Current account balance (% of GDP) in South Korea stood at 6.5% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF. The latest value is up 1.2 percentage points from 5.3% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 6.8% of GDP (down 0.3 percentage points since). The highest value since 1980 was 10.1% of GDP in 1998, the lowest -10.4% of GDP in 1980. South Korea ranked 10th highest of the 52 countries in this dataset in 2025; Singapore ranked first.
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Current account balance (% of GDP), measured in % of GDP, measures the total economic output of South Korea. It represents the broadest indicator of economic activity, capturing production, income, and expenditure across all sectors — from manufacturing and services to agriculture and government. GDP can be calculated three ways: by adding up all expenditures (consumption + investment + government spending + net exports), by summing all incomes earned, or by totaling value added at each production stage. In South Korea, the statistical agency compiles GDP data through comprehensive surveys of businesses, government records, and household expenditure patterns. While GDP per capita provides insight into average living standards, it does not capture income distribution, environmental costs, or unpaid work like caregiving. Nevertheless, GDP growth remains the most widely followed metric for assessing whether an economy is expanding or contracting.
Current account balance (% of GDP) in South Korea stood at 6.5% of GDP in 2025, according to IMF.
The latest value is up 1.2 percentage points from 5.3% of GDP in 2024. Ten years earlier, in 2015, the value was 6.8% of GDP (down 0.3 percentage points since).
South Korea ranked 10th highest of the 52 countries in this dataset in 2025; Singapore ranked first.
The highest value since 1980 was 10.1% of GDP in 1998, the lowest -10.4% of GDP in 1980.
| Indicator | Current account balance (% of GDP) |
|---|---|
| Country | South Korea |
| Category | Macroeconomics |
| Unit | % of GDP |
| Source | IMF |
| Interactive chart | View on EconDash |
| API access | EconDash API documentation |
IMF projection for 2026: 18.8% of GDP
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International Monetary Fund. (2026). Current account balance (% of GDP) — South Korea [Data set]. Retrieved November 13, 2026, from EconDash: https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/KOR. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD
International Monetary Fund. "Current account balance (% of GDP) — South Korea." EconDash, 2026, https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/KOR. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD.
International Monetary Fund. 2026. "Current account balance (% of GDP) — South Korea." EconDash. Accessed November 13, 2026. https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/KOR. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD.
@misc{econdash_current_account_balance_2_kor,
author = {{International Monetary Fund}},
title = {{Current account balance (\% of GDP) --- South Korea}},
howpublished = {EconDash},
year = {2026},
url = {https://econdash.org/chart/current-account-balance-2/KOR},
note = {Accessed: 2026-11-13. Original source: https://www.imf.org/external/datamapper/BCA\_NGDPD@WEO/WEOWORLD}
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