Country comparison South Korea vs Norway

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart2.1%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,925Kchart20,508K2025Q2Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,733,173Mchart€446,866M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,875,388Mchart$483,593M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€33,491chart€80,2002024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$36,239chart$86,5872024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€410,129Mchart€114,729M2025Q2Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024863,380chart197,0492023Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024934,225chart213,1242023Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.82%chart44.13%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,683chart€35,5032023Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,052chart$38,3992023Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-13,574chart58,3712024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-14,688chart63,1792024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.78%chart13.10%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024390,542.8chart220,464.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024422,588.7chart238,626.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202299,274.8chart30,960.32022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202297,329.3chart32,392.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%chart14.47%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202467,778,041,283.7chart37,248,508,861.02024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202491,829.8chart39,211.52023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202415.50%chart17.37%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202444,404.8chart9,345.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202448,048.4chart10,113.12024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.32%chart4.53%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.53%chart49.30%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547chart€39,4092024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166chart$42,6552024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,921chart€5,6742022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,884chart$5,9422022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,674chart€6,7112024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776chart$7,1442023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€858chart€1,6772024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$928chart$1,8112024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2Aaa06/07/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AAAAA07/09/1975S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-AAA02/28/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202363chart842023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913ºchart17º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202429.8chart12.72024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202445ºchart86º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20246ºchart21º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
4.5%November 2025Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.8%chart4.6%2025Q3Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4814Kchart141K2025Q3Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,418.5
NMW [+]2025€1,368.2
Average Wage [+]2015$37,229chart$71,0852024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€32,208chart€65,6752024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201727ºchart1º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South Korean won [+]01/16/20261,711.1000chart11.720301/16/2026Euro / Norwegian krones [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/16/20261,469.7000chart10.088901/16/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
4.20%01/19/202610-Year Bond Yield [+]
13701/19/2026Risk Premium [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/19/202616.38%chart3.74%01/17/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%chart4.8%December 2023CPI (overall index) [+]
2.7%November 2025HICP [+]
1.0%December 2025PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/29/20252.50%chart4.00%09/19/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20205ºchart9º2020Doing Business [+]
2.0%November 2025IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,489,363chart252,252December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202333.84chart38.26December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,243,597
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80chart634.332021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202328.9%chart40.4%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%chart25.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%chart47.4%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201917,502,756chart4,979,4002022Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€584,690.5Mchart€154,449.8M2024Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$632,225.8Mchart$167,173.4M2024Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.28%chart34.56%2024Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€594,258.9Mchart€91,038.5M2024Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$642,572.1Mchart$98,538.3M2024Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.84%chart20.37%2024Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4Mchart€63,411.3M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3Mchart$68,635.1M2024Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%chart14.19%2024Trade balance % GDP [+]
5.1%November 2025Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560ºchart2º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024515chart92024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202446ºchart28º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.80‰chart1.80‰2020Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8chart614.12017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart15.81%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.25%chart3.55%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20244.70‰chart9.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.1chart2,237.92017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20247.00‰chart7.90‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20240.75chart1.402023Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰chart3.30‰2020Crude marriage rate [+]
11.6%2024% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202451,751,000chart5,594,3402024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,182chart852,2382020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554chart191,3922020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.929chart0.9662022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202494ºchart3º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.70chart83.302024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202212,906chart7282023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202225.00chart13.122023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023247chart402023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.48chart0.722023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.04chart7.862023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
1,7912024Annual crude oil production [+]
8,122.22021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2023564,183chart127,3242023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023583,871chart152,0952023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/202535,934chart5,73212/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202534,571,873chart1,548,64912/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679chart4,061,31212/23/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/2025694.36chart1,024.6112/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,784chart13,020,64112/23/2023Doses administered [+]
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