South Korea Unemployment Rate

1999 - 2025 | Monthly | % | Statistics Korea

Key information about South Korea Unemployment Rate

South Korea Unemployment Rate dropped to 2.70% in Feb 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.90% in Jan 2025.
South Korea Unemployment Rate is updated monthly, available from Jun 1999 to Feb 2025, with an average rate of 3.50%.
The data reached an all-time high of 7.30% in Jun 1999 and a record low of 2.50% in Sep 2024.
The data is reported by reported by Statistics Korea.
In the latest reports, South Korea Population reached 51.75 million people in Dec 2024.

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What was South Korea's Unemployment Rate in Feb 2025?

South Korea Unemployment Rate dropped to 2.70% in Feb 2025, from the previously reported figure of 2.90% in Jan 2025. See the table below for more data.

Last	Previous	Min	Max	Unit	Frequency	Range
2.70 Feb 2025	2.90 Jan 2025	2.50 Sep 2024	7.30 Jun 1999	%	monthly	Jun 1999 - Feb 2025

Unemployment Rate by Country Comparison

country/region	Last	Frequency	Range
Albania (%)	8.76 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Dec 2024
Algeria (%)	11.40 Jun 2019	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Jun 2019
Argentina (%)	6.90 Mar 2023	quarterly	Jun 1990 - Mar 2023
Armenia (%)	13.30 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Australia (%)	4.11 Jan 2025	monthly	Feb 1978 - Jan 2025
Austria (%)	5.50 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Azerbaijan (%)	5.64 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Mar 2023
Bahrain (%)	5.90 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Bangladesh (%)	5.30 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Belarus (%)	0.10 Jan 2025	monthly	Oct 2004 - Jan 2025
Belgium (%)	5.80 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Bolivia (%)	2.70 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 2015 - Sep 2024
Bosnia and Herzegovina (%)	13.17 2023	yearly	2006 - 2023
Botswana (%)	20.68 2022	yearly	1991 - 2022
Brazil (%)	6.50 Jan 2025	monthly	Mar 2012 - Jan 2025
Brunei (%)	4.80 2024	yearly	1981 - 2024
Bulgaria (%)	3.80 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
Cambodia (%)	2.40 2020	yearly	2020 - 2020
Canada (%)	6.60 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1976 - Feb 2025
Chile (%)	8.02 Jan 2025	monthly	Mar 2009 - Jan 2025
China (%)	5.10 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Colombia (%)	11.64 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Croatia (%)	6.80 Dec 2022	quarterly	Mar 1998 - Dec 2022
Cyprus (%)	5.00 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Czech Republic (%)	2.68 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1993 - Jan 2025
Denmark (%)	4.90 Apr 2023	monthly	Jan 2007 - Apr 2023
Ecuador (%)	3.38 Dec 2024	quarterly	Dec 2013 - Dec 2024
Egypt (%)	6.70 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2003 - Sep 2024
Estonia (%)	5.30 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 1997 - Mar 2023
European Union (%)	5.80 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Finland (%)	6.90 Apr 2023	monthly	Jan 1988 - Apr 2023
France (%)	7.20 Jun 2023	quarterly	Mar 1975 - Jun 2023
Georgia (%)	16.40 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Germany (%)	3.50 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1991 - Jan 2025
Ghana (%)	3.56 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Greece (%)	11.20 Apr 2023	monthly	Apr 1998 - Apr 2023
Hong Kong SAR, China (%)	3.10 Jan 2025	monthly	Oct 1981 - Jan 2025
Hungary (%)	4.34 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Iceland (%)	3.35 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 2003 - Dec 2024
India (%)	7.11 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Indonesia (%)	4.91 2024	yearly	1984 - 2024
Iran (%)	9.40 Mar 2022	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Mar 2022
Ireland (%)	4.10 Jul 2023	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jul 2023
Israel (%)	2.61 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2012 - Jan 2025
Italy (%)	6.28 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1983 - Jan 2025
Ivory Coast (%)	3.50 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Japan (%)	2.50 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1953 - Jan 2025
Jordan (%)	21.30 Nov 2024	quarterly	Feb 2000 - Nov 2024
Kazakhstan (%)	4.60 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2001 - Jan 2025
Kenya (%)	2.98 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
South Korea (%)	2.70 Feb 2025	monthly	Jun 1999 - Feb 2025
Kosovo (%)	10.70 Dec 2023	quarterly	Mar 2016 - Dec 2023
Kuwait (%)	0.93 2021	yearly	1999 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan (%)	4.10 2023	yearly	1992 - 2023
