Economy
Korea, Rep.'s GDP annual growth rate is 3.36% as of 2026-09-30, according to national statistics offices and central banks. Other tracked indicators include GDP (current US$) at 1.87T, GDP growth rate (QoQ) at 0.9681%, GDP per capita at 36,227.
| Indicator | Last | Change | Trend | Previous | Highest | Lowest | Unit | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GDP annual growth rate | 3.36% | -0.403 | 3.76% | 13.63% | -7.11% | % | 2026-09-30 | |
| GDP growth rate (QoQ) | 0.9681% | +0.3343 | 0.6338% | 4.34% | -6.71% | % | 2026-09-30 | |
| GDP (current US$) | 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 | 2.82% | -0.0599 | 2.88% | 10.13% | -0.4261% | % | 2026-10-31 | |
| Core inflation rate | 2.8% | +0.007 | 2.8% | 10.81% | -0.6971% | % | 2026-10-31 | |
| Unemployment rate | 2.6% | -0.1 | 2.7% | 8.2% | 1.9% | % | 2026-09-30 | |
| Interest rate | 3% | +0 | 3% | 5.25% | 0.5% | % | 2026-10-31 | |
| Government bond 10Y | 4.21% | -0.244 | 4.45% | 8.25% | 1.25% | % | 2026-10-31 | |
| Money supply M3 (YoY) | 5.94% | +0.2146 | 5.73% | 16.58% | 2.16% | % | 2026-06-30 | |
| Foreign exchange reserves | 440.56B | -1.72B | 442.28B | 469.21B | 199.88B | USD | 2026-09-30 | |
| Industrial production | 8.15% | +8.58 | -0.4259% | 35.19% | -21.64% | % | 2026-09-30 | |
| Retail sales | -0.5894% | +0.3712 | -0.9606% | 18.08% | -17.32% | % | 2026-08-31 | |
| Business confidence | -4 | +3.67 | -7.67 | 65 | -37.67 | index | 2026-10-31 | |
| Consumer confidence | 5.4 | -1.2 | 6.6 | 23 | -32.3 | index | 2026-10-31 | |
| Building permits | 56.49 | -17.59 | 74.08 | 246.23 | 13.83 | index | 2018-12-31 | |
| Car registrations | 108.54 | +22.71 | 85.83 | 137.17 | 16.05 | index | 2026-06-30 | |
| Current account | 20.85% | +4.9 | 15.95% | 20.85% | -4.81% | % of GDP | 2026-06-30 | |
| Balance of trade | 45.88 | +10.54 | 35.34 | 45.88 | -7.99 | USD billion | 2026-09-30 | |
| Exports | 45.76% | +1.4 | 44.36% | 52.02% | 2.63% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Imports | 40.6% | +0.3143 | 40.28% | 50.4% | 11.92% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Remittances | 0.3776% | -0.0107 | 0.3883% | 1.45% | 0.1483% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Government debt to GDP | 52.42% | +2.86 | 49.56% | 52.42% | 33.54% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross savings | 35.6% | +0.5683 | 35.03% | 41.89% | 25.08% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| Gross capital formation | 29.13% | -0.8427 | 29.97% | 41.67% | 10.61% | % of GDP | 2025-12-31 | |
| 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 3.36% as of 2026-09-30, according to national statistics offices and central banks.
Korea, Rep.'s inflation rate (CPI) is 2.82% as of 2026-10-31, 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 2026-10-31.
Last updated 2026-10-31