South Korea's debt / gdp rose from 7.2 % in 1990 to 47.8 % in 2024.
South Korea · Government & public finance
Public debt, deficits, revenue, spending and taxation.
18 indicators · 14 with data
South Korea's gross debt / gdp rose from 8.5 % in 1995 to 49.7 % in 2024.
South Korea's interest payments (% of revenue) rose from 2.7 % in 1995 to 5.3 % in 2024.
South Korea's fiscal balance fell from 2.2 % in 1995 to -0.8 % in 2024.
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- Central gov. revenuedown −1.6 pts53rd of 89
- Central gov. expensedown −3.0 pts40th of 87
- Gov. revenuedown −0.7 pts118th of 183
- Gov. expendituredown −0.5 pts130th of 183
- Tax revenuedown −1.5 pts34th of 91
- Social spendingdown −0.0 pts22nd of 24
- Military spendingdown −0.0 pts34th of 147
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- Military expenditure (current US$)down −0.5 %11th of 151
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- Health spendingup +0.1 pts14th of 22
- Education spendingup +0.9 pts34th of 164*
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