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Population

Population, Million persons, 1994-2014
Population, Annual growth rate (%), 2014

50.4 million

Growth rate: 0.4%

Income inequality

Income inequality, 0 = complete equality; 1 = complete inequality, latest available year

Education

Mathematics performance (PISA), Mean score, 2015
Reading performance (PISA), Mean score, 2015
Science performance (PISA), Mean score, 2015

CO2 emissions

Air and GHG emissions, Carbon dioxide (CO2), latest available year

11.5 tonnes per capita

GDP

Gross domestic product (GDP), US dollars/capita, 2017
Real GDP forecast, Annual growth rate (%), 2020

38 839 US$ per capita

Projected growth rate: 2.9%

Debt

Household debt, % of net disposable income, 2017

Household debt:
185.9 % of disposable income

Tax

Tax on personal income, % of GDP, 2017

Tax on personal income:
4.8 % of GDP

Unemployment

Unemployment rate, % of labour force, 1998-2018

3.8 % of labour force

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Country profile of Korea

AgricultureLatestTrendRanking
Agricultural landIndicator 35 Permanent pasture
Hectares
2015
Korea Hectares 		Permanent pasture
Hectares
1996-2015
Korea (red) 		Permanent pasture
Hectares
2017
Agricultural supportIndicator 49.2 Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
2016
Korea % of gross farm receipts 		Producer support (PSE)
% of gross farm receipts
1997-2016
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Crop productionIndicator 3.89 Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2027
Korea Tonnes/hectare 		Wheat
Tonnes/hectare
2008-2027
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Fish landingsIndicator 925 943.0 National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2017
Korea Tonnes 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
1998-2017
Korea (red) 		National landings in domestic ports
Tonnes
2017
Korea (red)
Nutrient balanceIndicator 221.9 Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2015
Korea Kilograms/hectare 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
1996-2015
Korea (red) 		Nitrogen
Kilograms/hectare
2015
Korea (red)

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DevelopmentLatestTrendRanking
Distribution of net ODAIndicator 559.7 Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2017
Korea Million US dollars 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
1998-2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Least developed countries
Million US dollars
2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black)
Grants by private agencies and NGOsIndicator 386.9 Total
Million US dollars
2017
Korea Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1998-2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black)
Net ODAIndicator 0.1 Total
% of gross national income
2017
Korea % of gross national income 		Total
% of gross national income
1998-2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
% of gross national income
2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black)
Private flowsIndicator 6 963.2 Total
Million US dollars
2017
Korea Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1998-2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black)
Total official and private flowsIndicator 10 365.1 Total
Million US dollars
2017
Korea Million US dollars 		Total
Million US dollars
1998-2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black) 		Total
Million US dollars
2017
Korea (red), DAC Countries (black)

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EconomyLatestTrendRanking
Composite leading indicator (CLI)Indicator 98.91 Amplitude adjusted
Long-term average = 100
Feb-2019
Korea Long-term average = 100
Household disposable incomeIndicator 2.5 Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2016
Korea Annual growth rate (%) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
1997-2016
Korea (red) 		Net
Annual growth rate (%)
2017
Labour compensation per hour workedIndicator -4.1 Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2015
Korea Annual growth rate (%) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
1996-2015
Korea (red) 		Total
Annual growth rate (%)
2017
Net national incomeIndicator 31 396 Total
US dollars/capita
2017
Korea US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
1998-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2017
Korea (red)
Trade in goods and servicesIndicator 43.1 Exports
% of GDP
2017
Korea % of GDP 		Exports
% of GDP
1998-2017
Korea (red) 		Exports
% of GDP
2018

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EducationLatestTrendRanking
Education spendingIndicator 10 109 Tertiary
US dollars/student
2015
Korea US dollars/student 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2000-2015
Korea (red) 		Tertiary
US dollars/student
2016
Korea (red)
Mathematics performance (PISA)Indicator 521 Boys
Mean score
2015
Korea Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2003-2015
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2015
Korea (red)
Reading performance (PISA)Indicator 498 Boys
Mean score
2015
Korea Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2000-2015
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2015
Korea (red)
Science performance (PISA)Indicator 511 Boys
Mean score
2015
Korea Mean score 		Boys
Mean score
2006-2015
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Boys
Mean score
2015
Korea (red)
Youth not in employment, education or training (NEET)Indicator

