East Asia & Pacific · High income · KOR
Korea, Republic of
2,836 datasets on Korea, Republic of from World Bank, IMF, Ember, OECD, UNHCR, WHO, IATI, each with its publisher, unit and history.
Headline figures
GDP (current US$)
1.87T
current USD · 2025 · World Bank
GDP per capita (current US$)
36,227
current USD · 2025 · World Bank
GDP growth (annual %)
1.01
percent · 2025 · World Bank
Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)
2.12
percent · 2025 · World Bank
Population, total
51.68M
people · 2025 · World Bank
Life expectancy at birth (years)
83.63
years · 2024 · World Bank
Mortality rate, under-5
2.80
per 1,000 live births · 2024 · World Bank
Unemployment, total (% of labor force)
2.68
percent · 2025 · World Bank
Poverty headcount ratio at $3.00 a day
0.10
percent · 2021 · World Bank
Access to electricity
100
percent · 2024 · World Bank
Individuals using the Internet
97.90
percent · 2024 · World Bank
Primary completion rate, total
102.85
percent · 2024 · World Bank
Exports of goods and services (% of GDP)
45.76
percent · 2025 · World Bank
Central government debt, total (% of GDP)
47.81
percent · 2024 · World Bank
Current health expenditure
8.68
percent · 2024 · World Bank
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions excluding LULUCF per capita
11.36
t CO2e per capita · 2024 · World Bank
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Sources
- World Bank2,681 series
- IMF99 series
- Ember39 series
- OECD6 series
- UNHCR5 series
- WHO4 series
- IATI2 series
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