South Korea
Currency
1496▼
Stock Market
5521points▲
GDP Growth Rate
-0.2percent▼
GDP Annual Growth Rate
1.6percent▼
Unemployment Rate
3percent▼
Inflation Rate
2percent▲
| Indicator | Latest | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Currency | 1496 | 1503 | 1995 | 667 | Mar/26 | ||
| Stock Market (points) | 5521 | 5487 | 6347 | 115 | points | Mar/26 | |
| GDP Growth Rate (percent) | -0.2 | 1.3 | 7.8 | -7 | percent | Dec/25 | |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate (percent) | 1.6 | 1.8 | 20.8 | -7.3 | percent | Dec/25 | |
| Unemployment Rate (percent) | 3 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 2.4 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Inflation Rate (percent) | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | -0.4 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Inflation Rate MoM (percent) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.3 | -2.5 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Interest Rate (percent) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.25 | 0.5 | percent | Mar/26 | |
| Balance of Trade (USD Million) | 15510 | 8740 | 15510 | -12675 | USD Million | Feb/26 | |
| Current Account (USD Million) | 13260 | 18700 | 18700 | -4205 | USD Million | Jan/26 | |
| Current Account to GDP (percent of GDP) | 5.3 | 1.8 | 10.7 | -10.5 | percent of GDP | Dec/24 | |
| Government Debt to GDP (percent of GDP) | 46.8 | 45.5 | 48 | 8.24 | percent of GDP | Dec/24 | |
| Government Budget (percent of GDP) | -3.9 | -2.6 | 3.47 | -5.6 | percent of GDP | Dec/24 | |
| Business Confidence (points) | 72 | 73 | 119 | 35 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Manufacturing PMI (points) | 51.1 | 51.2 | 55.3 | 41.3 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Consumer Confidence (points) | 112 | 111 | 122 | 69.2 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Retail Sales MoM (percent) | 2.3 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -12.4 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Corporate Tax Rate (percent) | 25 | 24 | 40 | 24 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| Personal Income Tax Rate (percent) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| GDP Growth Rate (percent) | -0.2 | 1.3 | 7.8 | -7 | percent | Dec/25 | |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate (percent) | 1.6 | 1.8 | 20.8 | -7.3 | percent | Dec/25 | |
| GDP (USD Billion) | 1917 | 1880 | 1917 | 2.42 | USD Billion | Dec/24 | |
| GDP Constant Prices (KRW Billion) | 582662 | 583601 | 583601 | 7060 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Gross National Product (KRW Billion) | 590036 | 581943 | 590036 | 8026 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Gross Fixed Capital Formation (KRW Billion) | 157291 | 160825 | 169742 | 376 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP per Capita (USD) | 36239 | 35674 | 37518 | 1028 | USD | Dec/24 | |
| GDP per Capita PPP (USD) | 55071 | 54029 | 55071 | 13725 | USD | Dec/24 | |
| Full Year GDP Growth (percent) | 2 | 1.4 | 14.9 | -5.13 | percent | Dec/24 | |
| GDP from Agriculture (KRW Billion) | 8575 | 8186 | 9388 | 1813 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP from Construction (KRW Billion) | 22814 | 23896 | 29182 | 342 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP from Manufacturing (KRW Billion) | 156090 | 158450 | 158450 | 319 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP from Mining (KRW Billion) | 352 | 398 | 1300 | 286 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP from Public Administration (KRW Billion) | 37350 | 36945 | 37350 | 1700 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP from Services (KRW Billion) | 341341 | 339169 | 341341 | 4377 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP from Transport (KRW Billion) | 27176 | 27469 | 27469 | 119 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| GDP from Utilities (KRW Billion) | 11365 | 12436 | 12588 | 13.2 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Unemployment Rate (percent) | 3 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 2.4 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Employed Persons (Thousand) | 27986 | 28209 | 29160 | 20303 | Thousand | Jan/26 | |
