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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 per capita

1960202436.2K159
PeriodValue
2024US$ 36,239
2021US$ 37,518
2018US$ 35,364
2017US$ 33,297
2016US$ 30,832
2015US$ 30,172
2014US$ 30,667
2013US$ 28,449
2012US$ 26,601
2011US$ 26,175
2010US$ 24,071
2009US$ 19,937

Imports

19602024755.5B473.7M
PeriodValue
2024US$ 755,486,201,522
2023US$ 755,197,457,230
2022US$ 814,936,711,591
2021US$ 698,601,348,291
2020US$ 539,436,709,934
2019US$ 602,460,189,255
2015US$ 529,797,582,127
2014US$ 640,345,541,583
2010US$ 510,006,485,309
2009US$ 389,431,370,553
2008US$ 504,705,472,100
2007US$ 430,767,883,126

Inflation

196220252.16.6
PeriodValue
20252.12 %
20242.32 %
20233.60 %
20225.09 %
20212.50 %
20200.54 %
20190.38 %
20181.48 %
20150.71 %
20141.27 %
20131.30 %
20114.03 %

Exports

19622025856.9B109.2M
PeriodValue
2025US$ 856,855,674,924
2023US$ 762,299,062,736
2020US$ 603,713,417,774
2019US$ 648,610,576,583
2017US$ 664,392,456,663
2016US$ 601,861,440,814
2014US$ 712,570,950,952
2013US$ 706,343,252,061
2012US$ 694,692,887,431
2011US$ 670,299,926,920
2010US$ 540,016,342,978
2009US$ 427,737,777,325

GDP

196020241.9T4B
PeriodValue
2024US$ 1,875,388,209,407
2023US$ 1,844,800,934,392
2022US$ 1,799,363,116,867
2021US$ 1,942,313,560,966
2020US$ 1,744,070,276,373
2019US$ 1,751,045,752,055
2018US$ 1,824,251,454,307
2017US$ 1,710,196,756,713
2014US$ 1,556,252,422,020
2013US$ 1,434,669,686,502
2012US$ 1,335,343,586,438
2011US$ 1,307,103,477,219

Foreign direct investment

1970202515.8B66M
PeriodValue
2025US$ 15,804,100,000
2024US$ 12,862,500,000
2023US$ 19,042,300,000
2022US$ 25,044,700,000
2020US$ 8,764,900,000
2018US$ 12,182,600,000
2017US$ 17,912,900,000
2016US$ 12,104,300,000
2015US$ 4,104,100,000
2014US$ 9,273,600,000
2013US$ 12,766,600,000
2012US$ 9,495,900,000