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South Korea, officially the Republic of Korea (ROK), is a country in East Asia. It constitutes the southern part of the Korean Peninsula and borders North Korea along the Korean Demilitarized Zone. The country's western border is formed by the Yellow Sea, while its eastern border is defined by the Sea of Japan. South Korea claims to be the sole legitimate government of the entire peninsula and adjacent islands. It has a population of 51.96 million, of which roughly half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the fourth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Incheon, Busan, and Daegu. The Korean Peninsula was inhabited as early as the Lower Paleolithic period. Its first kingdom was noted in Chinese records in the early 7th century BCE. Following the unification of the Three Kingdoms of Korea into Silla and Balhae in the late 7th century, Korea was ruled by the Goryeo dynasty (918–1392) and the Joseon dynasty (1392–1897). The succeeding Korean Empire (1897–1910) was annexed in 1910 into the Empire of Japan. Japanese rule ended following Japan's surrender in World War II, after which Korea was divided into two zones: a northern zone occupied by the Soviet Union, and a southern zone ... [More]
  • Last : 2,656.44
  • High : 2,669.81
  • Low : 2,646.12
  • Max Fluctuation : 5.96
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.21%
  • Open : 2,669.81
  • Time : 10:07:12
  • Yesterday : 2,685.95
  • Change % : 1.11%
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  • Last : 3.472 (KRW)
  • High : 3.487
  • Low : 3.456
  • Max Fluctuation : 0.02
  • Max Fluctuation % : 0.46%
  • Open : 3.457
  • Time : 11:34:44
  • Yesterday : 3.435
  • Change % : 1.08%
  • Change : 0.037

South Korea Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/KRW Ask 1334 - 1334 1335.25 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 14:17
NZD/KRW Ask 814.452 - 812.725 814.452 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 13:08
KRW/USD Ask 0.0008 - 0.0007 0.0008 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 13:08
SEK/KRW Ask 128.86 - 128.86 128.86 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:43
TRY/KRW Ask 41.32 - 41.32 41.32 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:43
VES/KRW Ask 36.84 - 36.84 36.84 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/18 Time 11:43

South Korea Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
KOSPI 2656.44 2658.89 2646.12 2669.81 29.51 1.11% 2024/03/19 Time 10:07
KOSDAQ 889.93 - 889.93 889.93 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:55
KQ 100 2117.63 - 2117.63 2117.63 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:55
FTSE Korea 406.59 - 406.59 406.59 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:55
KOSPI 100 2753.76 - 2753.76 2753.76 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:55
KOSPI 200 363.04 - 363.04 363.04 0.00 0.00% 2024/03/13 Time 16:55

South Korea Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Samyung ENC 2965 - 2965 2965 110.00 3.85% 2024/03/19 Time 9:26
Neofidelity 600 - 600 600 4.00 0.67% 2024/03/19 Time 4:28
Willbes 572 - 572 572 16.00 2.88% 2024/03/19 Time 4:28
CKH Food & Health 124 - 124 124 3.00 2.48% 2024/03/19 Time 4:28
PNC Tech 5500 - 5500 5500 70.00 1.29% 2024/03/19 Time 4:28
Samjin LND 1436 - 1436 1436 27.00 1.92% 2024/03/19 Time 4:28

South Korea Bonds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
South Korea 2Y 3.443 3.441 3.433 3.451 0.03 0.91% 2024/03/19 Time 11:34
South Korea 3Y 3.379 3.37 3.366 3.393 0.03 0.96% 2024/03/19 Time 11:34
South Korea 5Y 3.416 3.406 3.402 3.422 0.04 1.04% 2024/03/19 Time 11:34
South Korea 10Y 3.472 3.46 3.456 3.487 0.04 1.08% 2024/03/19 Time 11:34
South Korea 20Y 3.426 3.422 3.422 3.451 0.02 0.50% 2024/03/19 Time 11:34
South Korea 30Y 3.334 3.332 3.332 3.358 0.01 0.27% 2024/03/19 Time 11:34

South Korea Funds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
MiraeAsset KOSPI200 Index Equity-Derivatives 1 A 1455.72 - 1455.72 1455.72 7.80 0.54% 2024/03/19 Time 8:25
ASSETPLUS Korea Rich Together 1 Equity W 1306.94 - 1306.94 1306.94 14.92 1.15% 2024/03/19 Time 8:25
MiraeAsset Retirement Annuity Best Fund Collection 1012.41 - 1012.41 1012.41 5.46 0.54% 2024/03/19 Time 8:25
Daishin KOSPI200 Index Feeder Equity-Derivatives C 1589.18 - 1589.18 1589.18 10.67 0.68% 2024/03/19 Time 8:25
Daishin KOSPI200 Index Feeder Equity-Derivatives A 1590.01 - 1590.01 1590.01 10.69 0.68% 2024/03/19 Time 8:25
MiraeAsset Chindia Consumer Equity 1 A 1548.45 - 1548.45 1548.45 10.37 0.67% 2024/03/19 Time 8:25

