South Korea, is a country located at Eastern Asia, it has an area of 100,440 Km2.

South Korea, with a population of 51,751,000 people, it is ranked at 29º position by population of 196 countries and it has a high population density, with 515 people per km2.

It's capital is Seoul and its currency is South Korean won

South Korea is holding the 12 position by nominal GDP. Its national debt in 2024 was 863,380 millions of euros (934,225 millions of dollars), ( 49.82% debt-to-GDP ratio) and its public debt per capita is €16,683 euros per inhabitant$18,052 dollars per inhabitant.

The last annual rate of CPI published in South Korea was on March of 2024 and it was 3.1%.

In terms of the human development index (HDI) of South Korea, which is the index used by the United Nations to measure the progress of a country, was 0.929 points in 2022, leaving it in 19th place in the table of 193 countries published.

If the reason to visit South Korea are business, you must know it's in the 5th of the Doing Business ranking , which provides objective measures of business regulations for local firms.

In the tables at the bottom of the page, you can see more information about the economy and demography of South Korea, if you want to see information about other countries click here

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South Korea Economy
Gouvernement
GDP Growth (%) [+]20242.0%
Qu. GDP Per Capita [+]2025Q37,925K
Annual GDP [+]2024€1,733,173M
Annual GDP [+]2024$1,875,388M
GDP per capita [+]2024€33,491
GDP per capita [+]2024$36,239
Quarterly GDP [+]2025Q3€410,129M
Debt (M.€.) [+]2024863,380
Debt ($M) [+]2024934,225
Debt (%GDP) [+]202449.82%
Debt Per Capita [+]2024€16,683
Debt Per Capita [+]2024$18,052
Deficit (M.€) [+]2024-13,574
Deficit ($M) [+]2024-14,688
Deficit (%GDP) [+]2024-0.78%
Expenditure (M.€) [+]2024390,542.8
Expenditure ($M) [+]2024422,588.7
Education Expenditure (M.€) [+]202292,353.6
Education Expenditure ($M) [+]202297,329.3
Education Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202114.31%
Gov. Health Exp. (M.€) [+]202486,606.1
Gov. Health Exp.($M) [+]202491,829.8
Gov. Health Exp. (%Bud.) [+]202415.50%
Defence Expenditure (M.€) [+]202444,404.8
Defence Expenditure ($M) [+]202448,048.4
Defence Expenditure (%Bud.) [+]202411.32%
Expenditure (%GDP) [+]202422.53%
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024€7,547
Expenditure Per Capita [+]2024$8,166
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022€1,787
Education Expenditure P.C [+]2022$1,753
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024€1,674
Gov. Health Exp. P.C. [+]2024$1,776
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024€858
Defence Expenditure P.C. [+]2024$928
Moody's Rating [+]05/09/2024Aa2
S&P Rating [+]08/07/2016AA
Fitch Rating [+]02/11/2020AA-
Corruption Index [+]202363
Competitiveness Ranking [+]201913º
Fragile States Index [+]202429.8
RTI Raking [+]202445º
Innovation Ranking [+]2024
Labour
Unemployment rate [+]2024Q42.8%
Unemployed [+]2024Q4814K
NMW [+]2025$1,418.5
NMW [+]2025€1,368.2
Average Wage [+]2015$37,229
Average Wage [+]2024€32,208
Human Capital Ranking [+]201727º
Markets
Euro / South Korean won [+]03/13/20261,711.8700
US Dollar exchange rate [+]03/13/20261,479.8000
Stock ExchangeYTD % [+]03/13/202632.87%
Prices
CPI (overall index) [+]March 20243.1%
Money Market
Key rates [+]05/29/20252.50%
Business
Doing Business [+]2020
Passengers vehicles Year [+]December 20231,489,363
Annual Vehicles/ 1,000 p. [+]December 202333.84
Motor vehicle production [+]20234,243,597
Vehicles / 1,000 people [+]2020457.80
Taxes
Tax Revenue (%GDP) [+]202425.3%
Standard VAT [+]01/01/200610.00%
Top tax rate + SSC [+]202251.9%
Trade
Annual arrivals [+]201917,502,756
Exports [+]2023€584,690.5M
Exports [+]2023$632,225.8M
Exports % GDP [+]202334.28%
Imports [+]2023€594,258.9M
Imports [+]2023$642,572.1M
Imports % GDP [+]202334.84%
Trade balance [+]2023€-9,568.4M
Trade balance [+]2023$-10,346.3M
Trade balance % GDP [+]2023-0.56%
Socio-Demography
Global AgeWatch Ranking [+]201560º
Density [+]2024515
Global Peace Ranking [+]202446º
Crude divorce rate [+]20241.80‰
Remittance received ($M) [+]20176,331.8
% Immigrant [+]20203.33%
% Emigrant [+]20204.25%
Birth Rate [+]20255.00‰
Remittance sent ($M) [+]20175,989.1
Crude death rate [+]20257.10‰
Fertility Rate [+]20250.80
Crude marriage rate [+]20244.40‰
Population [+]202451,751,000
Immigrant stock [+]20201,728,182
Emigrant stock [+]20202,204,554
HDI [+]20220.929
Gender Gap Ranking [+]202494º
Life expectancy [+]202483.70
Suicides [+]202212,906
Suicide rate [+]202225.00
Number of homicides [+]2023247
Rate Homicides per 100.000 [+]20230.48
Energy and Environment
CO2 Tons per capita [+]202311.04
Consumption GWh [+]2024557,840
Generation GWh [+]2024577,807
Others
COVID-19 - Deaths [+]02/08/202635,934
COVID-19 - Confirmed [+]02/08/202634,571,873
Fully vaccinated [+]05/26/202344,372,679
COVID-19 - Deaths per million population [+]02/08/2026694.36
Doses administered [+]12/12/2022129,647,784