General Information for South Korea South Korea Flag Icon

What is the capital city of South Korea ?Seoul List of Countries by Capital Cities
What is the total area of South Korea ? (km2)99.720 List of Countries by Total Area (km<sup>2</sup>)
What is the population in South Korea ? (2020)51.269.185 List of Countries by Population (2020)
What is the median age in South Korea ?44 List of Countries by Median Age
What is the iso country code for South Korea ? (2lt)KR List of Countries by Country Code (2,3 letters)
What is the iso country code for South Korea ? (3lt)KOR List of Countries by Country Code (2,3 letters)
What continent is South Korea in ?Asia List of Countries by Continents
What currency is used in South Korea ?South-korean Won List of Countries by  Currency, Currency Code
What is the currency code for South Korea ?KRW List of Countries by  Currency, Currency Code
What is the tel code for South Korea ?+82 List of Countries by International Telephone Codes
What language use in South Korea ?Korean List of Countries by Language, Language Code
What is the language code for Korean ?KO List of Countries by Language, Language Code
What is the internet TLD code for South Korea ?.kr List of Countries by CCTLD(Internet)
Where is the highest place in South Korea ?Halla-sanĀ onĀ Jejudo (1950 m.) List of Countries by Highest and Lowest Points (Places)
Where is the lowest place in South Korea ?Sea of Japan (0 m.) List of Countries by Highest and Lowest Points (Places)

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Worldbank Country Statistics for South Korea

World map icon Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares (%)200,759
World map icon Stocks traded, total value (current US$)3.126.800.000.000
World map icon Listed domestic companies, total2.599
World map icon Market capitalization of listed domestic companies (current US$)1.557.490.000.000
World map icon Personal remittances, received (current US$)7.449.400.000
World map icon Personal transfers, receipts (BoP, current US$)6.689.600.000
World map icon Secondary income receipts (BoP, current US$)10.598.100.000
World map icon Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$)15.225.800.000
World map icon Travel services (% of service exports, BoP)12,0304
World map icon Transport services (% of service exports, BoP)29,0837
World map icon Exports of goods, services and primary income (BoP, current US$)906.473.000.000
World map icon Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts (BoP, current US$)9.352.600.000
World map icon Service exports (BoP, current US$)138.953.000.000
World map icon Goods exports (BoP, current US$)696.196.000.000
World map icon Insurance and financial services (% of service exports, BoP)4,6482
World map icon Exports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)835.149.000.000
World map icon Primary income receipts (BoP, current US$)71.323.700.000
World map icon Communications, computer, etc. (% of service exports, BoP)48,0933
World map icon ICT service exports (% of service exports, BoP)10,4431
World map icon ICT service exports (BoP, current US$)14.511.000.000
World map icon Net capital account (BoP, current US$)303.300.000
World map icon Net secondary income (BoP, current US$)-4.001.700.000
World map icon Reserves and related items (BoP, current US$)-3.072.700.000
World map icon Portfolio investment, net (BoP, current US$)50.290.500.000
World map icon Foreign direct investment, net (BoP, current US$)33.363.000.000
World map icon Net errors and omissions (BoP, current US$)-4.137.400.000
World map icon Net trade in goods (BoP, current US$)100.127.000.000
World map icon Net trade in goods and services (BoP, current US$)76.425.300.000
World map icon Net primary income (BoP, current US$)26.619.300.000
World map icon Net financial account (BoP, current US$)95.208.800.000
World map icon Current account balance (BoP, current US$)99.042.900.000
World map icon Personal remittances, paid (current US$)10.228.700.000
World map icon Secondary income, other sectors, payments (BoP, current US$)11.425.800.000
World map icon Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$)48.588.800.000
World map icon Diabetes prevalence (% of population ages 20 to 79)9,6
World map icon Arms exports (SIPRI trend indicator values)964.000.000
World map icon Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values)1.009.000.000
World map icon Transport services (% of service imports, BoP)22,204
World map icon Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments (BoP, current US$)13.260.200.000
World map icon Service imports (BoP, current US$)162.654.000.000
World map icon Insurance and financial services (% of service imports, BoP)3,56406
World map icon Imports of goods and services (BoP, current US$)758.724.000.000
World map icon Primary income payments (BoP, current US$)44.704.400.000
World map icon Communications, computer, etc. (% of service imports, BoP)56,2684
World map icon Travel services (% of commercial service exports)12,0989
World map icon Transport services (% of commercial service exports)29,2492
World map icon Commercial service exports (current US$)138.167.000.000
World map icon Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service exports)58,652
World map icon Merchandise exports (current US$)683.609.000.000
World map icon Ores and metals exports (% of merchandise exports)2,40115
World map icon Manufactures exports (% of merchandise exports)87,2878
World map icon Fuel exports (% of merchandise exports)7,70233
World map icon Food exports (% of merchandise exports)1,62783
World map icon Agricultural raw materials exports (% of merchandise exports)0,798024
World map icon Travel services (% of commercial service imports)18,0986