South Korea ETFs

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
NH-Amundi HANARO 200TR 45145 45155 44950 45155 585.00 1.30% 2024/03/19 Time 12:04
NH-Amundi HANARO e-Commerce 10460 10430 10425 10480 110.00 1.05% 2024/03/19 Time 12:04
Mirae Asset TIGER 200 Industrials 6550 6530 6495 6550 10.00 0.15% 2024/03/19 Time 12:04
NH-Amundi HANARO K-Metaverse MZ 6975 6955 6955 7000 20.00 0.29% 2024/03/19 Time 12:04
Shinhan SOL 200 Top10 8905 8915 8835 8915 120.00 1.35% 2024/03/19 Time 12:04
MiraeAsset TIGER KTB 3-10 49905 49880 49850 49945 85.00 0.17% 2024/03/19 Time 12:04

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

  • Actual

  • Forecast

Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Asylum Applications
2341 21 Dec 6684 Persons
Balance of Trade
4290 -12675 398 13419
Bank Lending Rate
5.04 2.63 5.14 17.01
Bankruptcies
12 7 19 3377
Business Confidence
70 35 71 119
CPI Housing Utilities
114 30.6 114 114
CPI Transportation
114 27.63 112 124
Capacity Utilization
103 3.6 104 104
Capital Flows
2830 -7649 5680 18734
Car Production
0 0 367631 3469464
Car Registrations
98253 49944 125490 205595
Central Bank Balance Sheet
511284 310 536402 611504
Changes in Inventories
2690 -10571 3271 13025
Coincident Index
112 4.3 111 112
Competitiveness Index
79.62 19 Dec 78.84 Points
Competitiveness Rank
13 19 Dec 15
Construction Orders
3215831 23 9851751 15138239
Construction Output
17.6 -30.5 -2.2 26.4
Consumer Confidence
102 69.2 102 122
Consumer Credit
1886365 142747 1878349 1886365
Consumer Price Index CPI
114 2.49 113 114
Consumer Spending
234160 7264 233734 234160
Core Consumer Prices
112 9.07 112 112
Core Inflation Rate
2.57 -0.3 2.63 30.5
Coronavirus Cases
31415280 0 31285910 31415280
Coronavirus Deaths
34610 0 34603 34610
Coronavirus Vaccination Rate
250 0 250 250
Coronavirus Vaccination Total
129647782 0 129644643 129647782
Corporate Tax Rate
27.5 24.2 27.5 40
Corruption Index
63 38 63 63
Corruption Rank
32 27 31 52
Credit Rating
86 23 Jul
Currency
1338 667 1336 1995
Current Account
3046 -4205 7415 12410
Current Account to GDP
1.8 -10.5 4.7 10.7
Deposit Interest Rate
3.89 0.91 4.18 19.5
Disposable Personal Income
2191419 2871 2099125 2191419
Ease of Doing Business
5 19 Dec 5
Economic Optimism Index
93 55 92 117
Electricity Production
24519 13860 23528 25674
Employed Persons
28690 20303 28577 28690
Employment Change
1.19 -7.42 1.39 9.59
Employment Rate
61.6 56.1 61 63.5
Export Prices
120 17.87 119 202
Export Prices YoY
4.2 -35.6 3.6 75.4
Exports
52403 14.75 54753 63787
External Debt
663631 80766 649322 665237
Fiscal Expenditure
231759 23 Apr 180854 KRW Billion
Food Inflation
6.95 -4.5 5.92 104
Foreign Direct Investment
8771740 0 6855005 11458947
Foreign Exchange Reserves
415729 564 415759 469208
Foreign Stock Investment
952017 34948 861744 1055888
Full Year GDP Growth
2.61 -5.13 4.3 14.9
GDP
1674 2.42 1818 1818
GDP Annual Growth Rate
2.2 -7.3 1.4 20.8
GDP Constant Prices
503403 7060 500277 503403
GDP Deflator
112 0.74 114 114
GDP From Agriculture
7734 1813 8288 8656
GDP From Construction
21855 342 22707 23885
GDP From Manufacturing
135424 319 133851 135424
GDP From Mining
456 286 462 1328
GDP From Public Administration
30537 1673 30398 30537
GDP From Services
288263 4287 286083 288263
GDP From Transport
18282 123 17550 18282
GDP From Utilities
