Country comparison South Korea vs Jamaica

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart-0.5%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,733,173Mchart€20,239M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,875,388Mchart$21,900M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€33,491chart€7,3612024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$36,239chart$7,9652024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€410,129M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024863,380chart12,9682024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024934,225chart14,0322024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.82%chart69.18%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,683chart€4,5672024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,052chart$4,9412024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-13,574chart482024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-14,688chart522024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.78%chart0.26%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024390,542.8chart6,219.32024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024422,588.7chart6,729.62024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202299,274.8chart1,116.02024Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202297,329.3chart1,071.02024Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%chart17.87%2024Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202467,778,041,283.7chart879.02023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202491,829.8chart950.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202415.50%chart15.86%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202444,404.8chart257.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202448,048.4chart279.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.32%chart4.07%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.53%chart33.18%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547chart€2,1902024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166chart$2,3702024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,921chart€4062024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,884chart$4392024Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,674chart€3102023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776chart$3352023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€858chart€942024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$928chart$1012024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2B110/18/2023Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AABB12/18/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-B+04/10/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202363chart442023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913ºchart80º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202429.8chart59.32024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202445ºchart63º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20246ºchart79º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.8%chart5.8%2024Q1Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4814Kchart81K2024Q1Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,418.5chart$365.12023NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,368.2
Average Wage [+]2015$37,229
Average Wage [+]2024€32,208
Human Capital Ranking [+]201727ºchart83º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South Korean won [+]02/10/20261,738.4800
US Dollar exchange rate [+]02/10/20261,464.3000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]02/10/202628.38%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/29/20252.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]20205ºchart71º2020Doing Business [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,489,363chart5,232December 2019Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202333.84chart2.62December 2019Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,243,597
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80chart69.882015Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202425.3%chart29.0%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%chart16.50%01/01/2019Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%chart25.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201917,502,756chart2,478,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€584,690.5Mchart€1,948.7M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$632,225.8Mchart$2,107.2M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.28%chart9.90%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€594,258.9Mchart€7,267.0M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$642,572.1Mchart$7,857.8M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.84%chart36.90%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4Mchart€-5,318.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3Mchart$-5,750.6M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%chart-27.01%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560º
Density [+]2024515chart2582023Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202446ºchart91º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8chart2,521.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart0.86%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.25%chart40.88%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20244.70‰chart11.62‰2023Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.1chart42.42017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.00‰chart8.08‰2023Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20240.75chart1.362023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰
8.2%2023% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202451,751,000chart2,839,7862023Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,182chart23,6292020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554chart1,118,9312020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.929chart0.7062022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202494ºchart37º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.70chart71.482023Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202212,906chart402015Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202225.00chart1.482015Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023247chart1,4042023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.48chart49.442023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.04chart2.342023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023564,183chart3,3012023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023583,871chart4,4822023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]01/18/202635,934chart3,63401/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]01/18/202634,571,873chart157,66401/18/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679chart760,80012/29/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]01/18/2026694.36chart1,279.6701/18/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,784chart1,529,11312/29/2023Doses administered [+]
South Korea
Jamaica