Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea increased to 101.91 points in January from 101.69 points in December of 2025. Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea averaged 100.00 points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 105.62 points in September of 1999 and a record low of 94.76 points in March of 1998. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 73.00 70.00 points Jan 2026
Capacity Utilization 103.50 103.50 points Dec 2025
Car Production 362356.00 354243.00 Units Dec 2025
Car Registrations 144916.00 145936.00 Units Dec 2025
Changes in Inventories 1685.00 1989.90 KRW Billion Sep 2025
Coincident Index 113.60 113.60 points Dec 2025
Composite Leading Indicator 101.91 101.69 points Jan 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21621.51 21172.62 Gigawatt-hour Nov 2025
Industrial Production YoY -0.30 -1.40 percent Dec 2025
Industrial Production MoM 1.70 0.60 percent Dec 2025
Leading Economic Index 124.00 123.00 points Dec 2025
Manufacturing Production YoY -0.40 -1.20 percent Dec 2025
Mining Production 0.50 -6.30 percent Dec 2025
New Orders 13595975.00 16048042.00 KRW Million Dec 2025
Steel Production 5200.00 5000.00 Thousand Tonnes Dec 2025


South Korea Composite Leading Indicator
The composite leading indicator (CLI) is designed to provide early signals of turning points in business cycles showing fluctuation of the economic activity around its long term potential level. CLIs show short-term economic movements in qualitative rather than quantitative terms.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
101.91 101.69 105.62 94.76 1990 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100