Laos (%)	0.95 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Latvia (%)	6.90 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Lebanon (%)	29.56 2021	yearly	2004 - 2021
Lithuania (%)	6.60 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1998 - Jan 2025
Luxembourg (%)	5.85 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jan 2025
Macau SAR, China (%)	1.60 Jan 2025	monthly	Sep 1996 - Jan 2025
North Macedonia (%)	11.90 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2023 - Dec 2024
Malawi (%)	6.60 2013	yearly	2005 - 2013
Malaysia (%)	3.10 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2010 - Jan 2025
Malta (%)	2.29 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2018 - Dec 2024
Mauritius (%)	7.10 Mar 2020	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Mar 2020
Mexico (%)	2.61 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2005 - Jan 2025
Moldova (%)	5.55 Mar 2023	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Mar 2023
Mongolia (%)	5.30 Dec 2024	quarterly	Sep 2006 - Dec 2024
Montenegro (%)	11.00 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Morocco (%)	13.60 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Mozambique (%)	3.67 2023	yearly	1991 - 2023
Myanmar (%)	1.79 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Nepal (%)	4.44 2020	yearly	1991 - 2020
Netherlands (%)	3.10 Jul 2021	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jul 2021
New Zealand (%)	5.10 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1986 - Dec 2024
Nigeria (%)	4.10 Mar 2023	quarterly	Dec 2022 - Mar 2023
Norway (%)	3.90 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1989 - Dec 2024
Oman (%)	3.60 Jan 2025	monthly	Mar 2018 - Jan 2025
Pakistan (%)	6.30 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Palestinian Territory (%)	31.10 Jun 2024	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Jun 2024
Panama (%)	9.50 2024	yearly	2003 - 2024
Paraguay (%)	4.55 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2017 - Dec 2024
Peru (%)	6.15 Jan 2025	monthly	Mar 2001 - Jan 2025
Philippines (%)	4.50 Apr 2023	quarterly	Jul 1982 - Apr 2023
Poland (%)	5.40 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1990 - Jan 2025
Portugal (%)	7.20 Jan 2021	monthly	Feb 1998 - Jan 2021
Qatar (%)	0.10 2019	yearly	1997 - 2019
Romania (%)	5.60 Apr 2023	monthly	Jan 2004 - Apr 2023
Russia (%)	2.40 Jul 2024	monthly	Jan 1994 - Jul 2024
Saudi Arabia (%)	3.73 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2012 - Sep 2024
Serbia (%)	8.10 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2014 - Sep 2024
Singapore (%)	1.90 May 2023	monthly	Mar 2020 - May 2023
Slovakia (%)	5.09 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2006 - Jan 2025
Slovenia (%)	3.50 Dec 2024	quarterly	Jun 1997 - Dec 2024
South Africa (%)	32.10 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2008 - Sep 2024
Spain (%)	10.61 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2021 - Dec 2024
Sri Lanka (%)	4.10 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 2004 - Sep 2024
Sudan (%)	20.30 2010	yearly	1993 - 2010
Sweden (%)	7.22 Apr 2023	monthly	Jan 1983 - Apr 2023
Switzerland (%)	4.44 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1991 - Dec 2024

South Korea Key Series

Government and Public Finance	Last	Frequency	Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%)	-1.1 Dec 2024	quarterly	Jun 2000 - Dec 2024
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn)	9,321.082 Jan 2025	monthly	Jul 1999 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn)	32,089.423 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2000 - Jan 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%)	12.2 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 2000 - Dec 2024
National Government Debt (USD mn)	874,032.3 Sep 2024	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Government Debt: % of GDP (%)	45.7 Sep 2024	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KRW bn)	700,035.486 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KRW bn)	1,793,717.560 2029	yearly	1990 - 2029
Forecast: Government Revenue (KRW bn)	701,179.384 2029	yearly	1995 - 2029
National Debt (ND) (KRW bn)	1,126,800.000 2023	yearly	1997 - 2023
Central Govt Debt: Foreign (KRW bn)	11,321.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Central Govt Debt: Domestic (KRW bn)	1,137,319.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Central Govt Debt (KRW bn)	1,148,640.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Central Govt Debt: Short-Term (KRW bn)	0.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Central Govt Debt: Medium & Long Term (KRW bn)	1,148,445.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Sep 2002 - Sep 2024
Central Govt Debt (KRW bn)	1,160,300.000 Nov 2024	monthly	Jan 2014 - Nov 2024
Public Sector Debt (KRW bn)	1,673,300.000 2023	yearly	2011 - 2023

