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Country statistical profile: Korea 2023/3
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| | Country statistical profile: Korea 2023 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 37 902 | 39 575 | 40 957 | 43 044 | 43 410 | 44 695 | 46 875 | |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 38 021 | 39 720 | 41 124 | 43 218 | 43 785 | 45 085 | 47 397 | .. |
| | Household disposable income per capita | Annual growth % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.2 | -0.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 9.6 | 8.7 | 7.5 | 7.2 | 8.1 | 14.7 | .. | |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 5.4 | 6.6 | 9.8 | -2.2 | -2.1 | 3.5 | 2.8 | .. |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 2.2 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.9 | .. | |
| | Industry including energy | % | 31.9 | 31.7 | 32.0 | 31.3 | 29.7 | 29.7 | .. | |
| | Construction | % | 5.3 | 5.7 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 6.0 | .. | |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 14.4 | 14.3 | 13.9 | 13.7 | 13.9 | 12.8 | .. | |
| | Information, communication | % | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 5.0 | .. | |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 5.8 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.3 | .. | |
| | Real estate | % | 8.0 | 8.1 | 7.9 | 8.0 | 8.0 | 8.3 | .. | |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 9.3 | 9.2 | 9.2 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.2 | .. | |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 15.8 | 15.9 | 16.1 | 16.5 | 17.3 | 17.7 | .. | |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 2.2 | .. | |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 1.2 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 1.0 | -2.7 | .. | |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 52.5 | 51.6 | 49.4 | 50.4 | 52.7 | 58.9 | 59.6 | 57.6 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 31.6 | 32.5 | 33.0 | 34.2 | 34.8 | 35.4 | 37.2 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 30.4 | 30.3 | 30.3 | 31.1 | 33.9 | 38.1 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.4 | 4.9 | 5.1 | 5.8 | 6.1 |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.8 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 3.6 |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 9.6 | 9.9 | 10.1 | 10.9 | 12.3 | 14.4 | 14.9 | 14.8 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 3.5 | .. | 3.9 | .. | .. |
| | Official Development Assistance - grant equivalent | % of GNI | .. | .. | .. | 0.14 | 0.15 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.17 |
| | Official Development Assistance - flows basis | % of GNI | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 23.7 | 24.7 | 25.4 | 26.7 | 27.2 | 27.7 | 29.9 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 4.1 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.2 | 6.1 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 3.1 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 3.4 | 3.8 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 6.7 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 6.8 | 6.9 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 21.4 | 21.8 | 22.0 | 22.4 | 22.9 | 23.4 | 23.8 | 24.2 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 36.1 | 33.5 | 36.2 | 37.3 | 36.5 | 32.7 | .. | |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 43.0 | 40.1 | 40.9 | 41.7 | 39.3 | 36.4 | .. | |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 92.3 | 89.8 | 96.3 | 71.3 | 40.8 | 47.5 | 31.6 | -46.6 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 436.9 | 406.9 | 479.7 | 535.6 | 503.4 | 467.5 | 615.0 | 733.0 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 529.2 | 496.7 | 575.9 | 607.0 | 544.2 | 515.1 | 646.6 | 686.4 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -14.6 | -17.3 | -36.7 | -29.4 | -26.8 | -14.7 | -5.3 | -5.5 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 112.1 | 112.1 | 126.4 | 133.0 | 130.7 | 104.3 | 125.2 | 135.7 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 97.5 | 94.8 | 89.7 | 103.7 | 103.8 | 89.6 | 119.9 | 130.2 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 7.2 | 6.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 3.6 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 1.7 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 276 100 | 296 641 | 343 089 | 383 983 | 433 671 | 488 180 | .. | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 168 923 | 174 979 | 210 864 | 213 966 | 218 310 | 232 526 | .. | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 4 104 | 12 104 | 17 913 | 12 183 | 9 634 | 8 765 | 22 060 | 17 996 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 23 687 | 29 890 | 34 069 | 38 220 | 35 239 | 34 832 | 66 001 | 66 408 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.1 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 1.4 | 3.6 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 0.0 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 5.9 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | -14.1 | -9.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 | -2.6 | -4.8 | 7.6 | 19.0 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | -6.7 | -3.5 | 4.8 | 2.2 | -1.0 | -2.6 | 10.4 | 11.7 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 2.31 | 1.75 | 2.28 | 2.50 | 1.70 | 1.50 | 2.06 | 3.36 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | KRW per USD | 857.48 | 858.81 | 872.62 | 854.87 | 856.43 | 837.67 | 854.10 | 831.94 |
