South Korea — General government debt

millions of LCU · Annual · 1958–2030 · 73 observations

About this series

General government debt is the stock of outstanding debt liabilities recorded for that reporting perimeter at the reference date. The source series determines the exact instruments and valuation covered.

The general government debt reading for South Korea was 1428.08T LCU in 2025. The previous reading was 1277.00T LCU in 2024; the period change was +11.8%. The corresponding ratio to GDP was 53.4% in 2025.

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Latest observations

2016–2030

PeriodValue
20302103.06T LCU
20291973.79T LCU
20281842.70T LCU
20271710.25T LCU
20261580.39T LCU
10 earlier values, back to 2016
20251428.08T LCU
20241277.00T LCU
20231213.54T LCU
20221157.20T LCU
20211066.25T LCU
2020945.14T LCU
2019810.73T LCU
2018759.72T LCU
2017735.22T LCU
2016717.52T LCU
Data release 2026_08_27_1049, published 30 Sept 2026.