Foreign Trade	Last	Frequency	Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%)	3.037 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Trade Balance (USD mn)	4,151.7 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1966 - Feb 2025
Total Exports (USD mn)	52,451.8 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1966 - Feb 2025
Total Exports Growth (%)	0.7 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1967 - Feb 2025
Aluminum: Exports (USD th)	3,728,290.173 2023	yearly	1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicament (USD th)	1,033,252.045 2023	yearly	1995 - 2023
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	8,582,131.205 2023	yearly	1995 - 2023
Total Imports (USD mn)	48,300.1 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1966 - Feb 2025
Total Imports Growth (%)	0.2 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1967 - Feb 2025
Imports: Medicament (USD th)	4,791,545.717 2023	yearly	1995 - 2023
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th)	6,039,256.682 2023	yearly	1995 - 2023
Total Exports to USA (USD mn)	9,906.630 Feb 2025	monthly	Apr 1964 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from USA (USD mn)	5,733.114 Feb 2025	monthly	Apr 1964 - Feb 2025
Total Exports to China (USD mn)	9,511.095 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1988 - Feb 2025
Total Imports from China (USD mn)	9,479.431 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1988 - Feb 2025
Trade Balance: First 10 days (USD mn)	-2,045.583 Mar 2025	monthly	Jan 2016 - Mar 2025
Imports: First 10 days (USD mn)	15,917.919 Mar 2025	monthly	Jan 2016 - Mar 2025
Exports: First 10 days (USD mn)	13,872.336 Mar 2025	monthly	Jan 2016 - Mar 2025
Imports: Middle East: Qatar (USD th)	830,001.000 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1993 - Feb 2025
Imports: Natural Gas: Quantity (Ton th)	4,552.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Motor Vehicle: Exports (Unit)	232,978.000 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1981 - Feb 2025
Crude Oil: Inventory (Barrel th)	41,044.000 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2021 - Jan 2025
Export Value Index (2015=100)	122.334 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100)	140.915 2021	yearly	1980 - 2021

Balance of Payments	Last	Frequency	Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn)	-939.1 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance (USD mn)	10,079.7 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (USD mn)	10,079.7 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn)	2,558.8 Jun 2023	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jun 2023
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%)	0.8 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn)	-4,888.900 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%)	-1.0 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn)	-9,913.5 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn)	5,024.600 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1980 - Dec 2024
External Debt (USD mn)	670,025.3 Dec 2024	quarterly	Dec 1994 - Dec 2024
External Debt: % of GDP (%)	35.8 2024	yearly	1994 - 2024
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn)	146,852.7 Dec 2024	quarterly	Dec 1994 - Dec 2024
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%)	7.9 2024	yearly	1994 - 2024
Total Debt: % of GDP (%)	703.3 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 2008 - Sep 2024
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn)	97.775 2029	yearly	1980 - 2029
Net International Investment Position (USD mn)	1,102,264.500 Dec 2024	quarterly	Dec 1994 - Dec 2024
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports fob (USD mn)	53,778.700 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports fob (USD mn)	42,392.700 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SV) (USD mn)	-2,093.900 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: SV: Credit (USD mn)	8,183.800 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: SV: Debit (USD mn)	10,277.700 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Incomes: Credit (USD mn)	873.600 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Incomes: Debit (USD mn)	1,713.900 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn)	6,056.900 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: DI: Direct Investment Assets (USD mn)	6,294.200 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn)	407.400 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: PI: Portfolio Investment Asset (PIA) (USD mn)	3,416.100 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: PI: Portfolio Investment Liabilities (PIL) (USD mn)	3,008.700 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Financial Derivatives (FD) (USD mn)	-484.100 May 2018	monthly	Mar 1987 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: FD: Assets (USD mn)	-4,690.900 May 2018	monthly	Mar 1987 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: FD: Liabilities (USD mn)	-4,206.800 May 2018	monthly	Mar 1987 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn)	-2,828.400 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: OI: Other Investment Assets (OIA) (USD mn)	4,833.400 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: OI: Other Investment Liabilities (OIL) (USD mn)	7,661.800 May 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn)	6,649.200 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services: Debit (USD mn)	13,128.500 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn)	934.400 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn)	-134.000 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn)	3,674.500 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods (USD mn)	8,079.600 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services: Credit (USD mn)	12,287.900 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports fob (USD mn)	55,780.000 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn)	800.400 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income (USD mn)	2,974.700 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services (USD mn)	-840.600 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports fob (USD mn)	47,700.400 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 1980 - Jan 2025
External Debt: Gross: Long Term (LT) (USD mn)	523,172.600 Dec 2024	quarterly	Dec 1994 - Dec 2024
Outward Direct Investment: Total Invested (USD mn)	4,330.272 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1981 - Sep 2024
ODI: Total Invested: Mining (USD mn)	326.252 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1981 - Sep 2024
ODI: Total Invested: Manufacturing (USD mn)	1,117.959 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1981 - Sep 2024
ODI: Total Invested: Financing and Insurance (USD mn)	0.743 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1981 - Sep 2024
ODI: Total Invested: Real Estate (USD mn)	725,563.42 Jun 2018	monthly	Dec 1980 - Jun 2018
ODI: Total Invested: Wholesale and Retail sales (USD mn)	134.114 Sep 2024	monthly	Jan 1981 - Sep 2024
Smalll Business Health Index (SBHI): Economic Outlook (EO) (Index)	64.400 Jan 2025	monthly	Jan 2015 - Jan 2025

