South Korea | Economic Indicators


Overview Last Reference
GDP Growth Rate 0.6 % Jun/17
Unemployment Rate 3.8 % Aug/17
Inflation Rate 2.6 % Aug/17
Interest Rate 1.25 % Aug/17
Balance of Trade 7013 USD Million Aug/17
Government Debt to GDP 38.6 % Dec/16
Markets Last Reference
Currency 1135 Sep/17
Stock Market 2380 points Sep/17
Government Bond 10Y 2.27 % Sep/17
GDP Last Reference
GDP Growth Rate 0.6 % Jun/17
GDP Annual Growth Rate 2.7 % Jun/17
GDP 1411 USD Billion Dec/16
GDP Constant Prices 386582 KRW Billion Jun/17
Gross National Product 399159 KRW Billion Jun/17
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 124688 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP per capita 25459 USD Dec/16
GDP per capita PPP 34986 USD Dec/16
GDP From Agriculture 7082 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP From Construction 17799 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP From Manufacturing 110490 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP From Mining 599 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP From Public Administration 23152 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP From Services 204205 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP From Transport 12774 KRW Billion Jun/17
GDP From Utilities 7482 KRW Billion Jun/17
Labour Last Reference
Unemployment Rate 3.8 % Aug/17
Employed Persons 26553 Thousand Aug/17
Unemployed Persons 1043 Thousand Aug/17
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.3 % Aug/17
Labour Costs 148 Index Points Mar/17
Productivity 97.6 Index Points Mar/17
Wages 3332086 KRW/Month Jun/17
Minimum Wages 6470 KRW/Hour Jan/17
Wages in Manufacturing 3589196 KRW/Month Jun/17
Population 50.8 Million Dec/16
Retirement Age Women 60 Dec/17
Retirement Age Men 60 Dec/17
Employment Rate 61.5 % Jul/17
Youth Unemployment Rate 9.4 % Aug/17
Prices Last Reference
Inflation Rate 2.6 % Aug/17
Inflation Rate Mom 0.6 % Aug/17
Consumer Price Index CPI 103 Index Points Aug/17
Core Consumer Prices 103 Index Points Aug/17
Core Inflation Rate 1.8 % Aug/17
GDP Deflator 111 Index Points Jun/17
Producer Prices 102 Index Points Aug/17
Producer Prices Change 3.2 % Aug/17
Export Prices 85.71 Index Points Aug/17
Import Prices 81.22 Index Points Aug/17
Food Inflation 7.4 % Aug/17
CPI Transportation 100 Index Points Aug/17
Money Last Reference
Interest Rate 1.25 % Aug/17
Interbank Rate 1.35 % Sep/17
Money Supply M0 90911700 KRW Million Jul/17
Money Supply M1 809782 KRW Billion Jul/17
Money Supply M2 2477086 KRW Billion Jul/17
Money Supply M3 3483713 KRW Billion Jul/17
Foreign Exchange Reserves 384840 USD Million Aug/17
Loans to Private Sector 7738495 KRW Hundred Million Aug/17
Deposit Interest Rate 1.56 % Dec/16
Central Bank Balance Sheet 474836 KRW Billion Jul/17
Foreign Stock Investment 7129 USD Hundreds of Millions Jun/17
Private Debt To Gdp 254 % Dec/16
Trade Last Reference
Balance of Trade 7013 USD Million Aug/17
Exports 47116 USD Million Aug/17
Imports 40102 USD Million Aug/17
Current Account 7261 USD Million Jul/17
Current Account to GDP 7 % Dec/16
External Debt 407341 USD Million Jun/17
Terms of Trade 107 Index Points Jul/17
Capital Flows 9785 USD Million Jul/17
Foreign Direct Investment 5745000 USD Thousand Jun/17
Tourism Revenues 956800 USD Million Jul/17
Tourist Arrivals 1103506 Aug/17
Gold Reserves 104 Tonnes Jun/17
Terrorism Index 0.23 Dec/15
Weapons Sales 534 USD Million Dec/16
Government Last Reference
Government Debt to GDP 38.6 % Dec/16
Government Budget -2.4 % of GDP Dec/16
Government Budget Value 16089 KRW Billion Jul/17
Government Spending 56774 KRW Billion Jun/17
Government Revenues 251480 KRW Billion Jul/17
Fiscal Expenditure 235390 KRW Billion Jul/17
Asylum Applications 722 Persons Mar/17
Credit Rating 84.4
Government Spending To Gdp 32.3 % Dec/15
Military Expenditure 37265 USD Million Dec/16
Business Last Reference
Business Confidence 78 Aug/17
Manufacturing PMI 49.9 Aug/17
Industrial Production 0.1 % Jul/17
Industrial Production Mom 1.9 % Jul/17
Manufacturing Production -0.1 % Jul/17
Capacity Utilization 113 Index Points Jul/17
New Orders 5617663 KRW Million Jul/17
Changes in Inventories 263 KRW Billion Jun/17
Bankruptcies 31 Companies Jul/17
Car Registrations 120975 Cars Aug/17
Leading Economic Index 133 Index Points Jul/17
Cement Production 5069 Thousands of Tonnes Jul/17
Coincident Index 126 Index Points Jul/17
Competitiveness Index 5.03 Points Dec/17
Competitiveness Rank 26 Dec/17
Corruption Index 53 Points Dec/16
Corruption Rank 52 Dec/16
Ease of Doing Business 5 Dec/16
Electricity Production 23629 Gigawatt-hour Jul/17
Mining Production 13.1 % Jun/17
Steel Production 6160 Thousand Tonnes Aug/17
Consumer Last Reference
Consumer Confidence 108 Sep/17
Retail Sales MoM 0.2 % Jul/17
Retail Sales YoY 3.5 % Jul/17
Consumer Spending 185090 KRW Billion Jun/17
Disposable Personal Income 1632614 KRW Billion Dec/16
Personal Savings 9.3 % Dec/16
Consumer Credit 1388291 KRW Billion Jun/17
Bank Lending Rate 3.45 % Jul/17
Gasoline Prices 1.3 USD/Liter Aug/17
Households Debt To Gdp 93 % of GDP Mar/17
Housing Last Reference
Housing Index 102 Index points Aug/17
Construction Orders 4411096 KRW Million Jul/17
Construction Output 14.1 % Jul/17
Home Ownership Rate 56.8 % Dec/16
Taxes Last Reference
Corporate Tax Rate 22 % Dec/17
Personal Income Tax Rate 38 % Dec/16
Sales Tax Rate 10 % Dec/16
Social Security Rate 16.76 % Dec/15
Social Security Rate For Companies 8.4 % Dec/15
Social Security Rate For Employees 8.4 % Dec/15




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