Relationships of South Korea

Relationships of South Korea with the rest of the world: indicative classification, national data and access to bilateral analyses.

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80 classified relationships · 114 with insufficient information. Lack of information does not mean neutrality.

Indicators for South Korea

Data with their period and source. Blank cells are not zero.

Indicator	Value and source
Nominal GDPCurrent USD	1.87 trillion USD2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
GDP per capitaCurrent USD per person	36,226.97 USD2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
GDP growthAnnual real change (%)	1.01 %2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
Policy interest rateCentral bank instrument (%)	3 %2026-08-27 · Bank of KoreaOfficial central bank decision; not a commercial lending rate or a Treasury bill yield.
Inflation · annual averageAverage annual change in headline CPI (%)	2.12 %2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
Inflation · latest year-on-year figureHeadline CPI relative to the same period of the previous year (%); monthly or fortnightly frequency stated	2.9 %2026-09 · Ministry of Data and StatisticsOfficial monthly figure. Not mixed with the annual average.
Unemployment% of the labour force; definition used by the stated institution	2.68 %Estimate2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
Budget balanceGeneral government (% of GDP)	-1.4 %Estimate2025 · IMFIMF WEO estimate, not a monthly observation. Retains the country’s fiscal year when it differs from the calendar year.
Gross public debtGeneral government (% of GDP)	52.3 %Estimate2025 · IMFIMF WEO estimate, not a monthly observation. Retains the country’s fiscal year when it differs from the calendar year.
Current account balance% of GDP	6.57 %2025 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
PopulationPeople	51,684,5642025 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
AreaTotal area in km²; territorial coverage of the source	100,450 km²2023 · WBOfficial World Bank series; latest verified period available for this series in the 2023–2025 query.
Military expenditureCurrent USD per year; SIPRI series
Military expenditure (% of GDP)Percentage of GDP; SIPRI definition, not NATO’s definition

Bilateral relationships

Country	Relationship	View
Afghanistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Albania	Insufficient information	View on the map
Germany	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Andorra	Insufficient information	View on the map
Angola	Insufficient information	View on the map
Antigua & Barbuda	Insufficient information	View on the map
Saudi Arabia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Algeria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Argentina	Cooperation	View on the map
Armenia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Australia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Austria	Insufficient information	View on the map
Azerbaijan	Cooperation	View on the map
Bahamas	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bangladesh	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Barbados	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bahrain	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belgium	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belize	Insufficient information	View on the map
Benin	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Belarus	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bolivia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Bosnia & Herzegovina	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Botswana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Brazil	Cooperation	View on the map
Brunei	Cooperation	View on the map
Bulgaria	Insufficient information	View on the map
Burkina Faso	Insufficient information	View on the map
Burundi	Insufficient information	View on the map
Bhutan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cape Verde	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cambodia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Cameroon	Cooperation	View on the map
Canada	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Qatar	Insufficient information	View on the map
Chad	Insufficient information	View on the map
Czechia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Chile	Insufficient information	View on the map
China	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Cyprus	Insufficient information	View on the map
Vatican City	Insufficient information	View on the map
Colombia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Comoros	Insufficient information	View on the map
Congo - Brazzaville	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
North Korea	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Costa Rica	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Côte d’Ivoire	Insufficient information	View on the map
Croatia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Cuba	Insufficient information	View on the map
Denmark	Cooperation	View on the map
Dominica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ecuador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Egypt	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
El Salvador	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
United Arab Emirates	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Eritrea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Slovakia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Slovenia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Spain	Cooperation	View on the map
United States	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Estonia	Cooperation	View on the map
Eswatini	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Ethiopia	Cooperation	View on the map
Philippines	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Finland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Fiji	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
France	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Gabon	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Gambia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Georgia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ghana	Insufficient information	View on the map
Grenada	Insufficient information	View on the map
Greece	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guatemala	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guinea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Equatorial Guinea	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guinea-Bissau	Insufficient information	View on the map
Guyana	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Haiti	Insufficient information	View on the map
Honduras	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Hungary	Insufficient information	View on the map
India	Insufficient information	View on the map
Indonesia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Iraq	Insufficient information	View on the map
Iran	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ireland	Cooperation	View on the map
Iceland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Marshall Islands	Insufficient information	View on the map
Solomon Islands	Insufficient information	View on the map
Israel	Mixed relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Italy	Insufficient information	View on the map
Jamaica	Insufficient information	View on the map
Japan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Jordan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kazakhstan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kenya	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kyrgyzstan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kiribati	Insufficient information	View on the map
Kuwait	Insufficient information	View on the map
Laos	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lesotho	Insufficient information	View on the map
Latvia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lebanon	Cooperation	View on the map
Liberia	Cooperation	View on the map
Libya	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Liechtenstein	Insufficient information	View on the map
Lithuania	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Luxembourg	Cooperation	View on the map
North Macedonia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Madagascar	Insufficient information	View on the map
Malaysia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Malawi	Insufficient information	View on the map
Maldives	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mali	Insufficient information	View on the map
Malta	Insufficient information	View on the map
Morocco	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Mauritius	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mauritania	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mexico	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Micronesia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Moldova	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Monaco	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mongolia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Montenegro	Insufficient information	View on the map
Mozambique	Insufficient information	View on the map
Myanmar (Burma)	Insufficient information	View on the map
Namibia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nauru	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nepal	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Nicaragua	Insufficient information	View on the map
Niger	Insufficient information	View on the map
Nigeria	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Norway	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
New Zealand	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Oman	Insufficient information	View on the map
Netherlands	Cooperation	View on the map
Pakistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Palau	Insufficient information	View on the map
Palestine	Cooperation	View on the map
Panama	Insufficient information	View on the map
Papua New Guinea	Cooperation	View on the map
Paraguay	Insufficient information	View on the map
Peru	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Poland	Close cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Portugal	Insufficient information	View on the map
United Kingdom	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Central African Republic	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Congo - Kinshasa	Insufficient information	View on the map
Dominican Republic	Insufficient information	View on the map
Rwanda	Cooperation	View on the map
Romania	Cooperation	View on the map
Russia	Strained relationship	Read the relationship in detail
Samoa	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Kitts & Nevis	Insufficient information	View on the map
San Marino	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Vincent & Grenadines	Insufficient information	View on the map
St. Lucia	Insufficient information	View on the map
São Tomé & Príncipe	Insufficient information	View on the map
Senegal	Insufficient information	View on the map
Serbia	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Seychelles	Insufficient information	View on the map
Sierra Leone	Insufficient information	View on the map
Singapore	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Syria	Insufficient information	View on the map
Somalia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Sri Lanka	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
South Africa	Insufficient information	View on the map
Sudan	Insufficient information	View on the map
South Sudan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Sweden	Insufficient information	View on the map
Switzerland	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Suriname	Insufficient information	View on the map
Thailand	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tanzania	Cooperation	View on the map
Tajikistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Timor-Leste	Insufficient information	View on the map
Togo	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tonga	Insufficient information	View on the map
Trinidad & Tobago	Insufficient information	View on the map
Tunisia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Turkmenistan	Insufficient information	View on the map
Türkiye	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Tuvalu	Insufficient information	View on the map
Ukraine	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Uganda	Insufficient information	View on the map
Uruguay	Insufficient information	View on the map
Uzbekistan	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Vanuatu	Insufficient information	View on the map
Venezuela	Insufficient information	View on the map
Vietnam	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail
Yemen	Insufficient information	View on the map
Djibouti	Insufficient information	View on the map
Zambia	Insufficient information	View on the map
Zimbabwe	Cooperation	Read the relationship in detail