12172 14.9 11186 12262
GDP Growth Rate
0.6 -7 0.6 7.8
GDP per capita
33719 1028 32787 33719
GDP per capita PPP
45560 12656 44300 45560
Gasoline Prices
1.23 0.54 1.18 1.84
Gold Reserves
104 13 104 104
Government Budget
-7 -7 -5.2 3.47
Government Budget Value
-28984 23 Apr -41425 KRW Billion
Government Debt to GDP
49.6 8.24 46.9 49.6
Government Revenues
202775 23 Apr 139429 KRW Billion
Government Spending
90001 23 Mar 89600 KRW Billion
Government Spending To GDP
38.1 20 Dec 33.87 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
143691 376 145750 146111
Gross National Product
504532 7478 481530 504532
Home Ownership Rate
56.2 53.6 56.2 56.4
House Price Index MoM
0.16 -1.98 0.03 3.78
Households Debt To GDP
102 1.4 102 106
Housing Index
93.2 26.8 93.2 101
IP Addresses
25814048 17 Mar 25049894 IP
Import Prices
138 5.99 136 156
Import Prices YoY
-0.2 -29.9 0.5 64.8
Imports
48112 38.61 54355 66028
Industrial Production
12.9 -25.3 6.1 38.8
Industrial Production Mom
-1.3 -11 -0.5 11
Inflation Expectations
3 1.6 3 4.7
Inflation Rate
3.1 -0.4 2.8 32.5
Inflation Rate Mom
0.5 -2.5 0.4 5.3
Interbank Rate
3.66 0.57 3.66 6.14
Interest Rate
3.5 0.5 3.5 5.25
Internet Speed
28554 17 Mar 26116 KBps
Labor Force Participation Rate
63.6 48.5 63.3 65.3
Labour Costs
114 22 Sep 99.1 points
Leading Economic Index
114 3.7 113 114
Lending Rate
4.5 1.5 4.5 4.5
Loans to Private Sector
12624000 2603700 12544272 12624000
Manufacturing PMI
50.7 41.3 51.2 55.3
Manufacturing Production
13.66 -26.7 6.65 41.6
Military Expenditure
46365 22 Dec 50874 USD Million
Minimum Wages
9620 600 9620 9620
Mining Production
28.9 -36 14.5 43.1
Money Supply M0
171057100 11200 170324000 171057100
Money Supply M1
1223180 260 1231939 1387581
Money Supply M2
3917548 591 3894829 3917548
Money Supply M3
5349996 57008 5314601 5349996
New Orders
10514173 93961 7293335 15342737
Personal Income Tax Rate
45 35 45 45
Personal Savings
32.9 13.4 33.5 42.7
Population
51.71 25.01 51.67 51.84
Price to Rent Ratio
102 70.53 102 118
Private Debt to GDP
282 227 275 282
Producer Price Inflation MoM
0.5 -2.3 0.1 14.5
Producer Prices
122 5.03 121 122
Producer Prices Change
1.3 -4.7 1.2 47.4
Productivity
107 53.5 105 127
Residential Property Prices
-7.31 -12.77 -6.82 56.01
Retail Sales MoM
0.8 -12.4 0.6 5.5
Retail Sales YoY
-2.2 -21.7 -0.4 20.2
Retirement Age Men
60 55 60 60
Retirement Age Women
60 55 60 60
Steel Production
5700 650 5400 6406
Stock Market
2652 115 2686 3316
Terms of Trade
87.3 82.9 87.6 228
Terrorism Index
0 0 0 2.62
Tourism Revenues
1226 318 1224 2062
Tourist Arrivals
1036625 29415 1114990 1703495
Unemployed Persons
774 695 889 1597
Unemployment Rate
2.6 2.4 3 7.1
Wages
4339782 2460239 4370539 4576213
Wages in Manufacturing
4888110 2520139 4864706 5359607
Weapons Sales
209 7 544 1054
Youth Unemployment Rate
6.3 3.8 5.9 13.4
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade 4290 2200 4000 3500 2500 13419
Bank Lending Rate 5.04 5.04 4.79 4.54 4.29 17.01
Bankruptcies 12 30 33 34 29 3377
Business Confidence 70 75 70 73 76 119
CPI Housing Utilities 114 116 116 115 116 114
CPI Transportation 114 114 115 115 116 124
Capacity Utilization 103 101 99 99 101 104
Car Production 0 380000 385000 395000 410000 3469464
Car Registrations 98253 135000 120000 150000 160500 205595
Central Bank Balance Sheet 511284 538000 530000 532000 520000 611504
