Current account balance (South Korea): 3.5 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
51 observations from 1980 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Balance of current transactions with abroad (goods, services, income), as % of GDP; positive means the country lends to the world.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 4 % GDP |
| 2029 | 3.9 % GDP |
| 2028 | 3.8 % GDP |
| 2027 | 3.7 % GDP |
| 2026 | 3.6 % GDP |
| 2025 | 3.5 % GDP |
| 2024 | 5.3 % GDP |
| 2023 | 1.8 % GDP |
| 2022 | 1.4 % GDP |
| 2021 | 4.4 % GDP |
| 2020 | 4.4 % GDP |
| 2019 | 3.4 % GDP |
| 2018 | 4.2 % GDP |
| 2017 | 4.4 % GDP |
| 2016 | 6.2 % GDP |
| 2015 | 6.8 % GDP |
| 2014 | 5.3 % GDP |
| 2013 | 5.4 % GDP |
| 2012 | 3.7 % GDP |
| 2011 | 1.3 % GDP |
| 2010 | 2.3 % GDP |
| 2009 | 3.4 % GDP |
| 2008 | 0.2 % GDP |
| 2007 | 0.9 % GDP |
| 2006 | 0.2 % GDP |
| 2005 | 1.3 % GDP |
| 2004 | 3.6 % GDP |
| 2003 | 1.6 % GDP |
| 2002 | 0.6 % GDP |
| 2001 | 0.4 % GDP |
| 2000 | 1.7 % GDP |
| 1999 | 4.2 % GDP |
| 1998 | 10.1 % GDP |
| 1997 | -1.8 % GDP |
| 1996 | -3.9 % GDP |
| 1995 | -1.7 % GDP |
| 1994 | -1 % GDP |
| 1993 | 0.4 % GDP |
| 1992 | -0.8 % GDP |
| 1991 | -2.4 % GDP |
| 1990 | -1 % GDP |
| 1989 | 1.5 % GDP |
| 1988 | 6.2 % GDP |
| 1987 | 5.7 % GDP |
| 1986 | 2.2 % GDP |
| 1985 | -2.1 % GDP |
| 1984 | -1.9 % GDP |
| 1983 | -4 % GDP |
| 1982 | -7 % GDP |
| 1981 | -8.7 % GDP |
| 1980 | -10.4 % GDP |