DefenseSouth Korea — Defense spendingPrimary KPI: one of the key indicators tracked first for this country.Military spending as % of GDP; measures the national defense effort.2.5% GDP2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Korea — Defense spending — % of government expenditureMilitary expenditure as a share of total general government expenditure.11.3%2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Korea — Armed forces at a glance500,000Active personnel · 2024· ≈ order of magnitude≈3,100,000Reserves≈2,200Main battle tanks≈2,700Armoured vehiclesShow all 13 figures (+10 more)Show all 13 figures (+9 more)Source: IISS Military Balance 2024 · SIPRI· Data 2024approximate valuesExploreSaveShareReport
DefenseSouth Korea — Military spending (USD)Military spending in current USD; enables volume comparison.47.6BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Korea — Active military personnelNumber of active-duty military personnel; reflects the size of the armed forces.569K2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Korea — Arms exportsValue of arms transfers exported; indicates weight in the global defense industry.1.1BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Korea — Arms importsValue of arms transfers imported; indicates dependence on external suppliers.1BUSD2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026ExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Korea — Military personnel (% labour force)Share of military personnel in the labour force.2%2020Source: World Bank· Data 2020Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
DefenseSouth Korea — Defense spending — local currency (EUR)Military expenditure in current local currency units (EUR) — domestic-budget view.64.9TEUR2024Source: World Bank· Data 2024Upd. 10/2026 · Y-axis truncatedExploreSaveShareReportSource
