Vulnerability score, Capacity in South Korea
South Korea: Vulnerability score, Capacity was 0.2934 in 2024. ▼ Falling
Vulnerability score, Capacity in South Korea, 2015–2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, vulnerability score, capacity in South Korea stood at 0.2934. That is the lowest value across all 10 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, vulnerability score, capacity in South Korea peaked at 0.3143 in 2015 and was at its lowest, 0.2934, in 2022.
South Korea ranks 156th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Vulnerability score, Capacity in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 0.3143 | — |
| 2016 | 0.3121 | -0.7% |
| 2017 | 0.3117 | -0.1% |
| 2018 | 0.3109 | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 0.3039 | -2.2% |
| 2020 | 0.299 | -1.6% |
| 2021 | 0.2954 | -1.2% |
| 2022 | 0.2934 | -0.7% |
| 2023 | 0.2934 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 0.2934 | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.2934 is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.3199, 92% of the median. (56 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.2934 is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.5572, 53% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 0.3106 | 0.3039 | 0.3143 | 5 |
| 2020s | 0.2949 | 0.2934 | 0.299 | 5 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More economy & growth data for South Korea
- Real gdp growth, annual growth rate -49.75 % change on previous year (2025)
- 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)
Frequently asked questions
- What is vulnerability score, capacity in South Korea?
- Vulnerability score, capacity in South Korea was 0.2934 in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.3143 in 2015.
- What is the lowest vulnerability score, capacity recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.2934 in 2022.
- How does South Korea rank for vulnerability score, capacity?
- South Korea ranks 156th out of 177 countries with data for 2024.
- Is vulnerability score, capacity rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 6.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Vulnerability score, Capacity. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The ND-GAIN index is a global free open-source index, that measures a country’s current vulnerability to climate disruptions and assesses a country’s readiness to leverage private and public sector investment for adaptive actions. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN index is an adaptation of the original index, adjusted by IMF staff to replace the Doing Business (DB) Index, used as source data in the original ND-GAIN, because the DB database has been discontinued by the World Bank in 2020 and it is no longer allowed in IMF work. The IMF-adapted ND-GAIN is an interim solution offered by IMF staff until the ND-GAIN compilers will review the methodology and replace the DB index.