Consumer Confidence 102 100 99 103 102 122
Consumer Credit 1886365 1894028 1909693 1925308 1931637 1886365
Consumer Price Index CPI 114 114 114 115 115 114
Consumer Spending 234160 238476 239141 239578 239780 234160
Core Consumer Prices 112 112 113 113 114 112
Core Inflation Rate 2.57 2.7 2.4 2.2 2 30.5
Currency 1338 1341 1348 1355 1362 1995
Current Account 3046 5400 4500 3600 8100 12410
Current Account to GDP 1.8 1.7 10.7
Deposit Interest Rate 3.89 3.89 3.64 3.39 3.14 19.5
Disposable Personal Income 2191419 2280000 2191419
Employed Persons 28690 28400 28600 28600 28500 28690
Export Prices 120 120 117 123 118 202
Export Prices YoY 4.2 2 4 3 2.8 75.4
Exports 52403 57000 55000 55800 57300 63787
Food Inflation 6.95 6.1 4.3 3.5 3 104
Full Year GDP Growth 2.61 2.2 14.9
GDP 1674 1711 1818
GDP Annual Growth Rate 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.5 2.4 20.8
GDP Constant Prices 503403 505079 510142 512784 515485 503403
GDP Deflator 112 115 114 117 115 114
GDP From Agriculture 7734 7923 8380 8496 7919 8656
GDP From Construction 21855 23591 22764 23275 22379 23885
GDP From Manufacturing 135424 131542 135400 137198 138674 135424
GDP From Mining 456 487 469 473 467 1328
GDP From Public Administration 30537 30948 31097 31158 31270 30537
GDP From Services 288263 290753 292647 293235 295182 288263
GDP From Transport 18282 15589 17788 17989 18720 18282
GDP From Utilities 12172 12095 11538 11465 12464 12262
GDP Growth Rate 0.6 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.4 7.8
GDP per capita 33719 34461 33719
GDP per capita PPP 45560 46562 45560
Gasoline Prices 1.23 1.24 1.25 1.26 1.27 1.84
Government Budget -7 -2 3.47
Government Debt to GDP 49.6 50 49.6
Government Spending 90001 88791 91392 91981 92341 KRW Billion
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 143691 148336 148821 149394 147140 146111
Gross National Product 504532 467292 483773 493568 516641 504532
Households Debt To GDP 102 107 107 107 109 106
Import Prices 138 142 135 146 138 156
Import Prices YoY -0.2 2 4 4.2 4.5 64.8
Imports 48112 54800 51000 52300 54800 66028
Industrial Production 12.9 3.2 2.5 1.9 4 38.8
Industrial Production Mom -1.3 0.7 0.6 0.8 1.2 11
Inflation Rate 3.1 3.3 2.5 2 2.2 32.5
Inflation Rate Mom 0.5 0.5 0.3 0.3 0.6 5.3
Interbank Rate 3.66 3.67 3.42 3.17 2.92 6.14
Interest Rate 3.5 3.5 3.25 3 2.75 5.25
Labor Force Participation Rate 63.6 64.3 65.5 64.8 63.4 65.3
Loans to Private Sector 12624000 12154323 12415282 12692003 12776902 12624000
Manufacturing PMI 50.7 52 53 52 50.3 55.3
Manufacturing Production 13.66 3.6 2 2 4 41.6
Minimum Wages 9620 10100 9620
Population 51.71 51.75 51.84
Private Debt to GDP 282 290 282
Producer Price Inflation MoM 0.5 0.2 0.4 0.4 0.4 14.5
Producer Prices 122 123 123 125 125 122
Producer Prices Change 1.3 2.2 2.8 3 2.9 47.4
Retail Sales MoM 0.8 0.2 1 0.5 0.4 5.5
Retail Sales YoY -2.2 2.1 2.6 3.8 4.1 20.2
Stock Market 2652 2620 2597 2575 2553 3316
Unemployed Persons 774 810 810 820 820 1597
Unemployment Rate 2.6 2.8 2.9 3 3 7.1
Wages 4339782 4551000 4551000 4551000 4846000 4576213
Wages in Manufacturing 4888110 5042000 5042000 5042000 5222000 5359607
Youth Unemployment Rate 6.3 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.7 13.4
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