Savings share of GDP in South Korea
Gross savings in South Korea were equal to 35.6% of GDP in 2025.
South Korea, 2025
35.6%
Change from 2024
+0.6percentage points
World, 2024
26.0%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
23.4%
Savings 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 | 35.6% | – |
| 2024 | 35.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023 | 33.4% | 26.2% |
| 2022 | 34.3% | 27.2% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | 27.1% |
| 2020 | 35.8% | 25.7% |
| 2019 | 34.3% | 26.5% |
| 2018 | 35.4% | 26.6% |
| 2017 | 36.5% | 26.4% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | 25.8% |
| 2015 | 35.8% | 26.3% |
| 2014 | 34.6% | 26.7% |
| 2013 | 34.5% | 26.4% |
| 2012 | 34.3% | 26.7% |
| 2011 | 34.4% | 26.8% |
| 2010 | 35.0% | 26.5% |
| 2009 | 33.1% | 25.3% |
| 2008 | 33.2% | 27.4% |
| 2007 | 33.4% | 28.2% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | 28.2% |
| 2005 | 33.8% | 27.1% |
| 2004 | 35.5% | 26.6% |
| 2003 | 33.1% | 25.4% |
| 2002 | 31.7% | 25.0% |
| 2001 | 32.3% | 25.3% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of +0.6 percentage points from 35.0% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 35.8%, the figure has changed by −0.2 percentage points.
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Investment share of GDP
29.1%
2025 · World Bank
GDP in US dollars
US$1.87 trillion
2025 · World Bank
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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Real GDP growth
1.0%
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