Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in Korea
Korea: Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a was 34.0% in 2023. ▲ Rising
Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in Korea, 2000–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Korea recorded 34.0% for total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in 2023.
That represents a change of down 6.2% on the previous year and up 10.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in Korea peaked at 36.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2004.
That places Korea 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | -2.8% |
| 2002 | 19.1% | -1.3% |
| 2003 | 19.4% | +1.4% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | -4.1% |
| 2005 | 18.9% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 19.7% | +4.0% |
| 2007 | 26.3% | +33.6% |
| 2008 | 25.7% | -2.4% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | -4.4% |
| 2010 | 24.0% | -2.3% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +2.6% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +29.6% |
| 2013 | 30.8% | -3.3% |
| 2014 | 30.8% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 30.7% | -0.4% |
| 2016 | 31.0% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 31.5% | +1.8% |
| 2018 | 31.6% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 32.1% | +1.7% |
| 2020 | 32.3% | +0.7% |
| 2021 | 34.5% | +6.5% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +5.2% |
| 2023 | 34.0% | -6.2% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 34.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 38.9%, 87% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Korea's 34.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 30.5%, 1.1× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +33.6% | 19.7% | 26.3% |
| 2012 | +29.6% | 24.6% | 31.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.2% | 18.6% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 24.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.3% | 32.3% | 36.3% | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More economy & growth data for Korea
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), gaps 41.23 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.022 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net outflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 797.74 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), gaps filled 15.80 billion BoP, current US$ (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), annual 22.87 % change on previous year (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per unit 0.0084 BoP, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Foreign direct investment, net inflows (BoP, current US$), per capita 305.78 BoP, current US$ per person (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), annual growth rate 4.39 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per unit of GDP 0.2332 includes gold, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves (includes gold, current US$), per capita 8,447 includes gold, current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in Korea?
- Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a in Korea was 34.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2004.
- How does Korea rank for total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a?
- Korea ranks 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2023.
- Is total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Total government revenue (budgetary central government) as a proportion of GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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