General government final consumption expenditure in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: General government final consumption expenditure was 17.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
General government final consumption expenditure in Republic of Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs). Measured in % of GDP.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 17.6% for general government final consumption expenditure in 2025.
The figure is up 0.9% on the previous year and up 23.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, general government final consumption expenditure in Republic of Korea peaked at 17.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 1964.
That places Republic of Korea 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 66 years of available data.
General government final consumption expenditure in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 14.2% | — |
| 1961 | 13.2% | -6.7% |
| 1962 | 13.5% | +1.9% |
| 1963 | 10.5% | -22.4% |
| 1964 | 8.2% | -22.1% |
| 1965 | 8.9% | +8.9% |
| 1966 | 9.6% | +8.1% |
| 1967 | 9.8% | +1.9% |
| 1968 | 10.1% | +2.9% |
| 1969 | 9.8% | -2.4% |
| 1970 | 9.8% | -0.3% |
| 1971 | 10.1% | +2.8% |
| 1972 | 10.3% | +2.7% |
| 1973 | 8.8% | -15.3% |
| 1974 | 9.5% | +7.9% |
| 1975 | 10.9% | +15.5% |
| 1976 | 10.6% | -2.5% |
| 1977 | 10.5% | -1.0% |
| 1978 | 9.7% | -7.5% |
| 1979 | 9.6% | -1.2% |
| 1980 | 11.6% | +20.8% |
| 1981 | 11.7% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 11.5% | -2.3% |
| 1983 | 10.8% | -5.7% |
| 1984 | 10.2% | -5.4% |
| 1985 | 10.3% | +0.3% |
| 1986 | 9.9% | -3.3% |
| 1987 | 9.7% | -2.7% |
| 1988 | 9.6% | -0.6% |
| 1989 | 10.4% | +8.4% |
| 1990 | 10.6% | +2.0% |
| 1991 | 10.4% | -2.2% |
| 1992 | 10.7% | +3.0% |
| 1993 | 10.4% | -2.7% |
| 1994 | 9.9% | -4.3% |
| 1995 | 9.7% | -2.1% |
| 1996 | 10.1% | +3.8% |
| 1997 | 10.0% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 11.1% | +11.6% |
| 1999 | 10.8% | -3.0% |
| 2000 | 10.6% | -1.9% |
| 2001 | 11.4% | +7.4% |
| 2002 | 11.3% | -0.3% |
| 2003 | 11.7% | +3.3% |
| 2004 | 11.9% | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 12.3% | +3.8% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +3.8% |
| 2007 | 12.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 13.4% | +4.2% |
| 2009 | 14.0% | +4.4% |
| 2010 | 13.5% | -3.2% |
| 2011 | 13.7% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 14.0% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 14.3% | +1.8% |
| 2014 | 14.5% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 14.3% | -1.0% |
| 2016 | 14.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 14.6% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 15.1% | +3.9% |
| 2019 | 16.1% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 17.0% | +5.7% |
| 2021 | 17.0% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 17.6% | +3.6% |
| 2023 | 17.8% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 17.5% | -1.6% |
| 2025 | 17.6% | +0.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 10.8% | 8.2% | 14.2% | 10 |
| 1970s | 10.0% | 8.8% | 10.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 10.6% | 9.6% | 11.7% | 10 |
| 1990s | 10.4% | 9.7% | 11.1% | 10 |
| 2000s | 12.2% | 10.6% | 14.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.5% | 13.5% | 16.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.0% | 17.8% | 6 |
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More economy & growth data for Republic of Korea
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), annual growth rate 7.46 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per unit of GDP 650.96 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (current LCU), per capita 23.58 million current LCU per person (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), annual growth rate 4.22 % change on previous year (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per unit of GDP 0.4777 constant 2015 US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Exports of goods and services (constant 2015 US$), per capita 17,305 constant 2015 US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), annual growth rate -5.81 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2833 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current US$), per capita 10,263 current US$ per person (2025)
- Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU), per unit of GDP 402.98 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is general government final consumption expenditure in Republic of Korea?
- General government final consumption expenditure in Republic of Korea was 17.6% in 2025, according to Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs).
- What is the highest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest general government final consumption expenditure recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 1964.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for general government final consumption expenditure?
- Republic of Korea ranks 82nd out of 187 countries with data for 2025.
- Is general government final consumption expenditure rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs), published as part of General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Final consumption expenditure is expenditure on goods and services by resident institutional units for the direct satisfaction of human needs or wants, whether individual or collective. General government FCE includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees), and most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.