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South Korea

대한민국

Current conditions, official developments, and the latest available indicators.

Capital
Seoul
Currency
KRW
Time
KST
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

Today in South Korea

Current national brief.

Recent releases from official national authorities.

POLICY

Bank of Korea raised the Base Rate by 25 basis points

The Monetary Policy Board published its decision and assessment of growth and inflation conditions.

Bank of Korea

Current month

South Korea at a glance.

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

Current context

Latest verified direction.

Public figures with clear sources and dates. Values shown with their original official cadence.

GDP growth%
2015: 2.922025: 1.007
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView
Unemployment%
2015: 3.5462025: 2.683
Source: World Bank Open Data · 2015–2025 · Charts by TradingView

Source authority

Official institutions, direct from source.

Bank of KoreaMonetary policy and financial-system authorityStatistics KoreaNational statistics and public indicators

Provenance

Official sources and observation dates.

Statistics KoreaOfficial national statisticsBank of KoreaOfficial monetary authorityWorld Bank Open DataOfficial statistics