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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; though it also claims the land border with China and Russia. 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 half live in the Seoul Capital Area, the ninth most populous metropolitan area in the world. Other major cities include Busan, Daegu, and Incheon. 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. After 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, w... [More]
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South Korea Currency Markets

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
USD/KRW Ask 1375.56 1376.58 1374.56 1377.06 0.14 0.01% 2024/11/05 Time 4:12
AED/KRW Ask 374.59 374.5 374.26 374.83 0.30 0.08% 2024/11/05 Time 4:08
TWD/KRW Ask 43.072 43.288 43.033 43.294 0.07 0.16% 2024/11/05 Time 4:08
ZAR/KRW Ask 78.537 78.548 78.377 78.732 0.11 0.13% 2024/11/05 Time 4:08
MXN/KRW Ask 68.44 68.39 68.29 68.5 0.04 0.06% 2024/11/05 Time 4:08
NOK/KRW Ask 125.02 125 124.9 125.11 0.09 0.07% 2024/11/05 Time 4:08

South Korea Indices

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
KOSPI 2573.02 - 2573.02 2573.02 15.95 0.62% 2024/11/05 Time 4:00
KOSPI 50 2366.47 - 2366.47 2366.47 20.72 0.88% 2024/11/05 Time 4:00
KOSPI 200 340.66 - 340.66 340.66 2.94 0.86% 2024/11/05 Time 4:00
KOSDAQ 754.65 - 754.65 754.65 0.57 0.08% 2024/11/05 Time 4:00
KOSPI Small Sized 2186.92 - 2164.08 2186.92 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 11:00
KOSPI Large Sized 2583.47 - 2536.2 2583.47 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 11:00

South Korea Stocks

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
KB Star REIT 4085 - 4075 4090 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 16:18
Kolon Mobility 2230 - 2230 2245 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 16:18
Koramco 4530 - 4530 4535 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 16:18
Koramco The One REIT 4780 - 4770 4805 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 16:18
Korea Asset 2905 - 2900 2910 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 16:18
Kyochon 9790 - 10010 9940 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 16:18

South Korea Bonds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
South Korea 3Y 2.935 - 2.933 2.954 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 10:40
South Korea 5Y 2.995 - 2.993 3.006 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 10:40
South Korea 10Y 3.096 - 3.088 3.102 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 10:40
South Korea 20Y 3.03 - 3.021 3.032 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 10:40
South Korea 30Y 2.937 - 2.918 2.945 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 10:40
South Korea 2Y 2.956 - 2.956 2.973 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 10:22

South Korea Funds

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
Miraeasset Chindia Consumer Equity 1 C2 1669.84 - 1669.84 1669.84 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 7:32
Miraeasset Chindia Consumer Equity 1 C1 1652.61 - 1652.61 1652.61 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 7:32
Miraeasset Chindia Consumer Equity 1 A 1759.13 - 1759.13 1759.13 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 7:32
Miraeasset Chindia Consumer Equity 1 C5 1719.04 - 1719.04 1719.04 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 7:32
Miraeasset Kospi200 Index Feeder Equity 1 A 1374.55 - 1374.55 1374.55 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 7:32
Assetplus Korea Rich Together 1 Equity W 1287.51 - 1287.51 1287.51 0.00 0.00% 2024/11/04 Time 7:32

South Korea ETFs

Indicator Value Previous Low High Change Change % Time Chart
KIM ACE Japan Semiconductor 11220 - 11220 11220 65.00 0.58% 2024/11/05 Time 3:58
Samsung KODEX 33-06 Treasury Bond Active 10805 - 10805 10805 25.00 0.23% 2024/11/05 Time 3:58
Kiwoom KOSEF SK Group Leaders 13130 - 13130 13130 65.00 0.50% 2024/11/05 Time 3:58
KIM ACE Nov Rollover Corporate Bond Active 10410 - 10410 10410 5.00 0.05% 2024/11/05 Time 3:58
KIM ACE Feb Rollover Corporate Bond Active 10330 - 10330 10330 10.00 0.10% 2024/11/05 Time 3:58
Shinhan SOL US Tech Top 10 Inverse(Synthetic) 8695 - 8695 8695 70.00 0.81% 2024/11/05 Time 3:58

