Public Sector in South Korea
59 indicators covering public sector for South Korea.
| Indicator | Latest | Year | 10-yr change | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arms imports | 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | up 36.0% | 7th |
| Tax revenue | 13.3% | 2024 | up 5.3% | 103rd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 27.5% | 2024 | up 10.6% | 59th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 17.0% | 2024 | down 22.1% | 137th |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 1.3% | 2024 | down 18.3% | 130th |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -1.8% | 2024 | down 287.5% | 68th |
| Interest payments | 5.3% | 2024 | down 0.1% | 88th |
| 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 |
| Compensation of employees | 8.8% | 2023 | down 13.4% | 146th |
| Goods and services expense | 12.5% | 2023 | down 5.2% | 91st |
| Taxes on international trade | 1.0% | 2024 | down 52.5% | 114th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 68.5% | 2023 | up 9.6% | 17th |
| Military expenditure | 2.6% | 2024 | up 6.2% | 44th |
| Military expenditure | 47.57 billion current USD | 2024 | up 26.7% | 11th |
| Armed forces personnel, total | 569,000 | 2020 | down 13.7% | 11th |
| Tax revenue | 339.90 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 64.2% | 2nd |
| Revenue, excluding grants | 658.88 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 68.7% | 3rd |
| Taxes on goods and services | 114.81 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 32.3% | 4th |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 186.15 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 87.8% | 3rd |
| Taxes on income, profits and capital gains | 54.8% | 2024 | up 14.3% | 24th |
| Armed forces personnel | 2.0% | 2020 | down 24.0% | 28th |
| Compensation of employees | 62.92 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 65.0% | 4th |
| Interest payments | 35.54 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 69.7% | 3rd |
| Expense | 682.20 trillion current LCU | 2023 | up 89.1% | 3rd |
| Net investment in nonfinancial assets | 33.54 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 27.5% | 3rd |
| Goods and services expense | 82.27 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 66.9% | 2nd |
| Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-) | -45.65 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 392.6% | 153rd |
| Other expense | 5.8% | 2023 | down 32.4% | 83rd |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 1 data use score | 100 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 66.7% | 1st |
| Intentional homicides | 0.4773 per 100,000 people | 2023 | down 32.1% | 162nd |
| Grants and other revenue | 133.59 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 51.2% | 4th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 3 data products score | 87.71 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 38.7% | 16th |
| Military expenditure | 64.88 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 64.1% | 5th |
| Other taxes | 31.91 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 158.7% | 2nd |
| Taxes on international trade | 7.02 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 19.3% | 7th |
| Taxes on goods and services | 4.9% | 2024 | down 16.3% | 129th |
| Customs and other import duties | 7.02 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 19.3% | 5th |
| Customs and other import duties | 2.1% | 2024 | down 50.9% | 110th |
| Subsidies and other transfers | 484.57 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 110.6% | 2nd |
| Social contributions | 29.9% | 2024 | up 16.1% | 30th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 2.0% | 2024 | down 26.0% | 91st |
| Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments | 20.3% | 2025 | up 24.5% | 124th |
| Other expense | 43.16 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 40.6% | 4th |
| Military expenditure | 11.3% | 2024 | down 11.6% | 29th |
| Internally displaced persons, new displacement associated with disaste | 40,000 number of cases | 2023 | up 852.4% | 49th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 4 data sources score | 79.03 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 4.3% | 41st |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | 0.2% | 2024 | down 94.0% | 88th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 5 data infrastructure | 95 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 18.8% | 6th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Overall score | 91.57 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 20.2% | 7th |
| Statistical performance indicators (SPI): Pillar 2 data services score | 96.1 scale 0-100 | 2024 | up 80.0% | 14th |
| Arms exports | 964.00 million SIPRI trend indicator values | 2024 | up 342.2% | 8th |
| Net incurrence of liabilities, total | 51.22 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 15.5% | 4th |
| Social contributions | 202.27 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 97.1% | 1st |
| Intentional homicides, male | 0.4916 per 100,000 male | 2023 | down 27.0% | 123rd |
| Intentional homicides, female | 0.463 per 100,000 female | 2023 | down 36.8% | 109th |
| Net acquisition of financial assets | 5.57 trillion current LCU | 2024 | down 90.7% | 7th |
| Central government debt, total | 1,222.54 trillion current LCU | 2024 | up 114.3% | 2nd |