Monetary	Last	Frequency	Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%)	0.4 Dec 2024	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Dec 2024
Household Debt: % of GDP (%)	93.7 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Sep 2024
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn)	7,406.791 Dec 2024	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M1 (USD mn)	871,830.146 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1970 - Dec 2024
Money Supply M2 (USD mn)	2,812,875.983 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1970 - Dec 2024
M2 Growth (%)	6.7 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1971 - Dec 2024
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%)	7.0 Feb 2025	monthly	Nov 1979 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn)	387,316.3 Jan 2025	monthly	Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%)	7.000 Feb 2025	monthly	Nov 1979 - Feb 2025
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA)	8.0 Feb 2025	monthly	Jan 1971 - Feb 2025
Gold Reserves (USD mn)	4,794.759 Jan 2025	monthly	Dec 1956 - Jan 2025
Total Deposits (USD mn)	1,802,817.858 Dec 2024	monthly	Sep 1992 - Dec 2024
Total Deposits Growth (%)	5.3 Dec 2024	monthly	Sep 1993 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit (USD mn)	3,277,299.3 Dec 2024	monthly	Dec 2001 - Dec 2024
Domestic Credit Growth (%)	5.7 Dec 2024	monthly	Dec 2002 - Dec 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%)	11.000 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%)	20.300 Sep 2024	quarterly	Mar 1999 - Sep 2024
Credit to Households (USD bn)	1,740.233 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 1962 - Sep 2024
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn)	3,872.319 Sep 2024	quarterly	Dec 1962 - Sep 2024
Household Debt (USD mn)	1,742,901.9 Mar 2023	quarterly	Dec 2002 - Mar 2023
Total Loans (USD mn)	1,616,524.096 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1965 - Dec 2024
Total Loans Growth (%)	5.41 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1966 - Dec 2024
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%)	161.34 Dec 2024	quarterly	Mar 1991 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: New M2: Certificate of Deposit (KRW bn)	24,533.00 Mar 2018	monthly	Jun 1984 - Mar 2018
Money Supply: New M1: sa (KRW bn)	1,288,442.900 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1970 - Dec 2024
Money Supply: New M2: sa (KRW bn)	4,157,036.900 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1970 - Dec 2024
Deposits: CSB: Corporations (KRW bn)	396,621.30 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1975 - Mar 2018
Deposits: CSB: Households (KRW bn)	614,344.50 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1975 - Mar 2018
Loans of CSBs: CH: Corporate (KRW bn)	796,021.70 Mar 2018	monthly	Dec 2006 - Mar 2018
Loans of Commercial and Specialized Banks (CSB): Total (KRW bn)	1,525,815.40 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1965 - Mar 2018
Deposits: Total: YoY (% bn)	5.300 Dec 2024	monthly	Sep 1993 - Dec 2024
Deposits: Total: MoM (% bn)	0.800 Dec 2024	monthly	Oct 1992 - Dec 2024
Loans of CSBs: Corporate and Household (CH) (KRW tn)	2,470.100 Feb 2025	monthly	Dec 2013 - Feb 2025
Loans of CSBs: CH: Household (KRW tn)	1,143.700 Feb 2025	monthly	Dec 2013 - Feb 2025
Loans of CSBs: CH: Household: Mortgage (KRW tn)	907.700 Feb 2025	monthly	Dec 2013 - Feb 2025
Loans of Commercial & Specialized Banks (CSB): YoY (% bn)	5.400 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1965 - Dec 2024
Loans of Commercial & Specialized Banks (CSB): MoM (% bn)	-0.400 Dec 2024	monthly	Jan 1965 - Dec 2024
KR: Non-performing Loans (NPL): Commercial & Specialized Banks (KRW bn)	12,186.500 Dec 2018	quarterly	Jun 2001 - Dec 2018

