South Korea — Gross capital formation (% of GDP)
% of GDP · Annual · 1911–2030 · 108 observations
About this series
Gross capital formation records investment in fixed assets, changes in inventories and, where included, valuables during the period. It is a flow in the expenditure account of GDP. This series expresses the aggregate as a percentage of GDP for the matching period.
In South Korea, the gross capital formation reading was 31.4% of GDP in 2025, compared with 31% of GDP in 2024. The period change was +0.44 percentage points. The latest reading was below the selected 10-year average of 31.6% of GDP.
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- Annual data, 1911–2030
- Quarterly data, 1960–2026
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Latest observations
2009–2030
| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2030 | 31.1 % of GDP |
| 2029 | 31.3 % of GDP |
| 2028 | 31.3 % of GDP |
| 2027 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2026 | 31.4 % of GDP |
15 earlier values
| 2025 | 31.4 % of GDP |
| 2024 | 31 % of GDP |
| 2023 | 32.2 % of GDP |
| 2022 | 33.3 % of GDP |
| 2021 | 32.5 % of GDP |
| 2020 | 31.5 % of GDP |
| 2019 | 31.2 % of GDP |
| 2018 | 31.2 % of GDP |
| 2017 | 32 % of GDP |
| 2016 | 30 % of GDP |
| 2015 | 29.3 % of GDP |
| 2014 | 29.8 % of GDP |
| 2013 | 29.9 % of GDP |
| 2012 | 31.2 % of GDP |
| 2011 | 33.3 % of GDP |
Values before 2011, back to 2009, are on the chart — hover to read them.