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South Korea

Capital: Seoul

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Population & economy

Five-year history · 2021–2025

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Population · 202551.7M51,684,564 people
Exports · 2025US$ 856.9B
Imports · 2025US$ 760.2B

Goods and services · current US$ billions · bars start at zero

ExportsImports
2021
764.08
698.60
2022
815.02
814.94
2023
762.30
755.20
2024
831.89
755.49
2025
856.86
760.16
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Population and trade, 2021–2025. Trade in current US$ billions.
YearPopulationExportsImports
202151,769,539764.08698.60
202251,672,569815.02814.94
202351,712,619762.30755.20
202451,751,065831.89755.49
202551,684,564856.86760.16

Economic sectors

Services is the largest of the three measured sectors · 2025

Value added as a share of GDP. Industry includes manufacturing, mining, utilities and construction; services includes trade, transport, finance and other services.

Agriculture, forestry & fishing1.5%
Industry & construction34.3%
Services57.2%

Sector shares may not sum to 100% because of taxes, subsidies and statistical differences. Sector data and trade data can have different latest years.

Latest five years with all three annual figures available for this country. Population headline uses the latest separately available observation.

World Bank WDI: Population · Exports · Imports · Agriculture · Industry · Services. Source updated 2026-10-08; retrieved 2026-10-15. Published snapshot.

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Republic of Korea in East Asia. Currency: South Korean won (KRW). Known for electronics, automobiles and cultural exports.

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