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South Korea

Population5,16,84,564 (2025)
GDP1,872.4 bn US$ (2025)
GDP per capitaUS$ 36,227 (2025)
GDP growth1.0 % (2025)
Inflation2.1 % (2025)
Exports856.9 bn US$ (2025)
Imports760.2 bn US$ (2025)
Unemployment2.7 % (2025)
Foreign direct investment15.8 bn US$ (2025)
Tax revenue, % of GDP13.3 % (2024)

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

GDP per capita

1960202536.2K159
PeriodValue
2025US$ 36,227
2024US$ 36,239
2023US$ 35,674
2022US$ 34,822
2021US$ 37,518
2020US$ 33,646
2019US$ 33,827
2018US$ 35,364
2017US$ 33,297
2016US$ 30,832
2015US$ 30,172
2014US$ 30,667

Inflation

196020252.18.0
PeriodValue
20252.12 %
20242.32 %
20233.60 %
20225.09 %
20200.54 %
20190.38 %
20150.71 %
20141.27 %
20131.30 %
20122.19 %
20114.03 %
20102.94 %

Population

1960202551.7M25M
PeriodValue
20255,16,84,564
20245,17,51,065
20235,17,12,619
20225,16,72,569
20215,17,69,539
20195,17,64,822
20145,07,46,659
20135,04,28,893
20125,01,99,853
20074,86,83,638
20064,84,38,292
20054,81,84,561

GDP

196120251.9T2.4B
PeriodValue
2025US$ 18,72,37,49,61,553
2024US$ 18,75,38,82,09,407
2021US$ 19,42,31,35,60,966
2020US$ 17,44,07,02,76,373
2019US$ 17,51,04,57,52,055
2016US$ 15,79,15,05,18,945
2015US$ 15,39,21,23,01,136
2013US$ 14,34,66,96,86,502
2011US$ 13,07,10,34,77,219
2008US$ 10,91,58,06,92,542
2007US$ 12,20,91,19,04,593
2006US$ 10,95,17,55,38,508

Exports

19602023762.3B104.6M
PeriodValue
2023US$ 7,62,29,90,62,736
2022US$ 8,15,01,90,22,384
2020US$ 6,03,71,34,17,774
2018US$ 7,19,71,00,64,860
2017US$ 6,64,39,24,56,663
2016US$ 6,01,86,14,40,814
2013US$ 7,06,34,32,52,061
2012US$ 6,94,69,28,87,431
2011US$ 6,70,29,99,26,920
2010US$ 5,40,01,63,42,978
2009US$ 4,27,73,77,77,325
2008US$ 5,00,45,86,46,625

Imports

19602025760.2B473.7M
PeriodValue
2025US$ 7,60,15,73,11,935
2022US$ 8,14,93,67,11,591
2020US$ 5,39,43,67,09,934
2018US$ 6,43,14,28,86,152
2016US$ 5,01,96,03,83,970
2015US$ 5,29,79,75,82,127
2013US$ 6,44,64,96,63,351
2012US$ 6,60,91,14,94,403
2011US$ 6,58,77,09,46,515
2009US$ 3,89,43,13,70,553
2008US$ 5,04,70,54,72,100
2007US$ 4,30,76,78,83,126