International Monetary Fund · Public Sector
Korea, Republic of: General Government Debt (IMF)
52.49percent · 2024+38.6% since 2014
Total stock of debt liabilities issued by the general government as a share of GDP. Annual figures for Korea, Republic of from 1990 to 2024.
Every year
| Year | Value (percent) | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 52.488 | |
| 2023 | 50.697 | |
| 2022 | 49.798 | |
| 2021 | 47.988 | |
| 2020 | 45.915 | |
| 2019 | 39.73 | |
| 2018 | 37.854 | |
| 2017 | 38.011 | |
| 2016 | 39.144 | |
| 2015 | 38.843 | |
| 2014 | 37.876 | |
| 2013 | 36.004 | |
| 2012 | 33.536 | |
| 2011 | 31.7 | |
| 2010 | 28.275 | |
| 2009 | 28.791 | |
| 2008 | 25.856 | |
| 2007 | 26.346 | |
| 2006 | 27.043 | |
| 2005 | 24.917 | |
| 2004 | 21.603 | |
| 2003 | 19.102 | |
| 2002 | 16.444 | |
| 2001 | 16.625 | |
| 2000 | 16.087 | |
| 1999 | 15.759 | |
| 1998 | 13.817 | |
| 1997 | 9.694 | |
| 1996 | 7.811 | |
| 1995 | 8.485 | |
| 1994 | 9.631 | |
| 1993 | 10.862 | |
| 1992 | 11.645 | |
| 1991 | 11.926 | |
| 1990 | 12.787 |
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). General Government Debt (IMF). Interva. https://interva.co/dataset/imf-general-government-debt (accessed 2026-11-08). catalog snapshot 2026-11-07.
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