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Korea, Republic of: Central Government Debt (IMF)

44.77percent · 2024+45.8% since 2014

Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the central government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 1958 to 2024.

19852024

Every year

YearValue (percent)Note
202444.768
202345.498
202244.471
202142.265
202039.797
201934.255
201832.477
201732.437
201632.291
201531.969
201430.699
201329.536
201228.252
201127.807
201027.098
200927.571
200824.764
200725.482
200626.127
200523.996
200420.798
200318.293
200215.568
200115.436
200014.938
199914.634
199812.83
19979.002
19967.253
19957.879
19948.943
199310.086
199210.814
199111.074
199011.874
198912.357
198812.653
198715.262
198614.542
198516.235
198416.947
198319.323
198220.533
198118.816
198018.553
197915.741
197818.4
197720.081
197620.395
197521.483
197418.637
197317.908
197218.349
197114.531
197010.6
19682.711
19673.675
19664.37
19656.044
19646.459
19639.063
196212.83
196113.154
196013.467
195816.607

Source

Published by International Monetary Fund, produced by International Monetary Fund. Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions. Retrieved 2026-11-07.

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International Monetary Fund (2026). Central Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-central-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.

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