Services share of GDP in South Korea
Services produced 57.2% of GDP in South Korea in 2025.
South Korea, 2025
57.2%
Change from 2024
−0.3percentage points
World, 2024
63.3%
Median of OECD (38 countries), 2025
64.5%
Services 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 | 57.2% | – |
| 2024 | 57.5% | 63.3% |
| 2023 | 58.9% | 63.0% |
| 2022 | 58.1% | 62.3% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | 64.1% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | 65.4% |
| 2019 | 56.9% | 64.9% |
| 2018 | 55.4% | 64.3% |
| 2017 | 54.6% | 64.5% |
| 2016 | 55.0% | 65.0% |
| 2015 | 55.1% | 64.4% |
| 2014 | 55.2% | 63.2% |
| 2013 | 54.9% | 62.9% |
| 2012 | 55.0% | 62.7% |
| 2011 | 54.7% | 62.6% |
| 2010 | 54.9% | 63.3% |
| 2009 | 56.3% | 64.7% |
| 2008 | 56.6% | 62.8% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | 63.2% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | 63.6% |
| 2005 | 54.4% | 64.3% |
| 2004 | 53.7% | 64.8% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | 65.5% |
| 2002 | 54.2% | 65.7% |
| 2001 | 53.7% | 65.2% |
A dash means no value was published for that period.
In short
- That is a change of −0.3 percentage points from 57.5% in 2024.
- Since 2015, when it was 55.1%, the figure has changed by +2.1 percentage points.
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Industry share of GDP
34.3%
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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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Real GDP growth
1.0%
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