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South Korea

Population51,684,564 (2025)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
GDP$1,872.4B (2025)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
GDP per capita$36,227 (2025)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
Trade (goods + services, % of GDP)86.4% (2025)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
Foreign direct investment (net inflows)$15.8B net inflow (2025)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
Income levelHigh income (2026)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
Inflation (annual)2.12% (2025)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
Gini index (income inequality)32.9 (2021)World Bank Open Data · retrieved
Human Development Index0.937 · World rank #20 (2023)UNDP Human Development Report 2025 · retrieved
CapitalSeoulWorld Bank Open Data · retrieved
CurrencyWon (KRW)Wikidata · retrieved
Founded15 August 1948 — Founding of the Republic of KoreaWikipedia · retrieved

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Trade & market access

13 agreements
AgreementPartiesDateNote
Korea-Chile FTAChileIn force 2004-04-01
Korea-Singapore FTASingaporeIn force 2006-03-02
Korea-EFTA FTAIceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, SwitzerlandIn force 2006-09-01
Korea-ASEAN FTAASEANIn force 2007-06-01
Korea-India CEPAIndiaIn force 2010-01-01
Korea-Peru FTAPeruIn force 2011-08-01
KORUS FTAUnited StatesIn force 2012-03-15
Korea-Turkey FTATurkeyIn force 2013-05-01
Korea-Australia FTAAustraliaIn force 2014-12-12
Korea-Canada FTACanadaIn force 2015-01-01
Korea-EU FTAEuropean UnionIn force 2015-12-13
Korea-China FTAChinaIn force 2015-12-20
Korea-New Zealand FTANew ZealandIn force 2015-12-20

Korea FTA Portal (Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy) · retrieved

Frameworks & audits in South Korea

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