ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Korea
South Korea: ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate was 13.34 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Korea, 1977–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Korea is 13.34 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
The figure is up 43.8% on the previous year and down 21.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Korea peaked at 244.3 % change on previous year in 1986 and was at its lowest, -51.39 % change on previous year, in 1989.
South Korea ranks 60th of 189 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1977 | 100 % change on previous year | — |
| 1978 | 100 % change on previous year | +0.0% |
| 1979 | 50 % change on previous year | -50.0% |
| 1980 | 70 % change on previous year | +40.0% |
| 1981 | 15.69 % change on previous year | -77.6% |
| 1982 | 31.78 % change on previous year | +102.6% |
| 1983 | 62.38 % change on previous year | +96.3% |
| 1984 | -35.25 % change on previous year | -156.5% |
| 1985 | 20.8 % change on previous year | -159.0% |
| 1986 | 244.3 % change on previous year | +1074.8% |
| 1987 | 24.85 % change on previous year | -89.8% |
| 1988 | 78.56 % change on previous year | +216.1% |
| 1989 | -51.39 % change on previous year | -165.4% |
| 1990 | 75.64 % change on previous year | -247.2% |
| 1991 | -9.77 % change on previous year | -112.9% |
| 1992 | 6.16 % change on previous year | -163.1% |
| 1993 | 0.8065 % change on previous year | -86.9% |
| 1994 | 29.68 % change on previous year | +3580.3% |
| 1995 | 13.54 % change on previous year | -54.4% |
| 1996 | 14.83 % change on previous year | +9.5% |
| 1997 | 0.6861 % change on previous year | -95.4% |
| 1998 | 10.41 % change on previous year | +1417.2% |
| 1999 | -43.86 % change on previous year | -521.4% |
| 2000 | -2.5 % change on previous year | -94.3% |
| 2001 | -6.84 % change on previous year | +173.5% |
| 2002 | -19.57 % change on previous year | +186.1% |
| 2003 | 0.5708 % change on previous year | -102.9% |
| 2004 | 17.03 % change on previous year | +2883.0% |
| 2005 | 30.03 % change on previous year | +76.3% |
| 2006 | 145.81 % change on previous year | +385.6% |
| 2007 | 24.03 % change on previous year | -83.5% |
| 2008 | 5.25 % change on previous year | -78.2% |
| 2009 | -6.71 % change on previous year | -227.8% |
| 2010 | 16.82 % change on previous year | -350.7% |
| 2011 | 27.87 % change on previous year | +65.7% |
| 2012 | 15.1 % change on previous year | -45.8% |
| 2013 | 42.14 % change on previous year | +179.1% |
| 2014 | 38.77 % change on previous year | -8.0% |
| 2015 | 16.96 % change on previous year | -56.2% |
| 2016 | 6.2 % change on previous year | -63.5% |
| 2017 | 23.14 % change on previous year | +273.3% |
| 2018 | 44.34 % change on previous year | +91.6% |
| 2019 | 16.02 % change on previous year | -63.9% |
| 2020 | 20.73 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 2021 | 59.65 % change on previous year | +187.8% |
| 2022 | -2.04 % change on previous year | -103.4% |
| 2023 | 4.38 % change on previous year | -314.2% |
| 2024 | 9.28 % change on previous year | +112.0% |
| 2025 | 13.34 % change on previous year | +43.8% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 13.34 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 8.3 % change on previous year, 1.6× the median. (68 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1994 | +3580.3% | 0.8065 % change on previous year | 29.68 % change on previous year |
| 2004 | +2883.0% | 0.5708 % change on previous year | 17.03 % change on previous year |
| 1998 | +1417.2% | 0.6861 % change on previous year | 10.41 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 83.33 % change on previous year | 50 % change on previous year | 100 % change on previous year | 3 |
| 1980s | 46.17 % change on previous year | -51.39 % change on previous year | 244.3 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 1990s | 9.81 % change on previous year | -43.86 % change on previous year | 75.64 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2000s | 18.71 % change on previous year | -19.57 % change on previous year | 145.81 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.74 % change on previous year | 6.2 % change on previous year | 44.34 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.56 % change on previous year | -2.04 % change on previous year | 59.65 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 57 Malaysia 14.69 % change on previous year compare
- 58 Madagascar 14.34 % change on previous year compare
- 59 Kuwait 14.28 % change on previous year compare
- 61 Czechia 13.32 % change on previous year compare
- 62 Peru 13.24 % change on previous year compare
- 63 Russia 13.08 % change on previous year compare
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, annual growth rate 7.89 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0085 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, US dollar, per capita 307.17 units per person (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, annual growth rate 2.74 % change on previous year (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0062 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- SDRs holdings, SDR, per capita 224.29 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, annual growth rate 4.58 % change on previous year (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0047 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, US dollar, per capita 168.75 units per person (2025)
- IMF holdings of currency, SDR, annual growth rate -0.4147 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Korea?
- Ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate in South Korea was 13.34 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 244.3 % change on previous year in 1986.
- What is the lowest ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -51.39 % change on previous year in 1989.
- How does South Korea rank for ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate?
- South Korea ranks 60th out of 189 countries with data for 2025.
- Is ict service exports (bop, current us$), annual growth rate rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 21.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of ICT service exports (BoP, current US$), annual growth rate. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- ICT service exports Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in ICT service exports (BoP, current US$). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.