South Korea — Combined government expenditure (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2030 · 108 observations
About this series
Combined government expenditure records government expense plus net investment in nonfinancial assets within the source series' coverage. It is a flow over the period. WED's combined-government scope requires source metadata. This series expresses that measure as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
The combined government expenditure reading for South Korea was 37.5% of GDP in 2025. The previous reading was 36.2% of GDP in 2024; the period change was +1.29 percentage points. Relative to the selected 10-year average of 33.6% of GDP, the latest reading was above.
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Latest observations
2009–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 35.7 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 36.2 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 36.5 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 37 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 37.1 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 37.5 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 36.2 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 35.2 % 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 |
| 2011 | 29.2 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2009, are on the chart — hover to read them.