South Korea is the 31 least corrupt nation out of 180 countries, according to the 2025 Corruption Perceptions Index reported by Transparency International. Corruption Rank in South Korea averaged 40.10 from 1995 until 2025, reaching an all time high of 52.00 in 1999 and a record low of 27.00 in 1996. source: Transparency International

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Capacity Utilization	105.40	105.50	points	Aug 2026
Car Production	206064.00	351973.00	Units	Aug 2026
Car Registrations	109920.00	139231.00	Units	Aug 2026
Changes in Inventories	947.90	1625.90	KRW Billion	Jun 2026
Coincident Index	118.80	118.10	points	Aug 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	102.53	102.66	points	Sep 2026
Corruption Index	63.00	64.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	31.00	30.00		Dec 2025
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Industrial Production YoY	-2.20	4.00	percent	Aug 2026
Industrial Production MoM	-4.80	0.50	percent	Aug 2026
Leading Economic Index	131.70	131.30	points	Aug 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	-2.40	4.30	percent	Aug 2026
Mining Production	2.20	-2.60	percent	Aug 2026
New Orders	9576292.00	11819998.00	KRW Million	Aug 2026
Steel Production	5400.00	5700.00	Thousand Tonnes	Aug 2026

South Korea Corruption Rank

The Corruption Perceptions Index ranks countries and territories based on how corrupt their public sector is perceived to be. A country or territory's rank indicates its position relative to the other countries and territories in the index.