South Korea — General government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2031 · 109 observations
About this series
General government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In South Korea, the general government expenditure reading was 37% of GDP in 2025, compared with 35.1% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +1.9 percentage points. The latest reading was above the selected 10-year average of 33.5% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1911–2031
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Latest observations
2010–2031
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2031 | 34.3 % of GDP |
| 2030 | 34.6 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 35 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 35.4 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 35.7 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2026 | 35.6 % of GDP |
| 2025 | 37 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 35.1 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 35.6 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 37.1 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 35.4 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 35.9 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 32 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 29.5 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 28.8 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 28.8 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 29 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 29.1 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 28.8 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 29.5 % of GDP |
Values before 2012, back to 2010, are on the chart — hover to read them.