Economic Indicators + Forecasts

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Indicator Last Time Previous Metric
Balance of Trade
3170 24 Oct 6660 USD Million
Bank Lending Rate
4.55 24 Jul 4.71 percent
Bankruptcies
13 24 Feb 12 Companies
Business Confidence
69 24 Oct 69 points
CPI Housing Utilities
115 24 Sep 114 points
CPI Transportation
114 24 Sep 116 points
Capacity Utilization
102 24 Aug 102 points
Capital Flows
4928 24 Aug 11037 USD Million
Car Production
307721 24 Sep 289948 Units
Car Registrations
125244 24 Mar 98253 Units
Central Bank Balance Sheet
554429 24 Aug 540230 KRW Billion
Changes in Inventories
-2063 24 Jun -3611 KRW Billion
Coincident Index
111 24 Aug 111 points
Composite Leading Indicator
101 24 Sep 101 points
Construction Orders
3270871 24 Aug 4261653 KRW Million
Construction Output
-9 24 Aug -5.2 percent
Consumer Confidence
102 24 Oct 100 points
Consumer Credit
1896209 24 Jun 1882385 KRW Billion
Consumer Price Index CPI
115 24 Sep 115 points
Consumer Spending
272701 24 Jun 273371 KRW Billion
Core Consumer Prices
113 24 Sep 113 points
Core Inflation Rate
1.84 24 Sep 1.94 percent
Corporate Tax Rate
24 24 Dec 24 percent
Currency
1373 24 Nov 1378
Current Account
6600 24 Aug 8970 USD Million
Current Account to GDP
1.3 23 Dec 1.8 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate
3.43 24 Jul 3.55 percent
Disposable Personal Income
2191419 22 Dec 2099125 KRW Billion
Economic Optimism Index
93 24 Oct 94 points
Electricity Production
24135 24 Aug 23680 Gigawatt-hour
Employed Persons
28842 24 Sep 28801 Thousand
Employment Change
0.5 24 Sep 0.4 Percent
Employment Rate
63.3 24 Sep 63.2 percent
Export Prices
127 24 Sep 130 points
Export Prices YoY
1.2 24 Sep 5.7 percent
Exports
57520 24 Oct 58700 USD Million
External Debt
658284 24 Jun 667485 USD Million
Food Inflation
1.85 24 Sep 2.04 percent
Foreign Direct Investment
8281261 24 Jun 7054414 USD Thousand
Foreign Exchange Reserves
419970 24 Sep 415920 USD Million
Foreign Stock Investment
952017 23 Dec 861744 USD Million
Full Year GDP Growth
1.36 23 Dec 2.61 percent
GDP
1713 23 Dec 1674 USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate
1.5 24 Sep 2.3 percent
GDP Constant Prices
571647 24 Jun 572951 KRW Billion
GDP Deflator
111 24 Jun 110 points
GDP Growth Rate
0.1 24 Sep -0.2 percent
GDP from Agriculture
8318 24 Jun 7966 KRW Billion
GDP from Construction
27731 24 Jun 29506 KRW Billion
GDP from Manufacturing
152864 24 Jun 151598 KRW Billion
GDP from Mining
424 24 Jun 458 KRW Billion
GDP from Public Administration
36377 24 Jun 35781 KRW Billion
GDP from Services
328514 24 Jun 328515 KRW Billion
GDP from Transport
25413 24 Jun 23830 KRW Billion
GDP from Utilities
11957 24 Jun 12072 KRW Billion
GDP per Capita
34121 23 Dec 33690 USD
GDP per Capita PPP
50572 23 Dec 49934 USD
Gasoline Prices
1.16 24 Oct 1.22 USD/Liter
Gold Reserves
104 24 Mar 104 Tonnes
Government Budget
-2.6 23 Dec -4.4 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP
49.6 22 Dec 46.9 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation
167490 24 Jun 169878 KRW Billion
Gross National Product
559481 24 Jun 567524 KRW Billion
