Economy & Growth in South Korea 418 indicators covering economy & growth for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Foreign aid given per capita vs gdp per capita 77.13 2025 up 109.9% 28th Annual growth of the gross capital formation 0.63 2023 down 37.6% 86th Total alcohol consumption per capita litres of pure alcohol 7.79 2020 down 17.0% 49th Primary energy from hydropower 3.81 terawatt-hours 2025 up 77.4% 46th Hydropower generation by region 3.81 terawatt-hours 2025 up 77.4% 46th Beer as share alcohol consumption 22.32 2019 down 9.3% 152nd Wine as share alcohol consumption 1.97 2019 up 17.4% 139th Spirits as share total alcohol consumption 2.76 2019 down 24.9% 174th Consumption per smoker per day 25 2012 up 1.2% 32nd Proportion tariff lines applied to imports from ldcs 59.46 2023 up 35.7% 142nd Tax revenues as a share of gdp unsdg 18.44 2022 up 31.0% 59th Central government debt, total 47.8% 2024 up 37.3% 50th Income share top 1 before tax wid extrapolations 14.11 2022 down 16.8% 61st Share top 1 before tax vs gdp per capita 14.11 2022 down 16.8% 61st Threshold income for each decile before tax wid 5,721 2022 down 9.8% 35th Social expenditure as percentage of gdp 0.932 2022 up 123.0% 10th Revenue from corporate income taxes gdp 3.83 2017 up 2.6% 39th Mean income or consumption per day 2017 vs 2021 international 64.39 2021 up 58.7% 16th Stunting ihme vs gdp 0.9 2020 down 30.8% 97th Median daily per capita expenditure vs gdp per capita 54.25 2021 up 55.5% 17th Mean daily per capita expenditure vs gdp per capita 64.39 2021 up 58.7% 15th P10 vs gdp per capita 24.56 2021 up 55.4% 19th Gdp vs manufacturing gdp 43.3 2011 up 10.7% 5th Gdp vs services gdp 53.7 2011 down 3.9% 31st Food expenditure share gdp 12.33 2023 down 10.6% 88th Food expenditure vs gdp 2,071 2023 up 13.0% 44th Palma ratio after tax lis 1.27 2021 up 13.9% 18th Income share top 1 after vs before tax wid scatter 11.88 2022 down 21.3% 65th Income share top 10 after vs before tax wid scatter 33.59 2022 down 2.9% 76th Private investment in artificial intelligence cset 1.08 billion 2025 up 482.8% 20th Direct economic loss attributed to disasters 480.99 million 2022 up 313.2% 22nd Direct disaster economic loss 480.99 million 2022 up 313.2% 22nd Direct disaster loss as a share of gdp 0 2022 — 24th Mean income or consumption per day 2011 vs 2017 prices 58.95 2021 up 58.7% 9th Median income or consumption per day 2011 prices 49.8 2021 up 55.5% 12th Mean daily expenditure per capita vs gdp per capita 2011 ppp 58.95 2021 up 58.7% 8th R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by size 459,405 2023 up 59.1% 4th Government spending by function as share of gdp across countries 9.31 2023 up 57.1% 33rd Modern contraceptive prevalence vs gdp per capita 67.61 2021 — 15th Total oda for aid for trade by donor 2.36 billion 2023 up 239.2% 5th Income share top 10 after vs before tax lis scatter 24.46 2021 up 8.8% 19th Median and mean income after tax lis 39,373 2021 up 53.7% 14th Median income after tax lis 33,996 2021 up 46.2% 14th GBARD by socioeconomic objectives 17,986 2024 up 41.4% 5th GERD by sector of performance and socioeconomic objectives 84,278 2023 up 106.6% 4th Gross public sector debt as a proportion of gdp 44.55 2022 up 58.7% 31st Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 66,741 2023 up 108.4% 4th R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE 459,405 2023 up 59.1% 4th Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 2 459,405 2023 up 59.1% 4th Antidepressants per capita vs gdp 27.4 2020 up 142.5% 29th Government procurement share gdp 13.87 2024 up 19.0% 23rd Share agreeing most people can be trusted vs gdp per capita 32.93 2022 up 17.6% 17th Happiness vs gdp per capita time 89.08 2022 up 1.9% 12th Oecd expenditures on government outsourcing gdp 9.34 2024 up 23.0% 23rd Business expenditure on R&D (BERD) in ICT sector as % of total R&D 14.74 2021 down 60.1% 1st R&D personnel and researchers in business enterprise sector by NACE 208,428 2008 up 167.7% 5th Business enterprise R&D expenditure in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 16,188 2008 up 217.9% 6th Business enterprise R&D personnel in high-tech sectors by NACE Rev. 208,428 2008 up 167.7% 5th ← Previous Page 7 of 7