{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-gdp-growth-rate","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-gdp-growth-rate","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-gdp-growth-rate/","title":"South Korea GDP Growth Rate (2025)","description":"South Korea's GDP Growth Rate: 1 % annual change in 2025, -1pp YoY. 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Highlight recession years and recovery cycles. Show trend vs. It is published by World Bank and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. World Bank typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 1976–2025 (50 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 13.5 % annual change in 1983 and reached its lowest recorded value of -4.9 in 1998. The latest reading of 1 in 2025 represents a change of -1pp."}]}