| Unemployed Persons (Thousand) | 1211 | 1217 | 1597 | 564 | Thousand | Jan/26 | |
| Labor Force Participation Rate (percent) | 64.7 | 64.8 | 65.3 | 48.5 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Productivity (points) | 96.1 | 102 | 114 | 53.5 | points | Sep/25 | |
| Wages (KRW/Month) | 4708760 | 4531450 | 4830873 | 2460239 | KRW/Month | Dec/25 | |
| Minimum Wages (KRW/Hour) | 10320 | 10030 | 10320 | 600 | KRW/Hour | Dec/26 | |
| Wages in Manufacturing (KRW/Month) | 5414003 | 5045058 | 5582097 | 2520139 | KRW/Month | Dec/25 | |
| Population (Million) | 51.69 | 51.75 | 51.84 | 25.01 | Million | Dec/25 | |
| Retirement Age Women (Years) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 | Years | Dec/26 | |
| Retirement Age Men (Years) | 60 | 60 | 60 | 55 | Years | Dec/26 | |
| Average Annual Wages (USD) | 50947 | 50314 | 52412 | 26105 | USD | Dec/24 | |
| Employment Change (Percent) | 0.4 | 0.6 | 9.59 | -7.42 | Percent | Jan/26 | |
| Employment Rate (percent) | 61 | 61.5 | 63.8 | 56.1 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Youth Unemployment Rate (percent) | 6.8 | 6.2 | 13.4 | 3.8 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Inflation Rate (percent) | 2 | 2 | 32.5 | -0.4 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Inflation Rate MoM (percent) | 0.3 | 0.4 | 5.3 | -2.5 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Consumer Price Index CPI (points) | 118 | 118 | 118 | 2.49 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Core Consumer Prices (points) | 117 | 117 | 117 | 9.07 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Core Inflation Rate (percent) | 2.5 | 2.3 | 30.5 | -0.3 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| GDP Deflator (points) | 117 | 116 | 117 | 0.74 | points | Dec/25 | |
| Producer Prices (points) | 122 | 122 | 122 | 4.88 | points | Jan/26 | |
| Producer Prices Change (percent) | 1.9 | 1.9 | 47.3 | -4.7 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Export Prices (points) | 146 | 140 | 213 | 18.86 | points | Jan/26 | |
| Import Prices (points) | 143 | 143 | 156 | 6 | points | Jan/26 | |
| Food Inflation (percent) | 2 | 2.9 | 104 | -4.5 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| CPI Clothing (points) | 118 | 118 | 118 | 32.8 | points | Feb/26 | |
| CPI Education (points) | 109 | 109 | 109 | 17.03 | points | Feb/26 | |
| CPI Food (points) | 129 | 129 | 129 | 20.26 | points | Feb/26 | |
| CPI Recreation and Culture (points) | 112 | 111 | 112 | 64.09 | points | Feb/26 | |
| CPI Restaurants and Hotels (points) | 127 | 126 | 127 | 21.21 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Export Prices YoY (percent) | 7.8 | 5 | 75.4 | -35.6 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Import Prices YoY (percent) | -1.2 | 0.5 | 64.8 | -29.9 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Producer Price Inflation MoM (percent) | 0.6 | 0.4 | 14.5 | -2.3 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| CPI Housing Utilities (points) | 118 | 117 | 118 | 30.6 | points | Feb/26 | |
| CPI Transportation (points) | 117 | 117 | 124 | 27.63 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Inflation Expectations (percent) | 2.6 | 2.6 | 4.7 | 1.6 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Interest Rate (percent) | 2.5 | 2.5 | 5.25 | 0.5 | percent | Mar/26 | |
| Interbank Rate (percent) | 2.81 | 2.81 | 6.14 | 0.57 | percent | Mar/26 | |
