Economic Indicators for South Korea


LastPreviousHighestLowestUnit
Current account balance2.071.5410.46-10.47Percentage of GDP
Consumer price Index129.20124.71129.208.76
Inflation ( exchange rates & prices )3.605.0928.700.38Percentage (%)
Lending interest rate5.194.2915.282.80%
Interest rates3.062.9810.760.12Percentage (%)
Central Government Debt51.1848.9651.186.86% of GDP
Human Capital Index0.800.830.850.80Scale, 0-1
New businesses registered113,180.00126,487.00126,487.0050,289.00Number
Time required to start a business8.008.0017.008.00Days
Time required to build a warehouse27.5027.5043.0027.00Days
Armed forces Personnel569,000.00613,000.00750,000.00569,000.00Total
Exports of goods and services44.0048.2754.0922.23Percentage (% of GDP)
Imports of goods and services43.9448.2652.2323.25Percentage (% of GDP)
GDP1,7131,6741,81820USD Billions
GDP Growth1.362.6113.38-5.13Percentage (%)
Hospital beds12.7512.6512.751.70Per 1,000 people
Physicians2.512.462.510.50Per 1,000 people
Labor force29,699,046.0029,391,824.0029,699,046.0019,623,164.00Total
Unemployment with advanced education2.752.874.321.65Percentage (%)
Fertility rate0.780.813.770.78Total
Population52525235Thousands