Home Ownership Rate
56.2 22 Dec 56.2 percent
House Price Index MoM
0.21 24 Sep 0.24 percent
Households Debt to GDP
92 24 Mar 93.6 percent of GDP
Housing Index
93.2 24 Sep 93 points
Import Prices
135 24 Sep 138 points
Import Prices YoY
-3.3 24 Sep 1.8 percent
Imports
52100 24 Sep 54070 USD Million
Industrial Production
-1.3 24 Sep 3.8 percent
Industrial Production Mom
-0.2 24 Sep 4.4 percent
Inflation Expectations
2.8 24 Oct 2.8 percent
Inflation Rate
1.6 24 Sep 2 percent
Inflation Rate MoM
0.1 24 Sep 0.4 percent
Interbank Rate
3.39 24 Oct 3.4 percent
Interest Rate
3.25 24 Oct 3.5 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate
64.6 24 Sep 64.4 percent
Leading Economic Index
116 24 Aug 116 points
Lending Rate
4 24 Aug 4 percent
Loans to Private Sector
1378679 24 Aug 1371709 KRW Billion
Manufacturing PMI
48.3 24 Oct 48.3 points
Manufacturing Production
3.7 24 Aug 5.4 percent
Minimum Wages
9860 24 Dec 9620 KRW/Hour
Mining Production
-9 24 Aug -7.8 percent
Money Supply M0
176777900 24 Aug 176368000 KRW Million
Money Supply M1
1229260 24 Aug 1227490 KRW Billion
Money Supply M2
4065264 24 Aug 4061527 KRW Billion
Money Supply M3
5515121 24 Aug 5519682 KRW Billion
New Orders
6248190 24 Aug 11243293 KRW Million
Personal Income Tax Rate
45 24 Dec 45 percent
Personal Savings
35.2 24 Jun 35.1 percent
Population
51.71 23 Dec 51.67 Million
Price to Rent Ratio
102 24 Jun 103
Private Debt to GDP
284 23 Dec 291 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM
-0.2 24 Sep -0.2 percent
Producer Prices
119 24 Aug 120 points
Producer Prices Change
1 24 Sep 1.6 percent
Productivity
110 24 Jun 106 points
Residential Property Prices
-1 24 Jun -2.8 Percent
Retail Sales MoM
-0.4 24 Sep 1.7 percent
Retail Sales YoY
-1.3 24 Aug -2.2 percent
Retirement Age Men
60 24 Dec 60 Years
Retirement Age Women
60 24 Dec 60 Years
Steel Production
1300 24 Sep 5500 Thousand Tonnes
Stock Market
2546 24 Nov 2542 points
Terms of Trade
94 24 Sep 94.1 points
Terrorism Index
0 23 Dec 0 Points
Tourism Revenues
1404 24 Aug 1345 USD Million
Tourist Arrivals
1563221 24 Aug 1408499
Unemployed Persons
622 24 Sep 564 Thousand
Unemployment Rate
2.5 24 Sep 2.4 percent
Wages
4176459 24 Jun 4608765 KRW/Month
Wages in Manufacturing
4608854 24 Jun 5205434 KRW/Month
Weapons Sales
621 23 Dec 204 SIPRI TIV Million
Youth Unemployment Rate
5.1 24 Sep 4.1 percent
Indicator Actual Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 Metric
Balance of Trade 3170 3500 3000 3000 USD Million
Bank Lending Rate 4.55 4.3 4.05 3.8 3.8 percent
Bankruptcies 13 22 25 25 Companies
Business Confidence 69 76 74 74 points
CPI Housing Utilities 115 116 117 117 118 points
CPI Transportation 114 114 115 115 115 points
Capacity Utilization 102 101 103 103 points
Car Production 307721 370000 385000 385000 Units
Car Registrations 125244 135500 128000 128000 Units
Central Bank Balance Sheet 554429 500000 490000 490000 KRW Billion
Construction Output -9 3.6 2.5 2.5 percent
Consumer Confidence 102 105 100 100 points
Consumer Credit 1896209 1930702 1923798 1937926 KRW Billion
Consumer Price Index CPI 115 115.21 116.91 116.57 116.94 points