Business and Economic Survey	Last	Frequency	Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point)	-6.0 Mar 2025	monthly	Feb 2004 - Mar 2025
Busniess Survey Index: Forecast: Manufacturing: sa (NA)	81.000 Jul 2018	monthly	Feb 2003 - Jul 2018
Business Survey Index: Forecast: Non-manufacturing: sa (NA)	81.000 Jul 2018	monthly	Feb 2003 - Jul 2018
BSI: Forecast: BC: Services (NA)	81.000 Jul 2018	monthly	Sep 2009 - Jul 2018
Business Survey Index: Actual: Manufacturing: sa (NA)	79.000 Jun 2018	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2018
Business Survey Index: Actual: Non-manufacturing: sa (NA)	79.000 Jun 2018	monthly	Jan 2003 - Jun 2018
BSI: Forecast: BC: Services: Construction (NA)	43.000 Mar 2025	monthly	Sep 2009 - Mar 2025
BSI: Forecast: BC: Services: Wholesale and Retail Trade (NA)	65.000 Mar 2025	monthly	Sep 2009 - Mar 2025
BSI: Forecast: BC: Manufacturing (NA)	69.000 Mar 2025	monthly	Feb 2003 - Mar 2025
Business Survey Index: Forecast: Business Condition: All Industries (NA)	66.000 Mar 2025	monthly	Feb 2003 - Mar 2025

