Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea increased to 102.15 points in February from 101.89 points in January of 2026. Composite Leading Indicator in South Korea averaged 99.99 points from 1990 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 105.61 points in September of 1999 and a record low of 94.77 points in March of 1998. source: OECD



Related Last Previous Unit Reference
Business Confidence 72.00 73.00 points Feb 2026
Capacity Utilization 104.70 105.70 points Jan 2026
Car Production 360500.00 362564.00 Units Jan 2026
Car Registrations 120787.00 144882.00 Units Jan 2026
Changes in Inventories 2945.00 1685.00 KRW Billion Dec 2025
Coincident Index 114.60 114.50 points Jan 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.15 101.89 points Feb 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 23305.51 22501.10 Gigawatt-hour Jan 2026
Industrial Production YoY 7.10 1.40 percent Jan 2026
Industrial Production MoM -1.90 1.50 percent Jan 2026
Leading Economic Index 124.20 123.10 points Jan 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 7.20 1.40 percent Jan 2026
Mining Production -1.90 0.10 percent Jan 2026
New Orders 13971611.00 13968822.00 KRW Million Jan 2026
Steel Production 5600.00 5200.00 Thousand Tonnes Jan 2026


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
102.15 101.89 105.61 94.77 1990 - 2026 points Monthly
Amplitude adjusted, Long-term average = 100