AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweAfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAndorraAngolaAntigua and BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBahamasBahrainBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelgiumBelizeBeninBhutanBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBruneiBulgariaBurkina FasoBurundiCabo VerdeCambodiaCameroonCanadaCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d'IvoireCroatiaCubaCyprusCzechiaDemocratic Republic of the CongoDenmarkDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEstoniaEswatiniEthiopiaEuro zoneFederated States of MicronesiaFijiFinlandFranceGabonGeorgiaGermanyGhanaGreeceGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasHong KongHungaryIcelandIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIrelandIsraelItalyJamaicaJapanJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKuwaitKyrgyzstanLaosLatviaLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaLiechtensteinLithuaniaLuxembourgMadagascarMalawiMalaysiaMaldivesMaliMaltaMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMoldovaMonacoMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNetherlandsNew ZealandNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaNorwayOmanPakistanPalauPanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruPhilippinesPolandPortugalQatarRepublic of the CongoRomaniaRussiaRwandaSaint Kitts and NevisSaint LuciaSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesSamoaSan MarinoSao Tome and PrincipeSaudi ArabiaSenegalSerbiaSeychellesSierra LeoneSingaporeSlovakiaSloveniaSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth KoreaSouth SudanSpainSri LankaState of PalestineSudanSurinameSwedenSwitzerlandSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandThe GambiaTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad and TobagoTunisiaTürkiyeTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUkraineUnited Arab EmiratesUnited KingdomUnited StatesUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaViet NamYemenZambiaZimbabweCompare South Korea Samoa GouvernementQu. 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[+]Debt ($M) [+]2023947,0833122023Debt ($M) [+]Debt (%GDP) [+]202351.50%33.43%2023Debt (%GDP) [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2023€16,933€1,4092023Debt Per Capita [+]Debt Per Capita [+]2023$18,314$1,5232023Debt Per Capita [+]Deficit (M.€) [+]2023-11,415262023Deficit (M.€) [+]Deficit ($M) [+]2023-12,346292023Deficit ($M) [+]Deficit (%GDP) [+]2023-0.67%3.04%2023Deficit (%GDP) [+]Expenditure (M.€) [+]2023393,722.9269.12023Expenditure (M.€) [+]Expenditure ($M) [+]2023425,842.8291.12023Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202188,620.734.12020Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202188,489.738.92020Education Expenditure ($M) [+]Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%16.22%2020Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202370,777,419,172.236.72021Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202299,461.343.42021Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202214.41%14.75%2021Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202246,402.1Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202245,475.0Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.57%Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202323.16%31.17%2023Expenditure (%GDP) [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023€7,614€1,3132023Expenditure Per Capita [+]Expenditure Per Capita [+]2023$8,235$1,4202023Expenditure Per Capita [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021€1,712€1692020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Education Expenditure P.C [+]2021$1,897$1932020Education Expenditure P.C [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023€1,917€1682021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2022$1,920$1992021Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022€898Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2022$881Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AAFitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-Corruption Index [+]202263522014Corruption Index [+]Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913ºFragile States Index [+]201835.765.52018Fragile States Index [+]RTI Raking [+]202245ºInnovation Ranking [+]201812ºLabourUnemployment rate [+]2024Q32.2%Unemployed [+]2024Q3641KNMW [+]2024$1,596.3$227.92023NMW [+]NMW [+]2024€1,437.4Average Wage [+]2015$37,229Average Wage [+]2023€32,402Human Capital Ranking [+]201727ºMarketsEuro / South Korean won [+]12/10/20241,507.3100US Dollar exchange rate [+]12/10/20241,433.2000Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]12/11/2024-8.01%PricesCPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%Money MarketKey rates [+]11/28/20243.00%BusinessDoing Business [+]20205º98º2020Doing Business [+]Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20221,420,486Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202232.58Motor vehicle production [+]20223,757,049Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80TaxesTax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202232.0%25.3%2021Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%15.00%01/01/2011Standard VAT [+]Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%27.0%2020Top tax rate + SSC [+]TradeAnnual arrivals [+]201917,502,756172,2842019Annual arrivals [+]Exports [+]2023€584,690.5M€39.2M2023Exports [+]Exports [+]2023$632,225.8M$42.4M2023Exports [+]Exports % GDP [+]202334.39%4.54%2023Exports % GDP [+]Imports [+]2023€594,258.9M€432.9M2023Imports [+]Imports [+]2023$642,572.1M$468.1M2023Imports [+]Imports % GDP [+]202334.95%50.13%2023Imports % GDP [+]Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4M€-393.7M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3M$-425.7M2023Trade balance [+]Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%-45.59%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]Socio-DemographyGlobal AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560ºDensity [+]2023515722022Density [+]Global Peace Ranking [+]202343ºCrude divorce rate [+]20231.80‰Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8142.92017Remittance received ($M) [+]% Immigrant [+]20203.33%1.99%2020% Immigrant [+]% Emigrant [+]20204.25%67.19%2020% Emigrant [+]Birth Rate [+]20234.50‰27.00‰2022Birth Rate [+]Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.110.32017Remittance sent ($M) [+]Crude death rate [+]20236.90‰5.45‰2022Crude death rate [+]Fertility Rate [+]20230.723.882022Fertility Rate [+]Crude marriage rate [+]20233.80‰21.9%2018% risk of poverty [+]Population [+]202351,713,000205,0002022Population [+]Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,1824,0212020Immigrant stock [+]Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554135,7322020Emigrant stock [+]HDI [+]20210.9250.7072021HDI [+]Gender Gap Ranking [+]2023105ºLife expectancy [+]202282.7072.602022Life expectancy [+]Suicides [+]202113,352112015Suicides [+]Suicide rate [+]202125.805.732015Suicide rate [+]Number of homicides [+]2022275132018Number of homicides [+]Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20220.536.262018Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]Energy and EnvironmentCO2 Tons per capita [+]202212.261.752022CO2 Tons per capita [+]Consumption GWh [+]2022586,7661772022Consumption GWh [+]Generation GWh [+]2022606,7601942022Generation GWh [+]OthersCOVID-19 - Deaths [+]08/04/202435,9343108/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths [+]COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]08/04/202434,571,87317,05708/04/2024COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679177,95404/17/2023Fully vaccinated [+]COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]08/04/2024694.87151.2208/04/2024COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,782453,08304/17/2023Doses administered [+]South KoreaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: SeoulPopulation: 51,713,000Surface Area: 100,410 km2Currency: South Korean won (1 EUR=1,507.3100 KRW)Religion: Mostly Non-Religious Belongs to: ACD, G20, IMF, OECD, UNSamoaCountrySubcontinentContinentWorldCapital: ApiaPopulation: 205,000Surface Area: 2,840 km2Currency: TalasReligion: Mostly Christianity Belongs to: ACP, 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