Current account balance (World Bank) in South Korea in 2025 — 6.57%. Ranked 10 in the world out of 97. Since 1976, the indicator has risen by 7.59 pp.
1976–2025 · % of GDP
| Year | % | Change, pp |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 6.57 | +1.24 pp |
| 2024 | 5.33 | +3.57 pp |
| 2023 | 1.76 | +0.47 pp |
| 2022 | 1.29 | −3.03 pp |
| 2021 | 4.32 | −0.07 pp |
| 2020 | 4.39 | +0.98 pp |
| 2019 | 3.41 | −0.84 pp |
| 2018 | 4.25 | −0.15 pp |
| 2017 | 4.4 | −1.8 pp |
| 2016 | 6.2 | −0.63 pp |
| 2015 | 6.83 | +1.49 pp |
| 2014 | 5.34 | −0.05 pp |
| 2013 | 5.39 | +1.73 pp |
| 2012 | 3.65 | +2.38 pp |
| 2011 | 1.27 | −1.07 pp |
| 2010 | 2.34 | −1.02 pp |
| 2009 | 3.37 | +3.21 pp |
| 2008 | 0.16 | −0.7 pp |
| 2007 | 0.86 | +0.67 pp |
| 2006 | 0.19 | −1.07 pp |
| 2005 | 1.26 | −2.3 pp |
| 2004 | 3.56 | +2.01 pp |
| 2003 | 1.55 | +0.93 pp |
| 2002 | 0.63 | +0.24 pp |
| 2001 | 0.38 | −1.32 pp |
| 2000 | 1.7 | −2.52 pp |
| 1999 | 4.22 | −5.87 pp |
| 1998 | 10.1 | +11.93 pp |
| 1997 | -1.83 | +2.04 pp |
| 1996 | -3.88 | −2.13 pp |
| 1995 | -1.74 | −0.74 pp |
| 1994 | -1 | −1.42 pp |
| 1993 | 0.42 | +1.21 pp |
| 1992 | -0.79 | +1.57 pp |
| 1991 | -2.36 | −1.4 pp |
| 1990 | -0.96 | −2.44 pp |
| 1989 | 1.48 | −4.73 pp |
| 1988 | 6.21 | +0.41 pp |
| 1987 | 5.8 | +3.5 pp |
| 1986 | 2.3 | +4.31 pp |
| 1985 | -2 | −0.24 pp |
| 1984 | -1.76 | +2.15 pp |
| 1983 | -3.91 | +3.02 pp |
| 1982 | -6.93 | +1.71 pp |
| 1981 | -8.64 | +1.64 pp |
| 1980 | -10.29 | −4.19 pp |
| 1979 | -6.1 | −4.04 pp |
| 1978 | -2.05 | −2.08 pp |
| 1977 | 0.03 | +1.05 pp |
| 1976 | -1.02 | — |
The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages
The current account balance of the balance of payments as a percent of GDP from World Bank data. It duplicates the IMF indicator in meaning but rests on a different source and carries no forecast part — useful for cross-checking: noticeable divergences between the two series usually point to a revision of the statistics.
Source: World Development Indicators (World Bank), license CC BY 4.0.
What part of its income a country saves rather than consumes.
Finance Current account balanceThe balance of a country's external transactions as a percent of GDP: surplus or deficit.
Trade Trade opennessExports plus imports as a percent of GDP — total foreign trade turnover.
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