South Korea — Current account (% of GDP)

% of GDP · Annual · 1975–2030 · 56 observations

About this series

The current account balance records a country's net transactions with the rest of the world in goods, services, primary income, and secondary income. A balance can be positive, negative, or zero. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.

South Korea's current account reading was 4.45% of GDP in 2025. The period change from 4.57% of GDP in 2024 was −0.12 percentage points.

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Latest observations

2019–2030

PeriodValue
20304.72 % of GDP
20294.5 % of GDP
20284.3 % of GDP
20274.13 % of GDP
20264.25 % of GDP
7 earlier values, back to 2019
20254.45 % of GDP
20244.57 % of GDP
20231.94 % of GDP
20221.34 % of GDP
20214.37 % of GDP
20204.28 % of GDP
20193.41 % of GDP
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.