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EnergyLatestTrendRanking
Crude oil productionIndicator 30.6 Total
Thousand toe
2017
Korea Thousand toe 		Total
Thousand toe
1998-2017
Korea (red) 		Total
Thousand toe
2017
Korea (red)
Infrastructure investmentIndicator 13 174 242 665.00 Road
Euro
2015
Korea Euro 		Road
Euro
2001-2015
Korea (red) 		Road
Euro
2016
Passenger transportIndicator 373 919.0 Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2016
Korea Million passenger-kilometres 		Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2001-2016
Korea (red) 		Road
Million passenger-kilometres
2016
Korea (red)
Primary energy supplyIndicator 0.16 Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2017
Korea Toe/1 000 US dollars 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
1998-2017
Korea (red) 		Total
Toe/1 000 US dollars
2017
Korea (red)
Road accidentsIndicator 84 Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2016
Korea Per 1 000 000 inhabitants 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
1997-2016
Korea (red) 		Deaths
Per 1 000 000 inhabitants
2016
Korea (red)

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EnvironmentLatestTrendRanking
Air and GHG emissionsIndicator 11.5 Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2016
Korea Tonnes/capita 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
1997-2016
Korea (red) 		Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Tonnes/capita
2016
Korea (red)
Municipal wasteIndicator 386.4 Total
Kilograms/capita
2016
Korea Kilograms/capita 		Total
Kilograms/capita
1997-2016
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Kilograms/capita
2017
OECD - Total (black)
Water withdrawalsIndicator 25 100.0 Total
Million m3
2014
Korea Million m3 		Total
Million m3
1994-2014
Korea (red) 		Total
Million m3
2012
Korea (red)

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FinanceLatestTrendRanking
Broad money (M3)Indicator 128.14 Total
2015=100
Jan-2019
Korea 2015=100 		Total
2015=100
Jun-2017-Jan-2019
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
2015=100
Dec-2018
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term interest ratesIndicator 2.0 Total
% per annum
Mar-2019
Korea % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Aug-2017-Mar-2019
Korea (red) 		Total
% per annum
Feb-2019
Korea (red)
Net pension replacement ratesIndicator 45.1 Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2016
Korea % of pre-retirement earnings 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2014-2016
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
% of pre-retirement earnings
2016
Korea (red)
Net pension wealthIndicator 8.5 Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2016
Korea Multiple of annual gross earnings 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2014-2016
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Men
Multiple of annual gross earnings
2016
Korea (red)
Short-term interest ratesIndicator 1.9 Total
% per annum
Mar-2019
Korea % per annum 		Total
% per annum
Aug-2017-Mar-2019
Korea (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black) 		Total
% per annum
Mar-2019
Korea (red), Euro area (19 countries) (black)

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GovernmentLatestTrendRanking
General government spendingIndicator 32.3 Total
% of GDP
2016
Korea % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1997-2016
Korea (red) 		Total
% of GDP
2017
Government reservesIndicator 247 759.0 Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Korea SDR millions 		Total
SDR millions
Q1-2010-Q4-2014
Korea (red) 		Total
SDR millions
Q4-2014
Korea (red)
Tax on corporate profitsIndicator 3.8 Total
% of GDP
2017
Korea % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1998-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2017
Korea (red)
Tax revenueIndicator 26.9 Total
% of GDP
2017
Korea % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1998-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2017
Korea (red), OECD - Average (black)
Tax wedgeIndicator 23.0 Total
% of labour cost
2018
Korea % of labour cost 		Total
% of labour cost
2000-2018
Korea (red), OECD - Average (black) 		Total
% of labour cost
2018
Korea (red), OECD - Average (black)

