Q2 | 0.64 |
| 2002-Q1 | 1.32 |
| 2001-Q4 | -0.61 |
| 2001-Q3 | -0.73 |
| 2001-Q2 | 1.27 |
| 2001-Q1 | 1.65 |
| 2000-Q4 | 1.53 |
| 2000-Q3 | 2.58 |
| 2000-Q2 | 1.62 |
| 2000-Q1 | 1.04 |
Source: OECD. All 106 readings held, 2000-Q1 to 2026-Q2. n/a means the source value is missing or withheld.