GDP growth in South Korea
South Korea: GDP growth was 1.0% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP growth in South Korea, 1961–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks. Measured in annual %.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1.0% for gdp growth in 2025.
The figure is down 49.7% on the previous year and down 65.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp growth in South Korea peaked at 15.0% in 1973 and was at its lowest, -4.9%, in 1998.
South Korea ranks 175th of 214 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 9.5% | 3.9% | 14.6% | 9 |
| 1970s | 10.6% | 7.3% | 15.0% | 10 |
| 1980s | 9.0% | -1.5% | 13.5% | 10 |
| 1990s | 7.4% | -4.9% | 11.6% | 10 |
| 2000s | 4.9% | 0.8% | 9.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.5% | 2.3% | 7.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | -0.7% | 4.6% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for South Korea
- DEC alternative conversion factor 1,422 LCU per US$ (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -6.93 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net secondary income (Net current transfers from abroad) -4.87 billion current US$ (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 185.85 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Taxes less subsidies on products 130.66 billion current US$ (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 45.76 trillion current LCU (2025)
- Net primary income (Net income from abroad) 32.17 billion current US$ (2025)
- GNI per capita 52.42 million current LCU (2025)
- GNI per capita, Atlas method 37,880 current US$ (2025)
- GNI 2,709.10 trillion current LCU (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp growth in South Korea?
- Gdp growth in South Korea was 1.0% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks.
- What is the highest gdp growth recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 15.0% in 1973.
- What is the lowest gdp growth recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -4.9% in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for gdp growth?
- South Korea ranks 175th out of 214 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp growth rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 65.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks, published as part of GDP growth (annual %). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Gross domestic product is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period. It can be measured in three different ways: using either the expenditure approach, the income approach, or the production approach. This indicator denotes the percentage change over each previous year of the constant price (base year 2015) series in United States dollars.