Leading Economic Index South Korea increased to 127.50 in April of 2026 over the same month in the previous year. Leading Economic Index in South Korea averaged 47.54 points from 1970 until 2026, reaching an all time high of 127.50 points in April of 2026 and a record low of 3.70 points in January of 1970. source: Statistics Korea



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Business Confidence 80.00 74.00 points May 2026
Capacity Utilization 105.10 104.90 points Mar 2026
Car Production 361926.00 386363.00 Units Apr 2026
Car Registrations 151693.00 164810.00 Units Apr 2026
Changes in Inventories 2667.70 2945.00 KRW Billion Mar 2026
Coincident Index 116.20 115.50 points Mar 2026
Composite Leading Indicator 102.50 102.28 points Apr 2026
Corruption Index 63.00 64.00 Points Dec 2025
Corruption Rank 31.00 30.00 Dec 2025
Electricity Production 21758.64 21529.98 Gigawatt-hour Mar 2026
Industrial Production YoY 1.50 3.90 percent Apr 2026
Industrial Production MoM -0.70 0.60 percent Apr 2026
Leading Economic Index 127.50 126.40 points Apr 2026
Manufacturing Production YoY 1.60 4.20 percent Apr 2026
Mining Production -4.10 1.50 percent Apr 2026
New Orders 16148073.00 14987688.00 KRW Million Apr 2026
Steel Production 5200.00 5400.00 Thousand Tonnes Apr 2026


South Korea Leading Economic Index
In South Korea, Leading Composite Index examines the overall economic situation, predicting the direction and speed of a turning point in the economy. The index integrates a set of selected major indices that reflect each part of economy: opening-to-application ratio, inventory circulation indicator, consumer expectation index, machinery orders received, import of capital goods, construction orders received, stock price index, total liquidity, interest rate spread, 3-year treasury bonds less call rate, net barter terms of trade. The index has a base value of 100 as of 2020.
Actual Previous Highest Lowest Dates Unit Frequency
127.50 126.40 127.50 3.70 1970 - 2026 points Monthly
2020=100