South Korea Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP) (2025)
South Korea's Gross Capital Formation (% of GDP): 29.1 % of GDP in 2025, -0.9pp YoY. World Bank (NE.GDI.TOTL.ZS), 1976–2025.
South Korea (2025)
29.1
% of GDP
-0.9pp YoY
YoY Change
-0.9pp
percentage points
Trend
down
Series length
50
years of data
Data
| Year | % of GDP | YoY Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 29.1 | -0.9pp |
| 2024 | 30 | -1.9pp |
| 2023 | 31.9 | -1.4pp |
| 2022 | 33.3 | +0.8pp |
| 2021 | 32.5 | +1pp |
| 2020 | 31.5 | +0.3pp |
| 2019 | 31.2 | unchanged |
| 2018 | 31.2 | -0.8pp |
| 2017 | 32 | +2pp |
| 2016 | 30 | +0.7pp |
| 2015 | 29.3 | -0.5pp |
| 2014 | 29.8 | -0.1pp |
| 2013 | 29.9 | -1.3pp |
| 2012 | 31.2 | -2.1pp |
| 2011 | 33.3 | +0.5pp |
| 2010 | 32.8 | +3.2pp |
| 2009 | 29.6 | -4.1pp |
| 2008 | 33.7 | +0.5pp |
| 2007 | 33.2 | +0.2pp |
| 2006 | 33 | +0.3pp |
About this Dataset
South Korea recorded 29.1 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was -0.9pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 27.9 in 1976 to 41.7 in 1991.
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity.
Data sourced from World Bank via Open Data API. Values use World Bank standardised methodology intended for cross-country comparison.
Frequently Asked Questions
This page tracks gross capital formation (investment in fixed assets + inventory changes) as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. Capital formation is the engine of future productive capacity. It is published by World Bank and updated annually.
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).
The series peaked at 41.7 % of GDP in 1991 and reached its lowest recorded value of 27.9 in 1976. The latest reading of 29.1 in 2025 represents a change of -0.9pp.