Country comparison United Kingdom vs South Korea

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Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20241.1%chart2.0%2024GDP Growth (%) [+]
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q312,925Kchart7,925K2025Q3Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024€3,368,254Mchart€1,733,173M2024Annual GDP [+]
Annual GDP [+]2024$3,694,543Mchart$1,875,388M2024Annual GDP [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024€48,656chart€33,4912024GDP per capita [+]
GDP per capita [+]2024$52,648chart$36,2392024GDP per capita [+]
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€882,319Mchart€410,129M2025Q3Quarterly GDP [+]
Debt (M.€.) [+]20243,409,580chart863,3802024Debt (M.€.) [+]
Debt ($M) [+]20243,689,354chart934,2252024Debt ($M) [+]
Debt (%GDP) [+]2024101.23%chart49.82%2024Debt (%GDP) [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€49,946chart€16,6832024Debt Per Capita [+]
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$54,045chart$18,0522024Debt Per Capita [+]
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-193,632chart-13,5742024Deficit (M.€) [+]
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-209,521chart-14,6882024Deficit ($M) [+]
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-5.75%chart-0.78%2024Deficit (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure (M.€) [+]20241,483,373.6chart390,542.82024Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Expenditure ($M) [+]20241,605,091.9chart422,588.72024Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]2022145,880.3chart99,274.82022Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]2022156,486.7chart97,329.32022Education Expenditure ($M) [+]
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202210.64%chart14.31%2021Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]2024304,812,258,156.0chart67,778,041,283.72024Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]2023302,871.9chart91,829.82024Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202320.05%chart15.50%2024Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202476,749.6chart44,404.82024Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202484,184.5chart48,048.42024Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]20245.25%chart11.32%2024Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202444.04%chart22.53%2024Expenditure (%GDP) [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€21,730chart€7,5472024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$23,513chart$8,1662024Expenditure Per Capita [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€2,158chart€1,9212022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$2,274chart$1,8842022Education Expenditure P.C [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€4,385chart€1,6742024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2023$4,421chart$1,7762024Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€1,109chart€8582024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$1,200chart$9282024Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]
Moody's Rating [+]10/20/2023Aa3Aa205/09/2024Moody's Rating [+]
S&P Rating [+]04/21/2023AAAA08/07/2016S&P Rating [+]
Fitch Rating [+]03/27/2020AA-AA-02/11/2020Fitch Rating [+]
Corruption Index [+]202371chart632023Corruption Index [+]
Competitiveness Ranking [+]20199ºchart13º2019Competitiveness Ranking [+]
Fragile States Index [+]202440.8chart29.82024Fragile States Index [+]
RTI Raking [+]202443ºchart45º2024RTI Raking [+]
Innovation Ranking [+]20245ºchart6º2024Innovation Ranking [+]
Labour
Unemployment Rate [+]October 20255.1%
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q24.2%chart2.8%2024Q4Unemployment rate [+]
Unemployed [+]2024Q21,449Kchart814K2024Q4Unemployed [+]
NMW [+]2025$2,608.1chart$1,418.52025NMW [+]
NMW [+]2025€2,512.1chart€1,368.22025NMW [+]
Average Wage [+]2019$52,278chart$37,2292015Average Wage [+]
Average Wage [+]2024€52,924chart€32,2082024Average Wage [+]
Human Capital Ranking [+]201723ºchart27º2017Human Capital Ranking [+]
Markets
Euro / British pounds [+]01/22/20260.8722chart1,718.110001/22/2026Euro / South Korean won [+]
US Dollar exchange rate [+]01/22/20260.7451chart1,472.800001/22/2026US Dollar exchange rate [+]
10-Year Bond Yield [+]01/22/20264.46%
Risk Premium [+]01/22/2026158
