GDP growth (South Korea): 1.1 % in 2025, the latest available value.
65 observations from 1961 to 2025. Source: OECD.
Change in real GDP from one period to the next; positive means the economy grows, negative that it shrinks.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 1.1 % |
| 2024 | 2.2 % |
| 2023 | 1.5 % |
| 2022 | 2.9 % |
| 2021 | 4.7 % |
| 2020 | -0.7 % |
| 2019 | 2.3 % |
| 2018 | 3.2 % |
| 2017 | 3.4 % |
| 2016 | 3.2 % |
| 2015 | 2.9 % |
| 2014 | 3.2 % |
| 2013 | 3.3 % |
| 2012 | 2.5 % |
| 2011 | 3.7 % |
| 2010 | 7 % |
| 2009 | 0.8 % |
| 2008 | 3 % |
| 2007 | 5.8 % |
| 2006 | 5.2 % |
| 2005 | 4.4 % |
| 2004 | 5.2 % |
| 2003 | 3.1 % |
| 2002 | 7.7 % |
| 2001 | 4.7 % |
| 2000 | 9.2 % |
| 1999 | 11.6 % |
| 1998 | -4.9 % |
| 1997 | 6.3 % |
| 1996 | 8 % |
| 1995 | 9.7 % |
| 1994 | 9.4 % |
| 1993 | 7 % |
| 1992 | 6.4 % |
| 1991 | 10.9 % |
| 1990 | 10 % |
| 1989 | 7.2 % |
| 1988 | 12.1 % |
| 1987 | 12.9 % |
| 1986 | 11.5 % |
| 1985 | 7.9 % |
| 1984 | 10.6 % |
| 1983 | 13.5 % |
| 1982 | 8.5 % |
| 1981 | 7.4 % |
| 1980 | -1.5 % |
| 1979 | 8.7 % |
| 1978 | 11.1 % |
| 1977 | 12.4 % |
| 1976 | 13.3 % |
| 1975 | 7.9 % |
| 1974 | 9.6 % |
| 1973 | 15 % |
| 1972 | 7.3 % |
| 1971 | 10.7 % |
| 1970 | 10.2 % |
| 1969 | 14.6 % |
| 1968 | 13.2 % |
| 1967 | 9.2 % |
| 1966 | 12 % |
| 1965 | 7.3 % |
| 1964 | 9.4 % |
| 1963 | 9 % |
| 1962 | 3.9 % |
| 1961 | 6.9 % |