Consumer Spending 272701 277963 279385 278701 KRW Billion
Core Consumer Prices 113 113.63 114.46 115.04 points
Core Inflation Rate 1.84 2 2.2 2.2 percent
Currency 1373 1390 1402 1414 1427
Current Account 6600 8100 7900 7900 USD Million
Current Account to GDP 1.3 1.7 2 2.5 percent of GDP
Deposit Interest Rate 3.43 3.18 2.93 2.68 2.68 percent
Disposable Personal Income 2191419 2280000 KRW Billion
Employed Persons 28842 28500 25550 25550 Thousand
Export Prices 127 124.22 130.75 138.2 132.17 points
Export Prices YoY 1.2 2.8 3 4 4 percent
Exports 57520 57300 58000 58000 USD Million
Food Inflation 1.85 3 3.2 3.2 percent
Full Year GDP Growth 1.36 2.5 percent
GDP 1713 1756 1794 1837 USD Billion USD Billion
GDP Annual Growth Rate 1.5 2.4 2.2 2.2 percent
GDP Constant Prices 571647 579172 585556 584223 KRW Billion
GDP Deflator 111 109.97 113.27 113.46 113.02 points
GDP Growth Rate 0.1 0.5 0.6 1.2 0.5 percent
GDP from Agriculture 8318 8011 8142 8501 KRW Billion
GDP from Construction 27731 28637 30155 28341 KRW Billion
GDP from Manufacturing 152864 153778 154933 156227 KRW Billion
GDP from Mining 424 476.36 468.18 433.84 KRW Billion
GDP from Public Administration 36377 36425 36568 37177 KRW Billion
GDP from Services 328514 333402 335742 335741 KRW Billion
GDP from Transport 25413 25211 24354 25972 KRW Billion
GDP from Utilities 11957 12374 12337 12220 KRW Billion
GDP per Capita 34121 34974 35743 36601 USD USD
GDP per Capita PPP 50572 51837 52977 54248 USD USD
Gasoline Prices 1.16 1.19 1.21 1.23 1.25 USD/Liter
Government Budget -2.6 -3.5 -2.8 percent of GDP
Government Debt to GDP 49.6 50 49 percent of GDP
Gross Fixed Capital Formation 167490 172026 173616 171175 KRW Billion
Gross National Product 559481 567768 580010 571789 KRW Billion
Housing Index 93.2 98 94 94 points
Import Prices 135 138.87 144.53 149.49 141.68 points
Import Prices YoY -3.3 4.5 4.5 4.8 4.8 percent
Imports 52100 53800 55000 55000 USD Million
Industrial Production -1.3 1 2.2 2.2 percent
Industrial Production Mom -0.2 1.2 0.5 0.5 percent
Inflation Rate 1.6 2.2 2.6 2.4 2 percent
Inflation Rate MoM 0.1 0.4 0.2 0.3 0.3 percent
Interbank Rate 3.39 3.14 2.89 2.64 2.64 percent
Interest Rate 3.25 3 2.75 2.5 2.5 percent
Labor Force Participation Rate 64.6 63.4 63.4 percent
Loans to Private Sector 1378679 1345026 1368328 1393711 KRW Billion
Manufacturing PMI 48.3 50.3 51 50.6 50.6 points
Manufacturing Production 3.7 4 3.2 3.2 percent
Minimum Wages 9860 9620 101000 KRW/Hour KRW/Hour
Population 51.71 51.75 51.95 52 Million Million
Private Debt to GDP 284 290 289 percent
Producer Price Inflation MoM -0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 percent
Producer Prices 119 119.79 121.43 122.21 121.8 points
Producer Prices Change 1 1.9 2.2 2.5 2 percent
Retail Sales MoM -0.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 percent
Retail Sales YoY -1.3 2.1 3 3 percent
Stock Market 2546 2486 2432 2378 2326 points
Unemployed Persons 622 890 800 800 Thousand
Unemployment Rate 2.5 3.3 2.9 3 3 percent
Wages 4176459 4446000 4620000 4620000 KRW/Month
Wages in Manufacturing 4608854 4922000 5480000 5480000 KRW/Month
Youth Unemployment Rate 5.1 5.7 6.3 6.3 percent