Economy & Growth in South Korea
405 indicators covering economy & growth for South Korea.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services | 869.09 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 35.7% | 10th |
| Goods imports | 580.87 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 37.4% | 12th |
| Transport services | 19.4% | 2025 | down 26.3% | 150th |
| Reserves and related items | -4.53 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 137.6% | 183rd |
| Communications, computer, etc. | 46.9% | 2025 | up 6.4% | 35th |
| Goods exports | 718.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 32.4% | 5th |
| Communications, computer, etc. | 55.9% | 2025 | up 14.4% | 18th |
| Manufacturing, value added | 2.0% | 2025 | up 14.7% | 102nd |
| Exports of goods, services and primary income | 942.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 41.5% | 13th |
| Households and NPISHs Final consumption expenditure | 1,111.48 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 20.4% | 4th |
| Exports of goods and services | 944.56 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 41.8% | 4th |
| Imports of goods and services | 801.06 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 37.9% | 4th |
| Exports as a capacity to import | 902.96 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 30.6% | 4th |
| Gross domestic income | 2,273.68 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 21.9% | 4th |
| Terms of trade adjustment | -41.60 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | down 263.8% | 176th |
| Share of service in total exports | 718.94 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 32.4% | 5th |
| Travel services | 19.3% | 2025 | down 14.2% | 99th |
| Net financial account | 119.76 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 16.3% | 4th |
| Travel services | 14.8% | 2025 | down 2.5% | 152nd |
| Share of services in total exports | 17.3% | 2025 | up 13.5% | 139th |
| Net trade in goods and services | 103.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 2.0% | 6th |
| Net trade in goods | 138.07 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 14.8% | 5th |
| Net errors and omissions | -3.55 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 68.9% | 179th |
| Current account balance | 123.05 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 17.1% | 4th |
| Net primary income | 27.92 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 526.7% | 7th |
| Transport services | 24.9% | 2025 | down 29.0% | 59th |
| Taxes less subsidies on products | 166.18 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 9.5% | 4th |
| Net secondary income | -8.42 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 68.9% | 182nd |
| Current account balance | 6.6% | 2025 | down 3.8% | 31st |
| Final consumption expenditure | 1,523.31 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 27.2% | 4th |
| Tax revenue vs. Electoral Democracy Index | 0.819 | 2025 | up 16.2% | 24th |
| Primary income payments | 45.10 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 118.4% | 26th |
| Portfolio equity, net inflows | -5.75 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | down 227.2% | 180th |
| Insurance and financial services | 3.6% | 2025 | up 58.3% | 140th |
| General government final consumption expenditure | 411.92 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 50.5% | 4th |
| Human Rights Index vs. GDP per capita | 0.912 | 2025 | up 3.5% | 27th |
| Primary income receipts | 73.02 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 190.9% | 20th |
| Vaccination coverage against diphtheria, tetanus, and pertussis vs. GDP per capita | 97.0% | 2024 | down 2.0% | 30th |
| Where China ranks among a country’s import partners | 1 rank | 2024 | unchanged | 126th |
| Share of imports by region of origin | 87.85 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 57.0% | 8th |
| Value of imports from China as a share of GDP | 7.5% | 2024 | up 28.9% | 36th |
| Value of imported goods as a share of GDP | 33.7% | 2024 | down 0.3% | 89th |
| Imports by region of origin | 87.85 billion current US$ | 2024 | up 57.0% | 8th |
| Personal remittances, received | 0.4% | 2025 | down 10.1% | 153rd |
| Secondary income receipts | 10.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 17.9% | 39th |
| GNI growth | 2.1% | 2025 | down 63.0% | 111th |
| Foreign aid received per capita vs. GDP per capita | -1.13 constant 2024 US$ | 1999 | down 190.5% | 173rd |
| Gross savings | 35.0% | 2025 | down 2.0% | 26th |
| Foreign direct investment, net | 25.43 billion BoP, current US$ | 2025 | up 29.8% | 6th |
| Value of exported goods and services | 894.42 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 41.8% | 6th |
| Value of imported goods and services | 730.66 billion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 37.9% | 8th |
| GNI | 1.92 trillion constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 24.2% | 9th |
| GNI per capita | 37,086 constant 2015 US$ | 2025 | up 22.6% | 28th |
| Gross capital formation | 649.99 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 16.8% | 4th |
| Gross savings | 35.6% | 2025 | down 0.7% | 22nd |
| Gross national expenditure deflator | 116.18 base year varies by country | 2025 | up 25.2% | 138th |
| Gross national expenditure | 2,173.30 trillion constant LCU | 2025 | up 23.9% | 4th |
| Grants, excluding technical cooperation | 2.48 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | down 36.6% | 167th |
| Technical cooperation grants | 156.28 million BoP, current US$ | 1999 | up 110.8% | 32nd |
| GDP per capita | 56,280 international-$ in 2021 prices | 2023 | up 38.1% | 24th |