Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
The key tables by country statistical profiles include a wide range of indicators on economy, education, energy, environment, foreign aid, health, information and communication, labour, migration, R&D, trade and society. Historical data refer to the latest eight time periods.
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| | Country statistical profile: Korea 2013 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 22 783 | 24 247 | 26 102 | 26 689 | 26 680 | 28 613 | 29 786 | 30 800 |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 22 762 | 24 284 | 26 150 | 26 888 | 26 799 | 28 649 | 29 864 | 30 972 |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 4.1 | 1.7 | 2.0 |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 4.0 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 2.3 | 0.3 | 6.3 | 3.7 | 2.0 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 7.2 | 5.2 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 3.5 | 3.8 |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | % of GDP | 1.9 | 3.4 | 4.2 | -1.9 | -1.0 | 5.8 | -1.0 | -1.7 |
| | Economic structure - value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing: share of real value added | % | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.9 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.6 |
| | Industry: share of real value added | % | 30.6 | 30.2 | 30.3 | 30.0 | 30.4 | 33.1 | 33.9 | 33.8 |
| | Finance, insurance, real estate, business: share of real value added | % | 19.9 | 19.9 | 20.1 | 20.3 | 19.9 | 19.3 | 19.2 | 19.1 |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 3.4 | 3.9 | 4.7 | 3.0 | -1.1 | 1.3 | 2.0 | .. |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | 25.5 | 28.6 | 28.7 | 29.9 | 33.3 | 34.2 | 36.0 | 37.6 |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 30.0 | 31.7 | 33.3 | 33.4 | 31.9 | 31.4 | 32.2 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 26.6 | 27.7 | 28.7 | 30.4 | 33.1 | 30.1 | 30.2 | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Public expenditure on health | % of GDP | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 4.0 | 4.1 | 4.1 | |
| | Private expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.6 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.1 | 3.2 | 3.3 | |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 6.5 | 7.5 | 7.7 | 8.4 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.1 | 9.3 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.4 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.5 | 2.7 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 2.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.1 | 1.4 | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | .. | 0.05 | 0.07 | 0.09 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.12 | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 24.0 | 25.0 | 26.5 | 26.5 | 25.5 | 25.1 | 25.9 | .. |
| | Taxes on income and profits | % of GDP | 7.0 | 7.4 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 7.3 | 7.1 | 7.8 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 8.2 | 8.1 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.2 | 8.5 | 8.1 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 9.9 | 10.6 | 12.1 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 13.0 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 36.6 | 38.3 | 40.4 | 54.2 | 46.0 | 49.7 | 54.0 | 53.4 |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 39.3 | 39.7 | 41.9 | 53.0 | 49.7 | 52.3 | 56.0 | 56.5 |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 23.2 | 16.1 | 14.6 | -13.3 | 40.4 | 41.2 | 30.8 | .. |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 261.2 | 309.4 | 356.8 | 435.3 | 323.1 | 425.2 | 524.4 | 519.6 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 284.4 | 325.5 | 371.5 | 422.0 | 363.5 | 466.4 | 555.2 | 547.9 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -9.8 | -13.4 | -12.2 | -5.3 | -6.0 | -8.5 | -6.0 | 2.8 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 59.5 | 70.2 | 85.1 | 95.7 | 79.6 | 95.7 | 101.2 | 108.0 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 49.7 | 56.9 | 73.0 | 90.4 | 73.6 | 87.2 | 95.2 | 110.8 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 2.2 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 2.3 | 3.8 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 38 683 | 49 187 | 74 777 | 97 910 | 120 440 | 143 160 | 171 530 | 196 410 |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | 104 879 | 115 770 | 121 956 | 94 680 | 121 100 | 134 230 | 133 660 | 147 230 |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 6 309 | 3 586 | 1 784 | 3 311 | 2 249 | 1 094 | 4 661 | 4 999 |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 6 366 | 11 175 | 19 720 | 20 251 | 17 197 | 23 278 | 20 355 | 23 627 |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 2.8 | 2.2 | 2.5 | 4.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 2.2 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.3 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 3.0 | 1.8 | 2.6 | 1.6 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 0.5 | 2.5 | 5.0 | 7.6 | 6.4 | 8.1 | 4.0 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 5.7 | 7.0 | 2.8 | 12.9 | -5.2 | 6.5 | 9.9 | 4.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 3.1 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 12.1 | -1.8 | 4.3 | 9.0 | -0.4 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 4.95 | 5.15 | 5.35 | 5.57 | 5.17 | 4.77 | 4.20 | 3.45 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | KRW per USD | 788.92 | 774.82 | 768.65 | 785.72 | 811.66 | 829.90 | 833.03 | 826.19 |
