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CPI is the national consumer price index, taken from the OECD's prices database.
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On the roadmap: employment and participation rates, and wage growth.
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The chart above shows the combined trade balance (exports minus imports). Exports and imports as individual time series aren't yet wired to a verified live source for South Korea, a known gap, not shown here rather than estimated.
Goods trade only. Services aren't covered by this data source and aren't shown here, so relationships that lean heavily on services may be understated.
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On the roadmap: federal debt stock, and a breakdown of where public money goes.
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Government bond yields and exchange rates are market prices, not government statistics -- shown here as the fast-moving complement to the macro data above, sourced the same way (the OECD, the Federal Reserve and the World Bank), never a news aggregator or a paid data vendor.
Latest official figures for South Korea: GDP annual growth rate 3.7% (Q2 2026); inflation rate 2.9% (Sep 2026); unemployment rate 2.6% (Sep 2026); government debt (% of GDP) 52.4% (2025).
Each figure is the latest published by the source named. Each name opens that indicator’s page with its full history.
| Indicator | Latest | Period | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| GDP & growth | |||
| GDP | ₩2,962.04tn | Q2 2026 | IMF via FRED |
| Real GDP | ₩2,369.66tn | Q2 2026 | IMF via FRED |
| GDP Growth Rate | 0.6% | Q2 2026 | IMF via FRED |
| GDP Annual Growth Rate | 3.7% | Q2 2026 | IMF via FRED |
| Prices | |||
| Inflation Rate | 2.9% | Sep 2026 | OECD |
| Inflation Rate, Month on Month | 0.3% | Sep 2026 | OECD |
| Labour market | |||
| Unemployment Rate | 2.6% | Sep 2026 | OECD |
| Employment Rate | 69.8% | Q2 2026 | OECD via FRED |
| Labour Force Participation Rate | 71.8% | Q2 2026 | OECD via FRED |
| Interest rates | |||
| 10-Year Government Bond Yield | 4.45% | Sep 2026 | OECD via FRED |
| Markets | |||
| Exchange Rate Against the US Dollar | $0.7496 per ₩1,000 | Oct 2026 | Federal Reserve |
| Trade | |||
| Balance of Trade | ₩110.99tn | Q2 2026 | OECD via FRED |
| Current Account (% of GDP) | 6.6% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Foreign Direct Investment (% of GDP) | 0.8% | 2025 | World Bank |
| Public finances | |||
| Government Debt (% of GDP) | 52.4% | 2025 | IMF |
| Government Budget Balance (% of GDP) | −2.3% | 2025 | IMF |
| Business | |||
| Business Confidence | 99.4 | Sep 2026 | OECD |