Country comparison South Korea vs Romania

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%chart0.7%2025GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,925Kchart5,082K2025Q4Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,733,173Mchart€378,865M2025Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,875,388Mchart$428,110M2025Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€33,491chart€19,9002025GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$36,239chart$22,4812025GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€410,129Mchart€96,778M2025Q4Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024863,380chart193,9592024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]2024934,225chart219,9002024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.82%chart54.80%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,683chart€10,1852024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,052chart$11,5472024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-13,574chart-33,0602024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-14,688chart-33,2182024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.78%chart-9.30%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024390,542.8chart154,017.52024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024422,588.7chart152,873.82024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202292,353.6chart9,206.22022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202297,329.3chart9,716.92022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%chart8.78%2022Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202486,606.1chart14,118.92023Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202491,829.8chart15,192.82023Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202415.50%chart10.66%2023Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202444,404.8chart8,127.02024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202448,048.4chart8,792.02024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.32%chart5.85%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.53%chart43.60%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547chart€8,0882024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166chart$8,0282024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,787chart€4832022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,753chart$5112022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,674chart€7412023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776chart$7972023Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€858chart€4262024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$928chart$4642024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2Baa309/12/2025Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AABBB-01/24/2025S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-BBB-05/01/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202363chart462023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913ºchart51º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202429.8chart51.02024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202445ºchart72º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20246ºchart48º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
6.0%January 2026Unemployment Rate [+]
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.8%chart6.3%2025Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q4814Kchart514K2025Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$1,418.5chart$932.82026NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€1,368.2chart€795.02026NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2015$37,229chart$21,7102024Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€32,208chart€20,0582024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201727ºchart42º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / South Korean won [+]03/13/20261,711.8700chart5.094703/13/2026Euro / Romanian new lei [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20261,479.8000chart4.442903/13/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/202632.87%chart16.35%03/13/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%chart9.3%February 2026CPI (overall index) [+]
8.6%December 2025HICP [+]
9.3%January 2026PPI Year on Year [+]
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/29/20252.50%chart6.50%08/08/2024Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20205ºchart55º2020Doing Business [+]
-3.9%January 2026IPI Year on Year [+]
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,489,363chart289,477December 2024Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202333.84chart7.91December 2022Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,243,597chart513,0502023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80chart464.932021Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202425.3%chart28.7%2024Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%chart20.00%01/01/2016Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%chart10.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201917,502,756chart2,683,7482019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€584,690.5Mchart€96,544.2M2025Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$632,225.8Mchart$109,093.0M2025Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202334.28%chart25.48%2025Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€594,258.9Mchart€129,262.2M2025Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$642,572.1Mchart$146,063.7M2025Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202334.84%chart34.12%2025Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4Mchart€-32,718.0M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3Mchart$-36,970.7M2025Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%chart-8.64%2025Trade balance % GDP [+]
-6.4%January 2026Retail Sales YoY [+]
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560ºchart45º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2024515chart802024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202446ºchart36º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.80‰chart1.10‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8chart4,943.62017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%chart3.67%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20204.25%chart20.76%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]20255.00‰chart7.50‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.1chart590.72017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20257.10‰chart12.80‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20250.80chart1.392024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰chart5.30‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
18.4%2025% risk of poverty [+]
Population [+]202451,751,000chart19,043,1512024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,182chart705,3102020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554chart3,987,0932020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.929chart0.8272022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202494ºchart68º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202483.70chart76.502024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]202212,906chart1,5882023Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]202225.00chart8.452023Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2023247chart2132024Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.48chart1.112023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.04chart3.702023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
552024Annual crude oil production [+]
600.02021Crude Oil Reserves [+]
Consumption GWh [+]2024557,840chart46,9532024Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2024577,807chart49,2412024Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202635,934chart69,09302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202634,571,873chart3,603,76902/08/2026COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679chart8,114,76906/11/2022Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026694.36chart3,628.2302/08/2026COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,784chart16,827,48606/11/2022Doses administered [+]
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