Country statistical profiles: Key tables from OECD
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| | Country statistical profile: Korea 2019 | |||||||||
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| | | Unit | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| | Production and income | |||||||||
| | GDP per capita | USD current PPPs | 31 228 | 32 097 | 32 616 | 33 587 | 35 761 | 37 143 | 38 839 | .. |
| | Gross national income (GNI) per capita | USD current PPPs | 31 412 | 32 427 | 32 848 | 33 693 | 35 858 | 37 243 | 38 841 | .. |
| | Household disposable income | Annual growth % | 2.4 | 1.8 | 4.0 | 3.6 | 4.7 | 2.5 | .. | .. |
| | Economic growth | |||||||||
| | Real GDP growth | Annual growth % | 3.7 | 2.3 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.1 | 2.7 |
| | Net saving rate in household disposable income | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 5.6 | 7.2 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Gross fixed capital formation | Annual growth % | 0.8 | -0.5 | 3.3 | 3.4 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 8.6 | .. |
| | Economic structure: share of real value added | |||||||||
| | Agriculture, forestry, fishing | % | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.3 | 2.1 | .. | |
| | Industry including energy | % | 33.5 | 33.3 | 33.5 | 33.1 | 33.1 | 33.0 | .. | |
| | Construction | % | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 5.0 | 5.2 | 5.7 | .. | |
| | Trade, repairs, transport, accomm., food services | % | 15.1 | 15.2 | 15.1 | 14.9 | 14.9 | 15.0 | .. | |
| | Information, communication | % | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 3.8 | .. | |
| | Finance and insurance | % | 6.4 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | .. | |
| | Real estate | % | 7.8 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 7.9 | .. | |
| | Professional, scientific, support services | % | 6.9 | 7.1 | 7.3 | 7.4 | 7.5 | 7.4 | .. | |
| | Public admin., defence, education, health, social work | % | 16.2 | 16.6 | 16.7 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 17.0 | .. | |
| | Other services (ISIC Rev.4 R - U) | % | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.6 | 2.6 | .. | |
| | Government deficits and debt | |||||||||
| | Government deficit | % of GDP | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 2.4 | .. | |
| | General government debt | % of GDP | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | General government revenues | % of GDP | 33.3 | 33.7 | 33.1 | 33.2 | 33.6 | 34.6 | 35.3 | .. |
| | General government expenditures | % of GDP | 32.3 | 32.7 | 31.8 | 32.0 | 32.3 | 32.3 | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure | |||||||||
| | Government/compulsory expenditure on health | % of GDP | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | .. |
| | Voluntary expenditure on health | % of GDP | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 2.8 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.2 | .. |
| | Public social expenditure | % of GDP | 8.1 | 8.7 | 9.3 | 9.7 | 10.2 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 11.1 |
| | Private social expenditure | % of GDP | 2.5 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.7 | 3.0 | 2.9 | .. | .. |
| | Public pension expenditure | % of GDP | 2.1 | 2.3 | 2.4 | 2.7 | 2.9 | 2.9 | 3.0 | .. |
| | Private pension expenditure | % of GDP | 1.3 | 1.7 | 2.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Net official development assistance (Aid) | % of GNI | 0.12 | 0.14 | 0.13 | 0.13 | 0.14 | 0.16 | 0.14 | .. |
| | Taxes | |||||||||
| | Total tax revenue | % of GDP | 24.2 | 24.8 | 24.3 | 24.6 | 25.2 | 26.2 | 26.9 | .. |
| | Tax on personal income | % of GDP | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 4.0 | 4.3 | 4.6 | 4.8 | .. |
| | Tax on corporate profits | % of GDP | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.3 | 3.6 | 3.8 | .. |
| | Taxes on goods and services | % of GDP | 7.5 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.4 | 7.1 | 7.4 | 7.5 | .. |
| | Taxes on the average worker | % of labour cost | 20.5 | 21.0 | 21.5 | 21.7 | 22.0 | 22.3 | 22.5 | 23.0 |
| | Trade | |||||||||
| | Imports of goods and services | % of GDP | 54.3 | 53.5 | 48.9 | 45.0 | 38.4 | 35.4 | .. | |
| | Exports of goods and services | % of GDP | 55.7 | 56.3 | 53.9 | 50.3 | 45.3 | 42.3 | .. | |
