Reference Data in Korea

82 indicators covering reference data for Korea.

Indicator	Latest	Year	10-yr change	Rank
Collective bargaining coverage — Employees with the right to bargain	16.3 Percentage of employees	2023	up 27.3%	2nd
Aquaculture production	2.31 million Tonnes	2022	up 52.9%	1st
Gross domestic expenditure on R&D by sector of performance and type	141,654 US dollars, PPP converted	2024	up 68.9%	3rd
R&D personnel by sector of performance and function — R&D Personnel	839,582 Persons	2024	up 38.6%	2nd
FDI positions main aggregates, BMD4 — FDI positions - total	45 Percentage of GDP	2025	up 142.2%	1st
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of insurance	58.07 Percentage of GDP	2025	down 0.3%	1st
R&D personnel by sector of performance - Regions	523,024 Persons	2023	up 54.6%	1st
Incidence of low and high pay — Low pay incidence	15.83 Percentage of full-time employment	2025	down 32.6%	3rd
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial liabilities of	55.98 Percentage of GDP	2025	down 3.9%	1st
Annual container transport	552,024 Tonnes	2024	up 32.0%	1st
Tobacco consumption	12.8 Cigarettes per smoker per day	2024	down 12.9%	1st
Outbound tourism — Departures	29.55 million Persons	2025	up 53.0%	2nd
Diagnostic exams	17.53 million Exams	2024	up 110.8%	1st
ReICO database - R&I talent circulation	-905.77	2024	down 683.0%	11th
Annual freight transport	29,865 Tonnes-kilometres	2023	down 2.0%	1st
First registrations of brand new vehicles	1.20 million Vehicles	2025	down 8.3%	1st
R&D personnel by sector of performance and major field of R&D — R&D	297,060 Persons	2003	up 40.0%	2nd
ReICO database for StatPlanet dashboard	-388.16	2023	down 520.8%	11th
FDI flows by counterpart area, BMD4 — FDI financial flows - total	0 Reported currency	2024	down 100.0%	1st
Pesticide sales — Sales of herbicides	6,207 Tonnes	2022	up 40.0%	5th
Pesticide sales — Sales of fungicides	7,042 Tonnes	2022	up 19.8%	4th
Pesticide sales — Sales of insecticides	5,078 Tonnes	2022	up 0.6%	3rd