Public Sector in South Korea 183 indicators covering public sector for South Korea. IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank Democracy, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 3rd Chief executive of the government is elected, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Universal right to vote in practice, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Elected parliament, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Men's universal right to vote, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year 2025 — 1st Democracy 7 2025 unchanged 1st Chief executive of the government is elected 1 2025 unchanged 1st Elected parliament 1 2025 unchanged 1st Men's universal right to vote 1 2025 unchanged 1st Competitive elections 1 2025 unchanged 1st Universal right to vote 2 2025 unchanged 1st Universal right to vote in practice 2 2025 unchanged 1st Arms imports 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2024 up 36.0% 7th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person 2024 up 33.3% 34th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP 2024 up 12.8% 66th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 362.84 % change on previous year 2024 up 24.0% 9th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values 2024 up 36.0% 7th Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 919.23 current USD per person 2024 up 24.2% 24th Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP 2024 up 5.1% 43rd Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4824 % change on previous year 2024 down 105.1% 122nd Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 47.57 billion current USD 2024 up 26.7% 11th Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre 2023 up 15.1% 22nd Military expenditure (current USD), per square kilometre 489,774 current USD per square kilometre 2023 up 39.1% 6th Tax revenue 13.3% 2024 up 5.3% 103rd Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 1.22 million 2019 up 56.9% 5th Taxes on income, profits and capital gains 27.5% 2024 up 10.6% 59th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP 60.69 2019 down 2.6% 75th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 1,341 2019 up 34.9% 13th Taxes on goods and services 17.0% 2024 down 22.1% 137th Net investment in nonfinancial assets 1.3% 2024 down 18.3% 130th Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0.0236 units per person 2019 up 49.4% 4th Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 11.9% 25th Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) -1.8% 2024 down 287.5% 68th Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 12.54 units per square kilometre 2019 up 56.0% 2nd Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per person 2019 up 28.5% 28th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 24.3% 132nd Interest payments 5.3% 2024 down 0.1% 88th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 96,583 2019 up 19.7% 5th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 0.0137 units per square kilometre 2019 up 34.1% 9th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 14.56 % change on previous year 2019 down 49.9% 50th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 4.79 2019 down 25.7% 55th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 105.8 2019 up 2.9% 9th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 11.62 % change on previous year 2019 down 52.8% 41st Capital stock, General government, Current prices, Domestic currency 5.16 % change on previous year 2019 down 34.9% 93rd Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0.0019 units per person 2019 up 14.0% 5th Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 32.8% 22nd Grants and other revenue 19.8% 2024 down 11.0% 71st Interest payments 4.4% 2023 down 21.3% 95th Other taxes 4.7% 2024 up 52.4% 15th Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Purchasing power 2.45 % change on previous year 2019 down 41.7% 93rd Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Current prices 0.9896 units per square kilometre 2019 up 19.0% 3rd Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 0 units per person 2019 down 2.0% 22nd Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 0 units per US$ of GDP 2019 down 42.2% 101st Compensation of employees 8.8% 2023 down 13.4% 146th Goods and services expense 12.5% 2023 down 5.2% 91st Gross fixed capital formation, General government, Constant prices 0.0011 units per square kilometre 2019 up 2.3% 9th Armed forces personnel, total, gaps filled 569,000 2020 down 13.7% 11th Taxes on international trade 1.0% 2024 down 52.5% 114th Subsidies and other transfers 68.5% 2023 up 9.6% 17th Page 1 of 4 Next →