| Money Supply M0 (KRW Million) | 199916000 | 198742500 | 199916000 | 11200 | KRW Million | Jan/26 | |
| Money Supply M1 (KRW Billion) | 1349625 | 1361403 | 1387581 | 260 | KRW Billion | Jan/26 | |
| Money Supply M2 (KRW Billion) | 4565150 | 4541419 | 4565150 | 591 | KRW Billion | Jan/26 | |
| Money Supply M3 (KRW Billion) | 6102085 | 6090434 | 6102085 | 57008 | KRW Billion | Jan/26 | |
| Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD Million) | 427620 | 425910 | 469208 | 564 | USD Million | Feb/26 | |
| Loans to Private Sector (KRW Billion) | 1442327 | 1448298 | 1448298 | 343612 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Deposit Interest Rate (percent) | 2.78 | 2.9 | 19.5 | 0.81 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Central Bank Balance Sheet (KRW Billion) | 631000 | 566681 | 631000 | 310 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Lending Rate (percent) | 3 | 3 | 6.25 | 1 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Private Debt to GDP (percent) | 163 | 167 | 170 | 140 | percent | Dec/24 | |
| Balance of Trade (USD Million) | 15510 | 8740 | 15510 | -12675 | USD Million | Feb/26 | |
| Current Account (USD Million) | 13260 | 18700 | 18700 | -4205 | USD Million | Jan/26 | |
| Current Account to GDP (percent of GDP) | 5.3 | 1.8 | 10.7 | -10.5 | percent of GDP | Dec/24 | |
| Exports (USD Million) | 67450 | 65850 | 69580 | 14.75 | USD Million | Feb/26 | |
| Imports (USD Million) | 51940 | 57100 | 66028 | 38.61 | USD Million | Feb/26 | |
| External Debt (USD Million) | 738081 | 735573 | 738081 | 80766 | USD Million | Sep/25 | |
| Terms of Trade (points) | 102 | 98.32 | 315 | 87.3 | points | Jan/26 | |
| Capital Flows (USD Million) | 5713 | 23771 | 23771 | -7649 | USD Million | Jan/26 | |
| Foreign Direct Investment (USD Thousand) | 15385801 | 7567697 | 15385801 | 0 | USD Thousand | Dec/25 | |
| Tourism Revenues (USD Million) | 1636 | 2032 | 2114 | 318 | USD Million | Jan/26 | |
| Tourist Arrivals | 1265658 | 1518292 | 1820332 | 29415 | Jan/26 | ||
| Gold Reserves (Tonnes) | 104 | 104 | 104 | 13 | Tonnes | Dec/25 | |
| Auto Exports (units) | 246574 | 244772 | 270635 | 130213 | units | Jan/26 | |
| Exports YoY (percent) | 29 | 33.8 | 149 | -35.77 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Imports YoY (percent) | 7.5 | 11.6 | 116 | -43.9 | percent | Feb/26 | |
| Terrorism Index (Points) | 0.58 | 0 | 2.62 | 0 | Points | Dec/24 | |
| Weapons Sales (SIPRI TIV Million) | 964 | 631 | 1047 | 7 | SIPRI TIV Million | Dec/24 | |
| Government Debt to GDP (percent of GDP) | 46.8 | 45.5 | 48 | 8.24 | percent of GDP | Dec/24 | |
| Government Budget (percent of GDP) | -3.9 | -2.6 | 3.47 | -5.6 | percent of GDP | Dec/24 | |
| Government Budget Value (KRW Billion) | -43259 | -43978 | 42914 | -89971 | KRW Billion | Nov/25 | |
| Government Spending (KRW Billion) | 104995 | 103621 | 104995 | 2925 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Government Revenues (KRW Billion) | 551139 | 513080 | 588332 | 14987 | KRW Billion | Nov/25 | |
| Fiscal Expenditure (KRW Billion) | 594398 | 557058 | 652902 | 7012 | KRW Billion | Nov/25 | |
| Asylum Applications (Persons) | 18336 | 18837 | 18837 | 4 | Persons | Dec/24 | |
| Corruption Index (Points) | 63 | 64 | 64 | 38 | Points | Dec/25 | |
| Corruption Rank | 31 | 30 | 52 | 27 | Dec/25 | ||
| Credit Rating | 86 | Mar/26 | |||||
| Government Spending to GDP (percent of GDP) | 35.6 | 37.02 | 37.02 | 17.9 | percent of GDP | Dec/23 | |
| Military Expenditure (USD Million) | 47571 | 47802 | 50874 | 62.2 | USD Million | Dec/24 | |
