Asia Pacific · KR / KOR
South Korea
대한민국
Structural context across the economy, people, infrastructure, trade, and markets.
Population5168.5만2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Economic outputUS$ 1.9T2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Inflation2.1%2025, annual · World Bank Open Data
Unemployment2.8%Jul 2026 · Statistics Korea
Macro structure
South Korea: the broader picture.
Latest available figures. Updated Aug 25, 2026.
GDP growth1%2025, annual
Inflation2.1%2025, annual
Unemployment2.8%Jul 2026
Industry value added34.3%2025, annual
Trade86.4%2025, annual
Long-range series
Structure over time.
Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.
2015: 2.922025: 1.007
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView2015: 3.5462025: 2.683
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView2015: 51,014,9472025: 51,684,564
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingViewPeople & services
Health and education baseline.
Life expectancy83.6 years2024, annual
Secondary enrollment96.3%2024, annual
Infrastructure & trade
Connectivity and external activity.
Internet use97.9%2024, annual
Electricity access100%2024, annual
Trade86.4%2025, annual
Policy, markets & public authority
Official institutions, direct from source.
Macro to local conditions
Read relationships without claiming causation.
OBSERVED
National figures for output, prices, employment, trade, connectivity, health and education are shown together, each with its own time period.
How to use this information
The combined record supports comparison of national conditions with industry and household context; it does not by itself prove that one series caused another.
Provenance