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]01/22/20262.15%chart17.52%01/22/2026Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]December 20253.4%chart3.1%March 2024CPI (overall index) [+]
HICP [+]November 20200.3%
PPI Year on Year [+]January 20250.3%
Money Market
Key rates [+]12/18/20253.75%chart2.50%05/29/2025Key rates [+]
Business
Doing Business [+]20208ºchart5º2020Doing Business [+]
IPI Year on Year [+]December 2020-2.9%
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20243,762,680chart1,489,363December 2023Passengers vehicles Year [+]
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202228.75chart33.84December 2023Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]
Motor vehicle production [+]20231,025,474chart4,243,5972023Motor vehicle production [+]
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2021639.66chart457.802020Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202335.3%chart28.9%2023Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]
Standard VAT [+]01/04/201120.00%chart10.00%01/01/2006Standard VAT [+]
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202247.7%chart51.9%2022Top tax rate + SSC [+]
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]202230,741,000chart17,502,7562019Annual arrivals [+]
Exports [+]2023€481,864.1Mchart€584,690.5M2023Exports [+]
Exports [+]2023$521,039.7Mchart$632,225.8M2023Exports [+]
Exports % GDP [+]202315.46%chart34.28%2023Exports % GDP [+]
Imports [+]2023€732,010.2Mchart€594,258.9M2023Imports [+]
Imports [+]2023$791,522.6Mchart$642,572.1M2023Imports [+]
Imports % GDP [+]202323.49%chart34.84%2023Imports % GDP [+]
Trade balance [+]2023€-250,146.1Mchart€-9,568.4M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance [+]2023$-270,611.3Mchart$-10,346.3M2023Trade balance [+]
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-8.03%chart-0.56%2023Trade balance % GDP [+]
Retail Sales YoY [+]December 20201.4%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201510ºchart60º2015Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]
Density [+]2023280chart5152024Density [+]
Global Peace Ranking [+]202434ºchart46º2024Global Peace Ranking [+]
Crude divorce rate [+]20161.80‰chart1.80‰2024Crude divorce rate [+]
Remittance received ($M) [+]20174,373.9chart6,331.82017Remittance received ($M) [+]
% Immigrant [+]202013.95%chart3.33%2020% Immigrant [+]
% Emigrant [+]20207.05%chart4.25%2020% Emigrant [+]
Birth Rate [+]202310.02‰chart4.70‰2024Birth Rate [+]
Remittance sent ($M) [+]201726,801.5chart5,989.12017Remittance sent ($M) [+]
Crude death rate [+]20239.52‰chart7.00‰2024Crude death rate [+]
Fertility Rate [+]20231.56chart0.752024Fertility Rate [+]
Crude marriage rate [+]20164.40‰chart4.40‰2024Crude marriage rate [+]
% risk of poverty [+]201818.6%
Population [+]202368,265,000chart51,751,0002024Population [+]
Immigrant stock [+]20209,359,587chart1,728,1822020Immigrant stock [+]
Emigrant stock [+]20204,732,510chart2,204,5542020Emigrant stock [+]
HDI [+]20220.940chart0.9292022HDI [+]
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202414ºchart94º2024Gender Gap Ranking [+]
Life expectancy [+]202381.24chart83.702024Life expectancy [+]
Suicides [+]20215,867chart12,9062022Suicides [+]
Suicide rate [+]20218.80chart25.002022Suicide rate [+]
Number of homicides [+]2020673chart2472023Number of homicides [+]
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20201.00chart0.482023Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]20234.42chart11.042023CO2 Tons per capita [+]
Annual crude oil production [+]2024594
Crude Oil Reserves [+]20212,500.0
Consumption GWh [+]2023262,518chart564,1832023Consumption GWh [+]
Generation GWh [+]2023267,716chart583,8712023Generation GWh [+]
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]12/28/2025232,112chart35,93412/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths [+]
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]12/28/202525,103,762chart34,571,87312/28/2025COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]
Fully vaccinated [+]09/11/202250,762,968chart44,372,67905/26/2023Fully vaccinated [+]
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]12/28/20253,400.16chart694.3612/28/2025COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]
Doses administered [+]09/04/2022151,248,820chart129,647,78412/12/2022Doses administered [+]
United Kingdom
South Korea