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General government gross debt in South Korea, 2025

General government gross debt in 2025: Annual value — 52.2527 % of GDP. Comparison with the previous year and position in the series history. Official data — International Monetary Fund.

General government gross debt in 2025 — neighbouring years chart, Annual value 52.2527 % of GDP, source International Monetary Fund
General government gross debt in 2025 — value in the context of neighbouring years. Source: International Monetary Fund. forecasteconomy.com

General government gross debt in 2025

  • Value: 52.2527 % of GDP
  • Change vs 2024: +2.5522 % of GDP (+5.14 %)
  • Position in history: above the 36-year average (average — 27.5666 % of GDP)
  • This is the maximum over the available series history (36 years)
  • Series minimum — 7.8105 % of GDP in 1996 (29 years ago)
  • Value date: 1 January 2025
  • Source: International Monetary Fund

Dynamics over neighbouring years

YearValue, % of GDP
201639.1436
201738.0114
201837.854
201939.7299
202045.9151
202147.9878
202249.7979
202350.5387
202449.7005
202552.2527

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Complete series for South Korea — on the General government gross debt page.

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