GDP

Korea

Korea — GDP

KR desk: Korea first; United States, Japan, China, Taiwan, euro area, United Kingdom and Australia alongside.

$1.87 trillion

−$3.01 billion (−0.2%)

As of 2025 | current US$

Latest
$1.87 trillion 2025
Previous year
$1.88 trillion 2024
Min
$2.43 billion 1961
Max
$1.94 trillion 2021
YearValue
2025$1.87 trillion
2024$1.88 trillion
2023$1.84 trillion
2022$1.80 trillion
2021$1.94 trillion
2020$1.74 trillion
2019$1.75 trillion
2018$1.82 trillion
2017$1.71 trillion
2016$1.58 trillion
2015$1.54 trillion
2014$1.56 trillion
2013$1.43 trillion
2012$1.34 trillion
2011$1.31 trillion
2010$1.19 trillion
2009$983.07 billion
2008$1.09 trillion
2007$1.22 trillion
2006$1.10 trillion
2005$971.74 billion
2004$823.25 billion
2003$728.52 billion
2002$650.01 billion
#CountryGDPChangeYear
1United States$30.77 trillion+$1.47 trillion (+5.0%)2025
2China$19.50 trillion+$768.37 billion (+4.1%)2025
3Euro area$18.01 trillion+$1.41 trillion (+8.5%)2025
5Japan$4.44 trillion+$245.15 billion (+5.9%)2025
6United Kingdom$4.00 trillion+$307.05 billion (+8.3%)202514Korea, Rep.$1.87 trillion−$3.01 billion (−0.2%)202516Australia$1.80 trillion+$41.50 billion (+2.4%)202523Taiwan$920.05 billion+$118.56 billion (+14.8%)2025

What GDP is

Gross domestic product at current US dollars is the market value of final goods and services produced in an economy in a year, converted at market exchange rates. World Bank indicator NY.GDP.MKTP.CD. Latest: $1.87 trillion in 2025.

A larger dollar GDP can reflect a stronger currency as well as more output. PPP series on this site are the better comparison of living-standard volume. From 1960 to 2025 (66 years): latest $1.87 trillion (2025), previous year $1.88 trillion (2024); low $2.43 billion (1961), high $1.94 trillion (2021).

Source: World Bank Open Data. Licence: CC BY 4.0 (terms).