Korea

KoreaGDP growth

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

1.01%

−1.00 pp

As of 2025 | annual %

Mean
6.94%
Median
7.31%
Min
-4.94% 1998
Max
14.97% 1973
YearValue
20251.01%
20242.00%
20231.58%
20222.73%
20214.61%
2020-0.70%
20192.31%
20183.18%
20173.43%
20163.17%
20152.92%
20143.21%
20133.29%
20122.55%
20113.69%
20106.98%
20090.82%
20083.00%
20075.84%
20065.25%
20054.36%
20045.18%
20033.07%
20027.74%
#CountryGDP growthChangeYear
8Taiwan8.70%+3.40 pp2025
55China4.96%+0.00 pp2025
141United States2.16%−0.63 pp2025164Euro area1.41%+0.47 pp2025165United Kingdom1.39%+0.31 pp2025166Australia1.35%−0.02 pp2025
170Japan1.19%+1.43 pp2025
177Korea, Rep.1.01%−1.00 pp2025

What real GDP growth is

Annual percentage change in real GDP (NY.GDP.MKTP.KD.ZG). This is a growth rate, not a level. Latest: 1.01% in 2025.

A small rich economy and a large poor one can print the same growth rate. Read it next to the level pages. From 1961 to 2025 (65 years): mean 6.94%, median 7.31%; low -4.94% (1998), high 14.97% (1973).

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