World map icon Transport services (% of commercial service imports)22,3708
World map icon Commercial service imports (current US$)161.441.000.000
World map icon Computer, communications and other services (% of commercial service imports)55,9398
World map icon Merchandise imports (current US$)631.767.000.000
World map icon Ores and metals imports (% of merchandise imports)6,67748
World map icon Manufactures imports (% of merchandise imports)60,1073
World map icon Insurance and financial services (% of commercial service imports)3,59084
World map icon Fuel imports (% of merchandise imports)25,6592
World map icon Food imports (% of merchandise imports)6,28915
World map icon Agricultural raw materials imports (% of merchandise imports)0,896266
World map icon Proportion of seats held by women in national parliaments (%)20
World map icon Secure Internet servers (per 1 million people)11.902,4
World map icon Secure Internet servers615.961
World map icon Urban population (% of total)81,498
World map icon Urban population42.176.100
World map icon Urban population growth (annual %)0,125866
World map icon Rural population (% of total population)18,502
World map icon Rural population growth (annual %)0,152427
World map icon Rural population9.574.980
World map icon Population, male (% of total)49,9137
World map icon Population, male25.830.800
World map icon Population, female (% of total)50,0863
World map icon Population, female25.920.200
World map icon Population, total51.751.100
World map icon Population growth (annual %)0,0743179
World map icon Age dependency ratio, young (% of working-age population)15,0632
World map icon Age dependency ratio, old (% of working-age population)27,4714
World map icon Age dependency ratio (% of working-age population)42,5347
World map icon Population ages 80 and above, male (% of male population)3,19307
World map icon Population ages 80 and above, female (% of female population)6,2498
World map icon Population ages 75-79, male (% of male population)2,95616
World map icon Population ages 75-79, female (% of female population)3,65505
World map icon Population ages 70-74, male (% of male population)4,20967
World map icon Population ages 70-74, female (% of female population)4,76519
World map icon Population ages 65 and above (% of total)19,2735
World map icon Population ages 65 and above, total9.974.250
World map icon Population ages 65 and above, male (% of total)16,9095
World map icon Population ages 65 and above, male4.367.860
World map icon Population ages 65 and above, female (% of total)21,6294
World map icon Population ages 65 and above, female5.606.380
World map icon Population ages 65-69, male (% of male population)6,55058
World map icon Population ages 65-69, female (% of female population)6,95934
World map icon Population ages 60-64, male (% of male population)8,07198
World map icon Population ages 60-64, female (% of female population)8,21384
World map icon Population ages 55-59, male (% of male population)8,14965
World map icon Population ages 55-59, female (% of female population)8,15144
World map icon Population ages 50-54, male (% of male population)8,66188
World map icon Population ages 50-54, female (% of female population)8,44679
World map icon Population ages 45-49, male (% of male population)7,60687
World map icon Population ages 45-49, female (% of female population)7,31265
World map icon Population ages 40-44, male (% of male population)7,96807
World map icon Population ages 40-44, female (% of female population)7,50498
World map icon Population ages 35-39, male (% of male population)6,71078
World map icon Population ages 35-39, female (% of female population)6,06126
World map icon Population ages 30-34, male (% of male population)7,45807
World map icon Population ages 30-34, female (% of female population)6,45102
World map icon Number of visits or required meetings of affected firms with tax officials2,17837
World map icon Firms expected to give gifts in meetings with tax officials (% of firms)0,174815
World map icon Population ages 25-29, male (% of male population)7,24993
World map icon Population ages 25-29, female (% of female population)6,42236
World map icon Population ages 20-24, male (% of male population)5,74866
World map icon Population ages 20-24, female (% of female population)5,23056
World map icon Population ages 15-64 (% of total)70,1584
World map icon Population ages 15-64, total36.307.700
World map icon Population ages 15-64, male (% of total)72,2259
World map icon Population ages 15-64, male18.656.500
World map icon Population ages 15-64, female (% of total)68,098
World map icon Population ages 15-64, female17.651.100
World map icon Population ages 15-19, male (% of male population)4,59996
World map icon Population ages 15-19, female (% of female population)4,30309
World map icon Population ages 10-14, male (% of male population)4,54997
World map icon Population ages 10-14, female (% of female population)4,29516
World map icon Population ages 5-9, male (% of male population)3,76374
World map icon Population ages 5-9, female (% of female population)3,56841
World map icon Population ages 0-14 (% of total)10,5681
World map icon Population ages 0-14, total5.469.120
World map icon Population ages 0-14, male (% of total)10,8647
World map icon Population ages 0-14, male2.806.430
World map icon Population ages 0-14, female (% of total)10,2726
World map icon Population ages 0-14, female2.662.680
World map icon Population ages 0-4, male (% of male population)2,55095
World map icon Population ages 0-4, female (% of female population)2,40905
World map icon Net migration75.963
World map icon Unemployment, total (% of total labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)2,604
