Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Korea
Korea: Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP was 60.69 in 2019. ▼ Falling
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Korea, 1960–2019
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
Korea recorded 60.69 for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in 2019.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Korea peaked at 117.57 in 1960 and was at its lowest, 46.4, in 1991.
That places Korea 75th out of 177 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 60 years of available data.
Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 117.57 | — |
| 1961 | 114.35 | -2.7% |
| 1962 | 114.44 | +0.1% |
| 1963 | 109.1 | -4.7% |
| 1964 | 103.55 | -5.1% |
| 1965 | 100.22 | -3.2% |
| 1966 | 92.92 | -7.3% |
| 1967 | 88.44 | -4.8% |
| 1968 | 81.11 | -8.3% |
| 1969 | 73.46 | -9.4% |
| 1970 | 69.25 | -5.7% |
| 1971 | 65.6 | -5.3% |
| 1972 | 64.22 | -2.1% |
| 1973 | 58.29 | -9.2% |
| 1974 | 55.24 | -5.2% |
| 1975 | 53.2 | -3.7% |
| 1976 | 49.74 | -6.5% |
| 1977 | 47.55 | -4.4% |
| 1978 | 46.77 | -1.6% |
| 1979 | 48.04 | +2.7% |
| 1980 | 54.07 | +12.6% |
| 1981 | 55.34 | +2.3% |
| 1982 | 56.1 | +1.4% |
| 1983 | 53.35 | -4.9% |
| 1984 | 52.32 | -1.9% |
| 1985 | 52.48 | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 51.3 | -2.2% |
| 1987 | 49.16 | -4.2% |
| 1988 | 47.45 | -3.5% |
| 1989 | 48.05 | +1.3% |
| 1990 | 47.28 | -1.6% |
| 1991 | 46.4 | -1.8% |
| 1992 | 48.18 | +3.8% |
| 1993 | 49.61 | +3.0% |
| 1994 | 49.75 | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 49.75 | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 50.41 | +1.3% |
| 1997 | 51.75 | +2.6% |
| 1998 | 59.36 | +14.7% |
| 1999 | 57.07 | -3.9% |
| 2000 | 55.69 | -2.4% |
| 2001 | 56.9 | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 56.4 | -0.9% |
| 2003 | 58.02 | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 58.81 | +1.4% |
| 2005 | 59.84 | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 59.91 | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 59.34 | -1.0% |
| 2008 | 60.25 | +1.5% |
| 2009 | 62.3 | +3.4% |
| 2010 | 61.73 | -0.9% |
| 2011 | 61.88 | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 62.36 | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 62.11 | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 61.87 | -0.4% |
| 2015 | 61.46 | -0.7% |
| 2016 | 61.06 | -0.6% |
| 2017 | 60.7 | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 60.45 | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 60.69 | +0.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 99.52 | 73.46 | 117.57 | 10 |
| 1970s | 55.79 | 46.77 | 69.25 | 10 |
| 1980s | 51.96 | 47.45 | 56.1 | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.96 | 46.4 | 59.36 | 10 |
| 2000s | 58.75 | 55.69 | 62.3 | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.43 | 60.45 | 62.36 | 10 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 72 Bahrain 64.2 compare
- 73 Netherlands 63.43 compare
- 74 Russian Federation 63.31 compare
- 76 United States of America 59.49 compare
- 77 India 59.44 compare
- 78 Mauritius 59.4 compare
More public sector data for Korea
- Arms imports 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per capita 19.5 SIPRI trend indicator values per person (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per unit of GDP 0.0005 SIPRI trend indicator values per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), annual growth rate 362.84 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), gaps filled 1.01 billion SIPRI trend indicator values (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per capita 919.23 current USD per person (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), per unit of GDP 0.0254 current USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), annual growth rate -0.4824 % change on previous year (2024)
- Military expenditure (current USD), gaps filled 47.57 billion current USD (2024)
- Arms imports (SIPRI trend indicator values), per square kilometre 2,234 SIPRI trend indicator values per square kilometre (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Korea?
- Capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp in Korea was 60.69 in 2019, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 117.57 in 1960.
- What is the lowest capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4 in 1991.
- How does Korea rank for capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp?
- Korea ranks 75th out of 177 countries with data for 2019.
- Is capital stock, general government, constant prices, percent of gdp rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Capital stock, General government, Constant prices, Percent of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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This dataset provides comprehensive data for investment and capital stock for the general government, private sector and public-private partnerships, across the Fund member countries.