Economy
Korea, Rep.'s GDP annual growth rate is 3.78% as of 2026-03-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks. Other tracked indicators include GDP (current US$) at 1.87T, GDP growth rate (QoQ) at 1.83%, GDP per capita at 36,227.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP annual growth rate | 3.78% | +2.04 | 1.73% | 13.63% | -7.11% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| GDP growth rate (QoQ) | 1.83% | +1.94 | -0.1084% | 4.34% | -6.71% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| GDP (current US$) | 1.87T | -3.01B | 1.88T | 1.94T | 2.43B | USD | 2025-12-31 | |
| GDP per capita | 36,227 | -11.67 | 36,239 | 37,518 | 94.2 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| GNI per capita | 37,880 | +1,130 | 36,750 | 38,590 | 120 | US$ | 2025-12-31 | |
| Inflation rate | 3.14% | +0.5701 | 2.57% | 10.13% | -0.4261% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Core inflation rate | 2.54% | +0.3681 | 2.17% | 10.81% | -0.6971% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Unemployment rate | 2.8% | +0 | 2.8% | 8.2% | 1.9% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Interest rate | 2.5% | +0 | 2.5% | 5.25% | 0.5% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Government bond 10Y | 4.08% | +0.338 | 3.74% | 8.25% | 1.25% | % | 2026-05-31 | |
| Money supply M3 (YoY) | 5.03% | +0.4133 | 4.62% | 16.58% | 2.16% | % | 2026-03-31 | |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 426.99B | -881.00M | 427.88B | 469.21B | 199.88B | USD | 2026-05-31 | |
| Industrial production | 1.55% | -0.6026 | 2.16% | 35.19% | -21.64% | % | 2026-04-30 | |
| Retail sales | 1.67% | -3.32 | 5% | 18.08% | -17.32% | % | 2026-04-30 | |
| Business confidence | -7.33 | +1.67 | -9 | 65 | -37.67 | index | 2026-05-31 | |
| Consumer confidence | 6.1 | +6.9 | -0.8 | 23 | -32.3 | index | 2026-05-31 | |
| Building permits | 56.49 | -17.59 | 74.08 | 246.23 | 13.83 | index | 2018-12-31 | |
| Car registrations | 100.27 | +11.51 | 88.76 | 137.17 | 16.05 | index | 2026-02-28 | |
| Current account | 7.64% | +1.16 | 6.48% | 15.11% | -4.81% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Balance of trade | 24.84 | -1.64 | 26.47 | 26.47 | -7.99 | USD billion | 2026-04-30 | |
| Exports | 44.36% | +3.04 | 41.32% | 52.02% | 2.63% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Imports | 40.28% | -0.6523 | 40.94% | 50.4% | 11.92% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Remittances | 0.3883% | +0.0031 | 0.3852% | 1.45% | 0.1483% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Government debt | 48.55% | +0.9433 | 47.61% | 48.55% | 6.63% | % of GDP | 2023-12-31 | |
| Gross savings | 35.03% | +1.67 | 33.36% | 41.89% | 25.08% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Gross capital formation | 29.97% | -1.92 | 31.89% | 41.67% | 10.61% | % of GDP | 2024-12-31 | |
| Population | 51.68M | -66,501 | 51.75M | 51.84M | 25.01M | people | 2025-12-31 | |
| Life expectancy | 83.63 | +0.2 | 83.43 | 83.63 | 53.8 | years | 2024-12-31 |
Korea, Rep.'s GDP growth is 3.78% as of 2026-03-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate (CPI) is 3.14% as of 2026-05-31, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Korea, Rep. has 75 macroeconomic and markets indicators on ECONOMY, sourced from national statistics offices and central banks, last updated 2026-05-31.
Last updated 2026-05-31