World map icon Unemployment, male (% of male labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)2,613
World map icon Unemployment, female (% of female labor force) (modeled ILO estimate)2,593
World map icon Time spent dealing with the requirements of government regulations (% of senior management time)0,226569
World map icon Firms offering formal training (% of firms)16,1681
World map icon Value lost due to electrical outages (% of sales for affected firms)0
World map icon Firms visited or required meetings with tax officials (% of firms)0,92466
World map icon Firms formally registered when operations started (% of firms)95,2952
World map icon Firms with female participation in ownership (% of firms)21,5066
World map icon Firms with female top manager (% of firms)44,3939
World map icon Time required to obtain an operating license (days)193,107
World map icon Informal payments to public officials (% of firms)1,44145
World map icon Firms competing against unregistered firms (% of firms)10,9503
World map icon Bribery incidence (% of firms experiencing at least one bribe payment request)0,0177614
World map icon Firms using banks to finance investment (% of firms)46,3669
World map icon Firms using banks to finance working capital (% of firms)47,8605
World map icon Firms experiencing electrical outages (% of firms)4,67344
World map icon Delay in obtaining an electrical connection (days)4,81801
World map icon Average time to clear exports through customs (days)15,4442
World map icon Unemployment, youth total (% of total labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)5,897
World map icon Unemployment, youth male (% of male labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)5,979
World map icon Unemployment, youth female (% of female labor force ages 15-24) (modeled ILO estimate)5,833
World map icon Labor force, total29.713.500
World map icon Labor force, female (% of total labor force)43,8491
World map icon Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)64,201
World map icon Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)72,464
World map icon Ratio of female to male labor force participation rate (%) (modeled ILO estimate)77,3087
World map icon Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15+) (modeled ILO estimate)56,021
World map icon Labor force participation rate, total (% of total population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)70,891
World map icon Labor force participation rate, male (% of male population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)77,838
World map icon Labor force participation rate, female (% of female population ages 15-64) (modeled ILO estimate)63,549
World map icon Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)26,931
World map icon Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)22,751
World map icon Labor force participation rate for ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)31,452
World map icon PPP conversion factor, private consumption (LCU per international $)932,737
World map icon Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor (GDP) to market exchange rate0,615309
World map icon PPP conversion factor, GDP (LCU per international $)838,897
World map icon Official exchange rate (LCU per US$, period average)1.363,38
World map icon DEC alternative conversion factor (LCU per US$)1.363,38
World map icon Interest rate spread (lending rate minus deposit rate, %)1,245
World map icon Lending interest rate (%)4,72667
World map icon Deposit interest rate (%)3,48167
World map icon Inflation, consumer prices (annual %)2,32174
World map icon Consumer price index (2010 = 100)132,196
World map icon Broad money growth (annual %)6,55141
World map icon Broad money to total reserves ratio7,29645
World map icon Broad money (current LCU)4,16036e15
World map icon Claims on private sector (annual growth as % of broad money)4,13027
World map icon Net foreign assets (current LCU)627.848.000.000.000
World map icon Net domestic credit (current LCU)5,01174e15
World map icon Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy (annual growth as % of broad money)5,70823
World map icon Claims on central government (annual growth as % of broad money)1,03244
World map icon Total reserves minus gold (current US$)409.457.000.000
World map icon Total reserves in months of imports6,24651
World map icon Total reserves (includes gold, current US$)418.219.000.000
World map icon Bank liquid reserves to bank assets ratio (%)3,57063
World map icon Terrestrial and marine protected areas (% of total territorial area)5,8
World map icon Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters)2,2
World map icon Terrestrial protected areas (% of total land area)17,4
World map icon Employment to population ratio, 15+, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)62,529
World map icon Employment to population ratio, 15+, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)70,57
World map icon Employment to population ratio, 15+, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)54,568
World map icon Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, total (%) (modeled ILO estimate)25,342
World map icon Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, male (%) (modeled ILO estimate)21,391
World map icon Employment to population ratio, ages 15-24, female (%) (modeled ILO estimate)29,617
World map icon Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million (% of total population)50,8862
World map icon Population in urban agglomerations of more than 1 million26.334.100
World map icon Population in the largest city (% of urban population)23,7216
World map icon Population in largest city10.004.800


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