| Corporate Tax Rate (percent) | 25 | 24 | 40 | 24 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| Personal Income Tax Rate (percent) | 45 | 45 | 45 | 35 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| Sales Tax Rate (percent) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| Social Security Rate (percent) | 19.75 | 19.75 | 19.75 | 15.3 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| Social Security Rate For Companies (percent) | 10.35 | 10.35 | 10.4 | 8.5 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| Social Security Rate For Employees (percent) | 9.4 | 9.4 | 9.4 | 6.7 | percent | Dec/26 | |
| Withholding Tax Rate (percent) | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | percent | Dec/25 | |
| Business Confidence (points) | 72 | 73 | 119 | 35 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Manufacturing PMI (points) | 51.1 | 51.2 | 55.3 | 41.3 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Industrial Production (percent) | 7.1 | 1.4 | 38.8 | -25.3 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Industrial Production Mom (percent) | -1.9 | 1.5 | 11 | -11 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Manufacturing Production (percent) | 7.2 | 1.4 | 41.6 | -26.7 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Capacity Utilization (points) | 105 | 106 | 106 | 3.6 | points | Jan/26 | |
| New Orders (KRW Million) | 13971611 | 13968822 | 15984514 | 93961 | KRW Million | Jan/26 | |
| Changes in Inventories (KRW Billion) | 2945 | 1685 | 15108 | -10895 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Car Registrations (Units) | 120787 | 144882 | 205595 | 49944 | Units | Jan/26 | |
| Leading Economic Index (points) | 124 | 123 | 124 | 3.7 | points | Jan/26 | |
| Composite Leading Indicator (points) | 102 | 102 | 106 | 94.77 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Car Production (Units) | 360500 | 362564 | 3469464 | 188365 | Units | Jan/26 | |
| Coincident Index (points) | 114 | 114 | 114 | 3.6 | points | Dec/25 | |
| Electricity Production (Gigawatt-hour) | 22501 | 21622 | 25674 | 13860 | Gigawatt-hour | Dec/25 | |
| Mining Production (percent) | -1.9 | 0.1 | 43.1 | -36 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Steel Production (Thousand Tonnes) | 5600 | 5200 | 6406 | 650 | Thousand Tonnes | Jan/26 | |
| Consumer Confidence (points) | 112 | 111 | 122 | 69.2 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Retail Sales MoM (percent) | 2.3 | 0.6 | 5.5 | -12.4 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Retail Sales YoY (percent) | 0.1 | 1.3 | 20.2 | -21.7 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Consumer Spending (KRW Billion) | 280610 | 279750 | 280610 | 7264 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Disposable Personal Income (KRW Billion) | 2588759 | 2438258 | 2588759 | 2896 | KRW Billion | Dec/24 | |
| Personal Savings (percent) | 35.9 | 34.4 | 42.9 | 13.4 | percent | Dec/25 | |
| Consumer Credit (KRW Billion) | 1978785 | 1964815 | 1978785 | 142747 | KRW Billion | Dec/25 | |
| Bank Lending Rate (percent) | 4.24 | 4.19 | 17.01 | 2.63 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Economic Optimism Index (points) | 98.8 | 94 | 117 | 55 | points | Feb/26 | |
| Gasoline Prices (USD/Liter) | 1.18 | 1.18 | 1.84 | 0.54 | USD/Liter | Feb/26 | |
| Households Debt to GDP (percent of GDP) | 89.7 | 89.5 | 99.1 | 1.4 | percent of GDP | Jun/25 | |
| Housing Index (points) | 94 | 94 | 101 | 26.8 | points | Jan/26 | |
| House Price Index MoM (percent) | 0.2 | 0.3 | 3.01 | -1.98 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Construction Orders (KRW Million) | 17967919 | 11943206 | 17967919 | 23 | KRW Million | Dec/25 | |
| Construction Output (percent) | -9.7 | -5.5 | 26.4 | -30.5 | percent | Jan/26 | |
| Home Ownership Rate (percent) | 56.9 | 56.4 | 56.9 | 53.6 | percent | Dec/24 | |
| Price to Rent Ratio | 102 | 102 | 118 | 70.53 | Mar/25 | ||
| Residential Property Prices (Percent) | 0.36 | 0.11 | 56.01 | -12.77 | Percent | Sep/25 | |
| Hospital Beds (per 1000 people) | 12.5 | 12.62 | 12.83 | 2.33 | per 1000 people | Dec/24 |