| | Exchange rates | KRW per USD | 1 024.12 | 954.79 | 929.26 | 1 102.05 | 1 276.93 | 1 156.06 | 1 108.29 | 1 126.47 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD = 100 | 76 | 81 | 80 | 67 | 62 | 70 | 71 | 72 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 210.2 | 213.6 | 222.1 | 226.9 | 229.2 | 250.0 | 257.6 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.19 | 0.19 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.19 | 0.19 | .. |
| | Renewables' contribution to total primary energy supply | % | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 50.19 | 62.82 | 70.01 | 98.11 | 61.12 | 78.72 | 108.63 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | ICT investment in non-residential fixed capital formation | % | 12.2 | 12.4 | 12.1 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 10.7 | .. | .. |
| | ICT related occupations: business sector employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | 6.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Households with access to the Internet | % | 92.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 96.8 | 97.2 | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstractions | Mln m3 | 29 160 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Fish landings in domestic and foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 1 829 | 1 748 | 1 862 | 1 951 | 1 839 | 1 725 | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 1 057 | 1 277 | 1 407 | 1 400 | 1 332 | 1 376 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 17 670 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 18 580 | 18 580 | .. |
| | Municipal waste per capita | Kg | 370 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 380 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 469 | 477 | 490 | 502 | 515 | 563 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 31.6 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 39.7 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: non-tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 8 122 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2009 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | .. | .. | .. | 9 513 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | 7.0 | 7.0 | 8.5 | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | 22.2 | 23.0 | 23.5 | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 29.9 | 27.2 | 25.7 | 23.8 | 22.9 | 23.0 | 23.1 | 24.2 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 73.4 | 73.9 | 74.0 | 74.2 | 73.3 | 73.8 | 74.4 | 74.7 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 58.7 | 59.3 | 60.6 | 60.6 | 60.4 | 60.9 | 62.1 | 63.1 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 9.0 | 8.8 | 8.9 | 9.3 | 9.9 | 10.7 | 13.5 | 10.2 |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | 33.6 | 32.8 | 31.8 | 31.3 | 30.0 | 28.8 | 28.2 | 28.2 |
| | Self-employment rate, men: male employment | % | 34.0 | 33.2 | 32.3 | 31.9 | 30.8 | 30.0 | 29.6 | 29.8 |
| | Self-employment rate, women: female employment | % | 32.9 | 32.3 | 31.2 | 30.4 | 28.8 | 27.1 | 26.4 | 26.0 |
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 3.7 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 |
| | Unemployment rate, men: male labour force | % | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 3.4 |
| | Unemployment rate, women: female labour force | % | 3.4 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 2.6 | 3.0 | 3.4 | 3.1 | 3.0 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 0.8 | 1.1 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.3 |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 6.9 | 4.3 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 2.2 | 5.4 | 9.4 | -1.4 |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 2 351 | 2 346 | 2 306 | 2 246 | 2 232 | 2 187 | 2 090 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 30 618 | 34 712 | 38 923 | 41 685 | 44 311 | 49 448 | 55 288 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 7.9 | 8.6 | 9.5 | 10.0 | 10.4 | 11.1 | 11.9 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 48 138 | 48 372 | 48 598 | 48 949 | 49 182 | 49 410 | 49 779 | |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 | |
| | Total fertility rates | Children | 1.1 | 1.1 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 19.2 | 18.6 | 18.0 | 17.3 | 16.7 | 16.1 | 15.6 | |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 9.1 | 9.5 | 9.9 | 10.3 | 10.7 | 11.0 | 11.4 | |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 1.1 | .. | .. | .. | .. | 2.0 | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 78.5 | 79.1 | 79.4 | 79.9 | 80.4 | 80.6 | 81.1 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 75.1 | 75.7 | 76.1 | 76.5 | 77.0 | 77.2 | 77.7 | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 81.9 | 82.4 | 82.7 | 83.3 | 83.8 | 84.1 | 84.5 | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.2 | 3.2 | 3.0 | .. |
| | Overweight and obese aged 15 and over | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | 30.2 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide rates | Per 100 000 persons | 18.6 | 15.9 | 19.3 | 19.4 | 22.8 | 21.4 | 20.2 | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Road fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 132 | 131 | 127 | 121 | 120 | 114 | .. | .. |
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| Source: OECD Factbook statistics. For explanatory notes, see OECD Factbook 2013 (DOI: 10.1787/factbook-2013-en) | ||||||||||