| | Goods trade balance: exports minus imports of goods | Bln USD | 28.0 | 48.6 | 80.3 | 86.1 | 120.3 | 116.5 | 113.6 | 111.9 |
| | Imports of goods | Bln USD | 559.2 | 555.1 | 538.1 | 527.3 | 422.8 | 395.5 | 466.7 | 513.6 |
| | Exports of goods | Bln USD | 587.2 | 603.7 | 618.4 | 613.4 | 543.1 | 511.9 | 580.3 | 625.4 |
| | Service trade balance: exports minus imports of services | Bln USD | -12.1 | -5.1 | -6.3 | -3.3 | -14.6 | -17.3 | -36.7 | -29.7 |
| | Imports of services | Bln USD | 102.6 | 108.2 | 109.7 | 115.2 | 112.1 | 112.1 | 126.4 | 128.8 |
| | Exports of services | Bln USD | 90.6 | 103.1 | 103.3 | 111.9 | 97.5 | 94.8 | 89.7 | 99.1 |
| | Current account balance of payments | % of GDP | 1.4 | 3.9 | 5.9 | 5.9 | 7.6 | 7.0 | 4.9 | 4.7 |
| | Foreign direct investment (FDI) | |||||||||
| | Outward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | 237 932 | 242 792 | 276 100 | 296 641 | .. | .. |
| | Inward FDI stocks | Mln USD | .. | .. | 166 375 | 168 827 | 168 923 | 174 979 | .. | .. |
| | Inflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 9 773 | 9 496 | -917 | 3 076 | 7 415 | 17 053 | .. | |
| | Outflows of foreign direct investment | Mln USD | 29 705 | 30 632 | 19 994 | 18 490 | 30 508 | 31 676 | .. | |
| | Prices and interest rates | |||||||||
| | Inflation rate: all items | Annual growth % | 4.0 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 1.0 | 1.9 | 1.5 |
| | Inflation rate: all items non food non energy | Annual growth % | 2.6 | 1.6 | 1.5 | 1.7 | 2.4 | 1.9 | 1.5 | 1.2 |
| | Inflation rate: food | Annual growth % | 8.1 | 4.0 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 1.6 | 2.3 | 3.4 | 2.8 |
| | Inflation rate: energy | Annual growth % | 9.9 | 4.3 | 0.3 | -0.4 | -14.1 | -9.4 | 3.4 | 2.3 |
| | Producer Price Indices (PPI): manufacturing | Annual growth % | 9.0 | -0.4 | -3.0 | -2.1 | -6.7 | -3.5 | 4.8 | 2.3 |
| | Long-term interest rates | % | 4.20 | 3.45 | 3.28 | 3.19 | 2.31 | 1.75 | 2.28 | 2.50 |
| | Purchasing power and exchange rates | |||||||||
| | Purchasing power parities | KRW per USD | 854.59 | 854.89 | 869.08 | 871.88 | 857.37 | 862.55 | 866.01 | .. |
| | Exchange rates | KRW per USD | 1 108.29 | 1 126.47 | 1 094.85 | 1 052.96 | 1 131.16 | 1 160.43 | 1 130.42 | 1 100.56 |
| | Indices of price levels | OECD=100 | 73 | 75 | 81 | 85 | 86 | 85 | 88 | 88 |
| | Energy supply and prices | |||||||||
| | Total primary energy supply (TPES) | Mtoe | 260.5 | 263.5 | 263.8 | 268.4 | 272.7 | 282.4 | 294.8 | .. |
| | TPES per unit of GDP at 2000 prices and PPPs | Toe per '000 USD | 0.17 | 0.17 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | 0.16 | .. |
| | Renewable energy | Ktoe | 1 940.0 | 2 275.7 | 2 653.9 | 3 934.5 | 4 024.0 | 4 298.9 | 5 911.6 | .. |
| | Crude oil import prices | USD per barrel | 108.63 | 113.24 | 108.59 | 101.24 | 53.32 | 41.00 | 53.47 | .. |
| | Information and Communications Technology (ICT) | |||||||||
| | Households with access to computers | % | 81.9 | 82.3 | 80.6 | 78.2 | 77.1 | 75.3 | 74.7 | .. |
| | Households with access to internet | % | 97.2 | 97.3 | 98.1 | 98.5 | 98.8 | 99.2 | 99.5 | .. |
| | Environment | |||||||||
| | Water abstactions | Mln m3 | 19 535 | 21 222 | 23 871 | 25 100 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | National fish landings in domestic ports | '000 tonnes | 1 221 | 1 081 | 1 036 | 1 055 | 1 057 | 904 | 926 | .. |
| | National fish landings in foreign ports | '000 tonnes | 203 | 236 | 211 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Aquaculture | '000 tonnes | 1 499 | 1 509 | 1 533 | 1 567 | 1 676 | 1 859 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total | '000 tonnes | 17 861 | 17 881 | 17 786 | 18 219 | 18 705 | 19 627 | .. | .. |
| | Municipal waste total per capita | Kg | 359 | 358 | 355 | 362 | 370 | 386 | .. | .. |
| | CO2emissions from fuel combustion | Mln tonnes | 574 | 576 | 575 | 563 | 582 | 589 | .. | .. |
| | Education | |||||||||
| | Tertiary attainment in population aged 25-64 | % | 40 | 42 | 43 | 44 | 45 | 47 | 48 | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: primary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 9 836 | 10 222 | 10 450 | 11 047 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: secondary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | .. | 10 740 | 10 751 | 11 074 | 12 202 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Expenditure per student: tertiary, 2010 prices | USD constant PPPs | 11 410 | 11 391 | 11 402 | 11 711 | 10 109 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 15-19 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Youths 20-24 not in education nor employment | % | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Employment | |||||||||
