KR
Country dossier · KOR

South Korea

Comparable macroeconomic indicators, normalized across official international sources. Annual releases remain labeled by year; forecasts never replace latest actuals.

Data pipeline refreshed Jul 19, 2026

Latest actuals

Economic pulse

Nominal GDP
$1.87T
2025World Bank
GDP growth
1.0%
2025World Bank
GDP per capita
$36,227
2025World Bank
Consumer inflation
2.1%
2025World Bank
Unemployment
2.7%
2025World Bank
Policy rate
2.5%
2026-06BIS
Population
51.7M
2025World Bank
Population growth
-0.1%
2025World Bank
Current account
6.6%
2025World Bank
Trade balance
$96.7B
2025World Bank
Export growth
4.2%
2025World Bank
Import growth
3.8%
2025World Bank
Exchange rate / USD
1,422.44
2025World Bank
Foreign-exchange reserves
$436.6B
2025World Bank

Time series

A decade in context

Nominal GDP10-year history · usd bn
20152025
GDP growth10-year history · pct
20152025
GDP per capita10-year history · usd
20152025
Consumer inflation10-year history · pct
20152025
Unemployment10-year history · pct
20152025
Policy rate10-year history · pct
20162026
Population10-year history · persons m
20152025
Population growth10-year history · pct
20152025
Current account10-year history · pct gdp
20152025
Trade balance10-year history · usd bn
20152025

Sources: World Bank, BIS. Values may be revised by their providers. Source inclusion does not imply endorsement.

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