South Korea recorded a Government Budget deficit equal to 3.90 percent of the country's Gross Domestic Product in 2024. Government Budget in South Korea averaged -0.89 percent of GDP from 1988 until 2024, reaching an all time high of 3.47 percent of GDP in 2007 and a record low of -5.60 percent of GDP in 2021. source: Statistics Korea

Government Budget in South Korea is expected to reach -4.00 percent of GDP by the end of 2026, according to Trading Economics global macro models and analysts expectations. In the long-term, the South Korea Government Budget is projected to trend around -3.60 percent of GDP in 2027 and -3.20 percent of GDP in 2028, according to our econometric models.



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Asylum Applications 18336.00 18837.00 Persons Dec 2024
Credit Rating 86.00 May 2026
Fiscal Expenditure 124436.00 58532.00 KRW Billion Feb 2026
Government Budget -3.90 -2.60 percent of GDP Dec 2024
Government Budget Value -7086.00 14263.00 KRW Billion Feb 2026
Government Debt to GDP 49.00 46.00 percent of GDP Dec 2025
Government Revenues 117351.00 72795.00 KRW Billion Feb 2026
Government Spending 104994.90 103620.70 KRW Billion Dec 2025
Government Spending to GDP 35.60 37.02 percent of GDP Dec 2023
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Military Expenditure 47770.90 47604.60 USD Million Dec 2025


South Korea Government Budget
The Government Budget to GDP ratio is an itemized accounting of the payments received by the government (taxes and other fees) and the payments made by the government (purchases and transfer payments) relative to GDP. A budget deficit occurs when a government spends more money than it takes in. The opposite of a budget deficit is a budget surplus.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
-3.90 -2.60 3.47 -5.60 1988 - 2024 percent of GDP Yearly