| | Employment rate in population aged 15-24 | % | 23.2 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 25.6 | 26.7 | 26.9 | 27.2 | 26.2 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 25-54 | % | 74.4 | 74.7 | 75.1 | 75.8 | 76.0 | 76.2 | 76.3 | 76.4 |
| | Employment rate in population aged 55-64 | % | 62.3 | 63.1 | 64.3 | 65.7 | 66.0 | 66.2 | 67.4 | 66.8 |
| | Incidence of part-time employment | % | 13.5 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 10.3 | 10.5 | 10.8 | 11.4 | .. |
| | Self-employment rate: total employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Self-employment rate: male employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Self-employment rate: female employment | % | .. | |||||||
| | Unemployment | |||||||||
| | Unemployment rate: total labour force | % | 3.4 | 3.2 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.8 |
| | Unemployment rate: male labour force | % | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.7 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
| | Unemployment rate: female labour force | % | 3.1 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.6 | 3.5 | 3.7 |
| | Long-term unemployment: total unemployed | % | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 1.3 | .. |
| | Labour compensation and hours worked | |||||||||
| | Labour compensation per unit labour input, total economy | Annual growth % | 9.3 | -0.5 | 6.5 | -0.1 | -4.1 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Average time worked per person in employment | Hours per year | 2 119 | 2 103 | 2 093 | 2 067 | 2 084 | 2 071 | 2 024 | .. |
| | Research and Development (R&D) | |||||||||
| | Gross domestic expenditure on R&D | Mln USD | 58 405 | 64 243 | 68 123 | 72 779 | 73 559 | 75 901 | 84 254 | .. |
| | Researchers: full-time equivalent | Per '000 employed | 11.9 | 12.8 | 12.8 | 13.5 | 13.7 | 13.8 | 14.4 | .. |
| | Population | |||||||||
| | Total population | '000 persons | 49 779 | 50 004 | 50 220 | 50 424 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Population growth rates | % | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Total fertitity rates | Children | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | .. | .. |
| | Youth population aged less than 15 | % of population | 15.6 | 15.1 | 14.7 | 14.3 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Elderly population aged 65 and over | % of population | 11.4 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 12.7 | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | International migration | |||||||||
| | Foreign-born population | % of population | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Foreign population | % of population | 2.0 | 1.9 | 2.0 | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born men | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of native-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Unemployment rate in population of foreign-born women | % of labour force | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. | .. |
| | Health | |||||||||
| | Life expectancy at birth | Years | 80.6 | 80.9 | 81.4 | 81.8 | 82.1 | 82.4 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: men | Years | 77.3 | 77.6 | 78.1 | 78.6 | 79.0 | 79.3 | .. | .. |
| | Life expectancy at birth: women | Years | 84.0 | 84.2 | 84.6 | 85.0 | 85.2 | 85.4 | .. | .. |
| | Infant mortality | Per '000 | 3.0 | 2.9 | 3.0 | 3.0 | 2.7 | 2.8 | .. | .. |
| | Overweight or obese, % of population aged 15 and over | Measured | 30.7 | 31.8 | 31.5 | 30.8 | 33.4 | 34.5 | .. | .. |
| | Suicide Rates | Per 100 000 persons | 33.3 | 29.1 | 28.7 | 26.7 | 25.8 | .. | .. | .. |
| | Transport | |||||||||
| | Goods transport | Mln tonne-km | 114 473 | 118 636 | 129 041 | 134 214 | 142 131 | 143 673 | .. | .. |
| | Passenger transport | Mln passenger-km | 426 362 | 425 279 | 426 281 | 436 376 | 446 415 | 451 756 | .. | .. |
| | Road Fatalities | Per mln inhabitants | 105 | 107 | 101 | 94 | 91 | 84 | .. | .. |
| Last updated: 19 April 2019; disclaimer: http://oe.cd/disclaimer | ||||||||||
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| Source: OECD Data (data.oecd.org). | ||||||||||
doi: 10.1787/g2g9e582-en