Budget balance — all countries

Budget balance — South Korea

Budget balance in South Korea in 2031 — -1.1%. Ranked 52 in the world out of 188. Since 1995, the indicator has fallen by 3.3 pp.

2031 -1.1% +0 pp vs 2030
World rank 52of 188
Period maximum 3.9%2000
Period minimum -2.1%2020

Trend over time

1995–2031 · % of GDP

Budget balance — South Korea, 1995–2031-4-202419951999200320072011201520192023202720311995: 2.2%1996: 2.3%1997: 2.3%1998: 1.1%1999: 1.1%2000: 3.9%2001: 2.4%2002: 3.2%2003: 1.5%2004: 0.1%2005: 1%2006: 1.2%2007: 2.5%2008: 1.6%2009: 0.2%2010: 1.6%2011: 1.7%2012: 1.6%2013: 0.8%2014: 0.6%2015: 0.5%2016: 1.6%2017: 2.1%2018: 2.4%2019: 0.4%2020: -2.1%2021: 0%2022: -1.5%2023: -0.7%2024: -0.8%2025: -1.4%2026: -1.5%2027: -1.3%2028: -1.3%2029: -1.1%2030: -1.1%2031: -1.1%
Change over the period: −3.3 pp Annual average: -0.09 pp

Comparison, 2031

How the value compares with the world and the groups this territory belongs to: South Korea

South Korea -1.1%
World computed -4.85%
East Asia & Pacific computed -5.66%
Eastern Asia computed -6.66%
High-income countries computed -4.26%
Budget balance — South Korea, by year South Korea All countries CSV XLSX
Year % Change, pp
2031 -1.1 +0 pp
2030 -1.1 +0 pp
2029 -1.1 +0.2 pp
2028 -1.3 +0 pp
2027 -1.3 +0.2 pp
2026 -1.5 −0.1 pp
2025 -1.4 −0.6 pp
2024 -0.8 −0.1 pp
2023 -0.7 +0.8 pp
2022 -1.5 −1.5 pp
2021 0 +2.1 pp
2020 -2.1 −2.5 pp
2019 0.4 −2 pp
2018 2.4 +0.3 pp
2017 2.1 +0.5 pp
2016 1.6 +1.1 pp
2015 0.5 −0.1 pp
2014 0.6 −0.2 pp
2013 0.8 −0.8 pp
2012 1.6 −0.1 pp
2011 1.7 +0.1 pp
2010 1.6 +1.4 pp
2009 0.2 −1.4 pp
2008 1.6 −0.9 pp
2007 2.5 +1.3 pp
2006 1.2 +0.2 pp
2005 1 +0.9 pp
2004 0.1 −1.4 pp
2003 1.5 −1.7 pp
2002 3.2 +0.8 pp
2001 2.4 −1.5 pp
2000 3.9 +2.8 pp
1999 1.1 +0 pp
1998 1.1 −1.2 pp
1997 2.3 +0 pp
1996 2.3 +0.1 pp
1995 2.2

Eastern Asia, 2031

The same indicator for neighboring countries — with links to their pages

About the indicator

Net lending or net borrowing of general government as a percent of GDP — what is commonly called the budget deficit, taken with a plus sign when there is a surplus. General government includes regions, local authorities and extrabudgetary funds, so the quantity is fuller than the balance of the central budget alone. The IMF series runs with a forecast several years ahead.

Important: Negative values are deficits. Accumulated deficits are what government debt is, so the two indicators are worth looking at together: a country can live with a deficit for years and carry a small debt all the same, if its economy grows faster.

Source: World Economic Outlook (IMF), license IMF open data.