Economy
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · updated 2025-12-31
Korea, Rep.'s government debt stands at 52.42% as of 2025-12-31, up from 49.56% in 2024. Historical data runs from 2012 to 2025 (14 observations).
In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s government debt was 52.42%, up from 49.56% in 2024.
In 2024, Korea, Rep.'s government debt was 49.56%, down from 50.56% in 2023.
In 2023, Korea, Rep.'s government debt was 50.56%, up from 49.7% in 2022.
In 2022, Korea, Rep.'s government debt was 49.7%, up from 47.95% in 2021.
In 2021, Korea, Rep.'s government debt was 47.95%, up from 45.92% in 2020.
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 52.42% | +2.86% |
| 2024 | 49.56% | -1% |
| 2023 | 50.56% | +0.8581% |
| 2022 | 49.7% | +1.76% |
| 2021 | 47.95% | +2.03% |
| 2020 | 45.92% | +6.19% |
| 2019 | 39.73% | +1.88% |
| 2018 | 37.85% | -0.1574% |
| 2017 | 38.01% | -1.13% |
| 2016 | 39.14% | +0.3009% |
| 2015 | 38.84% | +0.968% |
| 2014 | 37.87% | +1.87% |
| 2013 | 36.01% | +2.47% |
| 2012 | 33.54% | — |
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). · Download this series as CSV — free, attribution required (CC BY 4.0).
Korea, Rep.'s government debt is 52.42% as of 2025-12-31, compared with 49.56% in 2024. Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO).
The highest recorded value is 52.42% (2025); the lowest is 33.54% (2012), across data from 2012 to 2025.
Source: IMF — International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL), International Liquidity (IL), Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), World Economic Outlook (WEO). Figures are republished with attribution and updated as the source releases new observations.