GDP of South Korea

According to the IMF World Economic Outlook (October 2025), South Korea's nominal GDP in 2025 is projected to be around $1,859 billion, $17 billion more than the $1,875 billion in 2024. South Korea's figure was highest at $1,942 billion in 2021; now it has lost almost $84 billion till 2025. South Korea contributes 1.59% of the entire world's GDP. South Korea's share of the world economy was maximum in 2006 (2.11%) and minimum in 1965 (0.16%).

In 2006, South Korea became the 10th national economy to enter the list of trillion-dollar economies. South Korea is the 14th largest economy globally. South Korea attained the highest rank of 9th in 2020 and the lowest of 43rd in 1961. Since 2020, these five countries have moved ahead, leaving South Korea in the current 14th spot: Canada (2021), Brazil (2022), Russia (2022), Mexico (2025), and Spain (2025). Estimates by the World Bank are available since 1980, when the country's GDP was 3.97 billion USD.

South Korea is in 4th position among Asian countries and 3rd among East Asian economies. South Korea shares around 4.40% of the total of Asia's GDP (nominal).

Based on PPP, South Korea's economy in 2025 is projected at 3,363 billion international dollars, the 14th highest in the world. South Korea contributes 1.61% of the entire world's GDP (PPP). South Korea is the 6th largest and shares almost 3.27 percent of the total of Asia's GDP (PPP). The gross domestic product (GDP) of South Korea at purchasing power parity (PPP) is 1.81 times the GDP at nominal.

• Nominal
• PPP

Projections by IMF

Estimates by World Bank