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HealthLatestTrendRanking
Health spendingIndicator 2 897 Total
US dollars/capita
2017
Korea US dollars/capita 		Total
US dollars/capita
1998-2017
Korea (red) 		Total
US dollars/capita
2017
Korea (red)
Hospital bedsIndicator 12.0 Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2016
Korea Per 1 000 inhabitants 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
1997-2016
Korea (red) 		Total
Per 1 000 inhabitants
2016
Korea (red)
Length of hospital stayIndicator 7.30 Acute care
Days
2016
Korea Days 		Acute care
Days
1996-2016
Korea (red) 		Acute care
Days
2016
Korea (red)
Life expectancy at birthIndicator 79.3 Men
Years
2016
Korea Years 		Men
Years
1997-2016
Korea (red) 		Men
Years
2016
Korea (red)
Overweight or obese populationIndicator 34.5 Measured
% of population aged 15+
2016
Korea % of population aged 15+ 		Measured
% of population aged 15+
1998-2016
Korea (red)

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Innovation and TechnologyLatestTrendRanking
Gross domestic spending on R&DIndicator 4.6 Total
% of GDP
2017
Korea % of GDP 		Total
% of GDP
1998-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of GDP
2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
ICT value addedIndicator 9.6 Total
% of value added
2011
Korea % of value added 		Total
% of value added
2011
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Internet accessIndicator 99.5 Total
% of all households
2017
Korea % of all households 		Total
% of all households
2005-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of all households
2018
Mobile broadband subscriptionsIndicator 113.4 Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2018
Korea Per 100 inhabitants 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q4-2009-Q2-2018
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Per 100 inhabitants
Q2-2018
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Triadic patent familiesIndicator 2 598.6 Total
Number
2016
Korea Number 		Total
Number
1997-2016
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Number
2016
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)

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JobsLatestTrendRanking
Average wagesIndicator 35 191.1 Total
US dollars
2017
Korea US dollars 		Total
US dollars
1998-2017
Korea (red) 		Total
US dollars
2017
Korea (red)
Employment rateIndicator 66.6 Total
% of working age population
Q4-2018
Korea % of working age population 		Total
% of working age population
Q1-2014-Q4-2018
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of working age population
Q4-2018
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Hours workedIndicator 2 024 Total
Hours/worker
2017
Korea Hours/worker 		Total
Hours/worker
2008-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
Hours/worker
2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Long-term unemployment rateIndicator 1.3 Total
% of unemployed
2017
Korea % of unemployed 		Total
% of unemployed
1998-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of unemployed
2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Self-employment rateIndicator 25.4 Total
% of employment
2017
Korea % of employment 		Total
% of employment
1998-2017
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Total
% of employment
2017
Korea (red)

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SocietyLatestTrendRanking
Fertility ratesIndicator 1.20 Total
Children/woman
2016
Korea Children/woman 		Total
Children/woman
1997-2016
Korea (red) 		Total
Children/woman
2016
Korea (red)
National population distributionIndicator 69.6 Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Korea Percentage 		Urban regions
Percentage
2014
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)
Permanent immigrant inflowsIndicator 88 515.0 Total
Number
2016
Korea Number 		Total
Number
2000-2016
Korea (red) 		Total
Number
2016
Korea (red)
Poverty rateIndicator 0.17 Total
Ratio
2017
Korea Ratio 		Total
Ratio
2015-2017
Korea (red) 		Total
Ratio
2016
Korea (red)
Social spendingIndicator 11.1 Public
% of GDP
2018
Korea % of GDP 		Public
% of GDP
1999-2018
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black) 		Public
% of GDP
2018
Korea (red), OECD - Total (black)

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Publications related to Korea

OECD Economic Surveys: Korea 2018OECD Economic Surveys: Korea 2018Publication (2018)
Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Korea 2019Recruiting Immigrant Workers: Korea 2019Publication (2019)
Innovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in KoreaInnovation, Agricultural Productivity and Sustainability in KoreaPublication (2018)
Working Better with Age: KoreaWorking Better with Age: KoreaPublication (2018)

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