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	104.90	104.80	points	Feb 2026
Car Production	387227.00	278250.00	Units	Mar 2026
Car Registrations	164813.00	123275.00	Units	Mar 2026
Changes in Inventories	2667.70	2945.00	KRW Billion	Mar 2026
Coincident Index	115.70	114.70	points	Feb 2026
Composite Leading Indicator	102.28	102.10	points	Mar 2026
Corruption Index	63.00	64.00	Points	Dec 2025
Corruption Rank	31.00	30.00		Dec 2025
Electricity Production	21529.98	23305.51	Gigawatt-hour	Feb 2026
Industrial Production YoY	3.60	-2.30	percent	Mar 2026
Industrial Production MoM	0.30	5.30	percent	Mar 2026
Leading Economic Index	126.40	125.20	points	Mar 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY	4.00	-2.00	percent	Mar 2026
Mining Production	2.70	-12.50	percent	Mar 2026
New Orders	14453852.00	10250716.00	KRW Million	Mar 2026
Steel Production	5400.00	4800.00	Thousand Tonnes	Mar 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.