| | Exchange rates | KRW per USD | 1 130.95 | 1 160.77 | 1 131.00 | 1 100.16 | 1 165.36 | 1 180.27 | 1 143.95 | 1 291.45 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 86 | 86 | 89 | 89 | 87 | 84 | 86 | 80 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 272.6 | 282.3 | 282.2 | 282.0 | 280.1 | 276.1 | 290.1 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.13 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 3 964.8 | 4 210.0 | 4 640.9 | 5 389.3 | 5 502.8 | 5 871.5 | 6 173.2 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 53.32 | 41.00 | 53.47 | 71.56 | 65.42 | 45.23 | 70.24 | 102.53 |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 77.1 | 75.3 | 74.7 | 72.4 | 71.7 | 71.6 | 73.6 | 81.0 |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 98.8 | 99.2 | 99.5 | 99.5 | 99.7 | 99.7 | 99.9 | 100.0 |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 26 701 | 26 377 | 23 404 | 22 679 | 23 864 | 18 801 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 1 050 | 899 | 919 | 1 000 | 903 | 925 | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | .. | .. | 38 | 37 | 41 | 21 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 1 676 | 1 859 | 2 335 | 2 400 | 2 328 | .. | .. | |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 18 705 | 19 627 | 19 524 | 20 453 | 21 156 | 22 545 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 367 | 383 | 380 | 396 | 409 | 435 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 582 | 589 | 600 | 605 | 587 | 547 | 582 | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 45 | 47 | 48 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 52 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 10 583 | 11 077 | 11 689 | 12 694 | 13 341 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 11 701 | 12 423 | 13 565 | 15 168 | 17 078 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 10 268 | 10 532 | 10 622 | 11 433 | 11 287 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 26.2 | 26.5 | 25.2 | 27.1 | 28.8 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 76.4 | 76.4 | 74.9 | 75.3 | 77.0 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 66.0 | 66.2 | 67.4 | 66.8 | 66.9 | 66.6 | 66.3 | 68.8 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 | 12.2 | 14.0 | 15.4 | 16.1 | 16.4 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.6 | 2.8 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.1 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 1.4 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 1.0 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 4.2 | 4.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 4.9 | 5.7 | 4.0 | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 2 083 | 2 068 | 2 018 | 1 993 | 1 967 | 1 908 | 1 910 | 1 901 |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 76 922 | 79 365 | 88 136 | 95 438 | 99 971 | 102 880 | 110 148 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 13.6 | 13.7 | 14.3 | 15.2 | 15.9 | 16.6 | 17.3 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 51 015 | 51 218 | 51 362 | 51 585 | 51 765 | 51 836 | 51 745 | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.8 | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 13.8 | 13.4 | 13.1 | 12.8 | 12.5 | 12.2 | 11.9 | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 12.8 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 14.3 | 14.9 | 15.7 | 16.6 | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.4 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 82.1 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 83.5 | 83.6 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 79.0 | 79.3 | 79.7 | 79.7 | 80.3 | 80.5 | 80.6 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 85.2 | 85.4 | 85.7 | 85.7 | 86.3 | 86.5 | 86.6 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.4 | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | 33.4 | 34.5 | 33.7 | 34.3 | 33.7 | 37.8 | 36.7 | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 26.8 | 25.5 | 23.8 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 24.1 | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 141 861 | 143 673 | 148 603 | 151 408 | 147 219 | 142 098 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 446 415 | 460 790 | 471 818 | 479 461 | 488 338 | 388 274 | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .. |
| Last updated: 10 July 2023; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||