South Korea (2025)
35.6
% of GDP
+0.6pp YoY
YoY Change
+0.6pp
percentage points
Trend
up
Series length
50
years of data

Data

South Korea Gross Savings Rate (% of GDP) (2025) — source data. World Bank.
Year % of GDP YoY Change
2025 35.6 +0.6pp
2024 35 +1.6pp
2023 33.4 -0.9pp
2022 34.3 -2.3pp
2021 36.6 +0.8pp
2020 35.8 +1.5pp
2019 34.3 -1.1pp
2018 35.4 -1.1pp
2017 36.5 +0.2pp
2016 36.3 +0.5pp
2015 35.8 +1.2pp
2014 34.6 +0.1pp
2013 34.5 +0.2pp
2012 34.3 -0.1pp
2011 34.4 -0.6pp
2010 35 +1.9pp
2009 33.1 -0.1pp
2008 33.2 -0.2pp
2007 33.4 +0.5pp
2006 32.9 -0.9pp

About this Dataset

South Korea recorded 35.6 % of GDP in 2025. The latest change was +0.6pp. Across 1976–2025 the series ranges from 25.1 in 1981 to 41.9 in 1988.

This page tracks gross national savings as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. The savings rate determines the pool of capital available for domestic investment and current account dynamics.

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 national savings as a share of GDP in South Korea from 1990 to present. The savings rate determines the pool of capital available for domestic investment and current account dynamics. 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 41.9 % of GDP in 1988 and reached its lowest recorded value of 25.1 in 1981. The latest reading of 35.6 in 2025 represents a change of +0.6pp.