More Indicators for South Korea

Indicators	Last	Frequency	Range
Korea IPI: Medical Precision & Optical Instruments (2000=100)	82.70 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPI: Motor Vehicles, Trailers (2000=100)	185.00 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPI: Other Transport Equipment (2000=100)	137.70 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPI: Furniture nec (2000=100)	62.90 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Small and Medium Scale Mfg(SM) (2000=100)	111.90 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Food Products and Beverages (2000=100)	125.40 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Textiles (2000=100)	98.00 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Wearing Apparel and Fur Articles (2000=100)	90.70 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Tanning and Dressing of Leather (2000=100)	98.40 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Wood & Products of Wood and Cork (2000=100)	115.10 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Pulp, Paper and Paper Products (2000=100)	109.50 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Publishing, Printing, Reproduction of Record (2000=100)	106.70 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Chemicals and Chemical Products (2000=100)	124.00 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Rubber and Plastic Products (2000=100)	112.50 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Non Metallic Mineral Products (2000=100)	122.20 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Basic Metals (2000=100)	155.50 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Fabricated Metal Products (2000=100)	121.10 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Machinery and Equipment nec (2000=100)	101.30 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Office Accounting & Computing Machinery (2000=100)	64.10 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Electrical Machinery and Apparatus nec (2000=100)	111.60 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Radio, TV and Communication Equipment (2000=100)	81.00 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Medical Precision & Optical Instruments (2000=100)	99.10 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Motor Vehicles, Trailers (2000=100)	101.90 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Other Transport Equipment (2000=100)	102.00 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea IPSPI: Furniture nec (2000=100)	102.70 Jun 2008	monthly	Jan 1995 - Jun 2008
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: Hyundai (Unit)	154,204.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: Hyundai: Passenger Car (Unit)	133,423.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: Hyundai: Bus (Unit)	6,702.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: Hyundai: Truck (Unit)	13,944.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: Hyundai: SPV (Unit)	135.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Kia (Unit)	130,442.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Kia: Passenger Car (Unit)	121,667.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Kia: Bus (Unit)	120.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Kia: Truck (Unit)	7,205.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Kia: SPV (Unit)	1,450.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: GM Daewoo (Unit)	35,455.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: GM Daewoo: Passenger Car (PC) (Unit)	34,743.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: GM Daewoo: Bus (Unit)	355.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: GM Daewoo: Truck (Unit)	357.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: GM Daewoo: SPV (Unit)	0.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Ssangyong (Unit)	11,303.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1981 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Ssangyong: Passenger Car (Unit)	11,303.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Ssangyong: Bus (Unit)	0.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Ssangyong: Truck (Unit)	0.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Ssangyong: SPV (Unit)	0.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: RenaultSamsung (Unit)	21,833.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Feb 1998 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: Daewoo Bus: Bus (Unit)	205.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA:Tata Daewoo Commercial Veh Corp(TDVC) (Unit)	714.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 2000 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: TDVC: Truck (Unit)	547.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 2002 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: TDVC: SPV (Unit)	167.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 2002 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Passenger Car (Unit)	322,969.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Passenger Car: Multi Purpose Vehicle (Unit)	175,271.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: Bus (Unit)	7,382.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Truck (Unit)	22,053.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Apr 2018
Korea Motor Vehicle Production: KAMA: Special Purpose Vehicle (SPV) (Unit)	1,752.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Jan 1996 - Apr 2018
Korea Electricity Generated: Hydro (kWh mn)	461.23 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - Mar 2018
Korea Electricity Generated: Thermal (kWh mn)	35,167.41 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - Mar 2018
Korea Electricity Generated: Nuclear (kWh mn)	9,243.31 Mar 2018	monthly	Jan 1980 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Production (Ton th)	118.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Imports: Anthracite (Ton th)	584.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Anthracite: Consumption (Ton th)	657.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Consumption: Residential & Commercial (Ton th)	60.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Consumption: Electric Utilities (Ton th)	31.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Consumption: Industrial (Ton th)	567.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Consumption: Others (Ton th)	0.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Stocks (Ton th)	2,488.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Stocks: Domestic (Ton th)	2,439.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Anthracite: Stocks: Import (Ton th)	49.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Imports: Bituminous (Ton th)	10,383.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Bituminous: Consumption (Ton th)	11,188.000 Mar 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Mar 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Production (Barrel th)	99,918.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Production: Gasoline (Barrel th)	13,393.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Production: Kerosene (Barrel th)	627.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Production: Diesel (Barrel th)	28,497.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Production: Bunker Crude Oil (Barrel th)	6,240.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Production: Naptha (Barrel th)	24,676.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Production: LPG (Barrel th)	2,570.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Imports: Crude Oil and Petroleum Products (Barrel th)	113,909.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Imports: Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: Crude (Barrel th)	87,152.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Imports: Crude Oil and Petroleum Products: Petroleum Products (Barrel th)	26,757.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption (Barrel th)	76,750.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption: Gasoline (Barrel th)	6,449.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption: Kerosene (Barrel th)	882.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption: Diesel (Barrel th)	14,138.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption: Bunker C Oil (Barrel th)	2,287.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption: Naptha (Barrel th)	37,561.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption: LPG (Barrel th)	8,786.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Crude Oil & Petroleum Products: Consumption: Others (Barrel th)	6,645.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Apr 2018
Korea Exports: Crude Oil and Petroleum Products (Barrel th)	41,733.00 Apr 2018	monthly	Mar 1991 - Apr 2018
Korea Imports: Natural Gas: Value (USD mn)	2,352.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Imports: Natural Gas: Quantity (Ton th)	4,552.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Natural Gas: Consumption: Generation (Ton th)	1,718.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Natural Gas: Consumption: Town Gas (Ton th)	2,539.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Natural Gas: Consumption: Others (Ton th)	41.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Town Gas: Production (Cub m mn)	3,221.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Town Gas: Consumption (Cub m mn)	3,222.00 Feb 2018	monthly	Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Korea Index of Equipment Investment Estimation: 1995=100 (1995=100)	133.60 Mar 2004	monthly	Feb 1995 - Mar 2004
Korea Index of Equipment Investment Estimation: 2000=100: Old (2000=100)	134.90 Dec 2007	monthly	Feb 1995 - Dec 2007
Korea Shipbuilding: Order Received (Unit)	61.00 2016	yearly	1973 - 2016
Korea Shipbuilding: Order Received: Export (Unit)	47.00 2016	yearly	1973 - 2016

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