Investment share of GDP in South Korea
Investment in South Korea was equal to 29.1% of GDP in 2025. The value for 2025 is the lowest since 1998.
South Korea, 2025
29.1%
Change from 2024
−0.8percentage points
World, 2024
26.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
22.2%
Investment share of GDP in South Korea over time
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% of GDP. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators. Gaps mean no published value; points are not joined across missing years.
| Period | South Korea | World |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.1% | – |
| 2024 | 30.0% | 26.3% |
| 2023 | 31.9% | 26.7% |
| 2022 | 33.3% | 27.5% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | 27.2% |
| 2020 | 31.5% | 26.5% |
| 2019 | 31.2% | 26.6% |
| 2018 | 31.2% | 26.7% |
| 2017 | 32.0% | 26.1% |
| 2016 | 30.0% | 25.7% |
| 2015 | 29.3% | 25.9% |
| 2014 | 29.8% | 25.9% |
| 2013 | 29.9% | 25.6% |
| 2012 | 31.2% | 25.5% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | 25.3% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | 24.6% |
| 2009 | 29.6% | 23.4% |
| 2008 | 33.7% | 25.5% |
| 2007 | 33.2% | 25.5% |
| 2006 | 33.0% | 25.0% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | 24.5% |
| 2004 | 32.7% | 24.1% |
| 2003 | 32.4% | 23.4% |
| 2002 | 31.3% | 23.3% |
| 2001 | 31.9% | 23.9% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.8 percentage points from 30.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 29.3%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
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Savings share of GDP
35.6%
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Real GDP growth
1.0%
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GDP in US dollars
US$1.87 trillion
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GDP per capita in US dollars
US$36,227 per person
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GDP per capita, PPP
Int$55,697 per person
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GNI per capita, Atlas method
US$37,880 per person
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