Public debt (South Korea): 54.5 % GDP in 2025, the latest available value.
41 observations from 1990 to 2030. Source: IMF.
Total government debt as a share of GDP; the lower the ratio, the more sustainable the debt.
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 59.2 % GDP |
| 2029 | 58.4 % GDP |
| 2028 | 57.5 % GDP |
| 2027 | 56.6 % GDP |
| 2026 | 55.7 % GDP |
| 2025 | 54.5 % GDP |
| 2024 | 52.5 % GDP |
| 2023 | 50.7 % GDP |
| 2022 | 49.8 % GDP |
| 2021 | 48 % GDP |
| 2020 | 45.9 % GDP |
| 2019 | 39.7 % GDP |
| 2018 | 37.9 % GDP |
| 2017 | 38 % GDP |
| 2016 | 39.1 % GDP |
| 2015 | 38.8 % GDP |
| 2014 | 37.9 % GDP |
| 2013 | 36 % GDP |
| 2012 | 33.5 % GDP |
| 2011 | 31.7 % GDP |
| 2010 | 28.3 % GDP |
| 2009 | 28.8 % GDP |
| 2008 | 25.9 % GDP |
| 2007 | 26.3 % GDP |
| 2006 | 27 % GDP |
| 2005 | 24.9 % GDP |
| 2004 | 21.6 % GDP |
| 2003 | 19.1 % GDP |
| 2002 | 16.4 % GDP |
| 2001 | 16.6 % GDP |
| 2000 | 16.1 % GDP |
| 1999 | 15.8 % GDP |
| 1998 | 13.8 % GDP |
| 1997 | 9.7 % GDP |
| 1996 | 7.8 % GDP |
| 1995 | 8.5 % GDP |
| 1994 | 9.6 % GDP |
| 1993 | 10.9 % GDP |
| 1992 | 11.6 % GDP |
| 1991 | 11.9 % GDP |
| 1990 | 12.8 % GDP |