Korea Military Expenditure

1960 - 2016 | Yearly | KRW mn | World Bank

Korea Military Expenditure data was reported at 44,430,600.000 KRW mn in 2017. This records an increase from the previous number of 42,872,900.000 KRW mn for 2016. Korea Military Expenditure data is updated yearly, averaging 6,007,000.000 KRW mn from Dec 1960 (Median) to 2017, with 58 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 44,430,600.000 KRW mn in 2017 and a record low of 17,400.000 KRW mn in 1960. Korea Military Expenditure data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by World Bank. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.World Bank.WDI: Defense and Official Development Assistance. Military expenditures data from SIPRI are derived from the NATO definition, which includes all current and capital expenditures on the armed forces, including peacekeeping forces; defense ministries and other government agencies engaged in defense projects; paramilitary forces, if these are judged to be trained and equipped for military operations; and military space activities. Such expenditures include military and civil personnel, including retirement pensions of military personnel and social services for personnel; operation and maintenance; procurement; military research and development; and military aid (in the military expenditures of the donor country). Excluded are civil defense and current expenditures for previous military activities, such as for veterans' benefits, demobilization, conversion, and destruction of weapons. This definition cannot be applied for all countries, however, since that would require much more detailed information than is available about what is included in military budgets and off-budget military expenditure items. (For example, military budgets might or might not cover civil defense, reserves and auxiliary forces, police and paramilitary forces, dual-purpose forces such as military and civilian police, military grants in kind, pensions for military personnel, and social security contributions paid by one part of government to another.); ; Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI), Yearbook: Armaments, Disarmament and International Security.; ; Data for some countries are based on partial or uncertain data or rough estimates. For additional details please refer to the military expenditure database on the SIPRI website: https://sipri.org/databases/milex

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South Korea Korea Military Expenditure

What was South Korea's Korea Military Expenditure in 2016?

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
42,689,826.98 2016 41,211,100.00 2015 17,400.00 1960 42,689,826.98 2016 KRW mn yearly 1960 - 2016

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South Korea Key Series

National Accounts Last Frequency Range
Forecast: GDP PPP Per Capita (PPP Intl $) 70,250.328 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Nominal GDP Per Capita (USD) 41,380.693 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Real GDP Growth (%) 2.340 2027 yearly 1980 - 2027
GDP Deflator Growth (%) 2.8 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Jun 2025
GDP per Capita (USD) 36,222.600 2024 yearly 1953 - 2024
Gross Fixed Capital Formation (USD mn) 137,346.387 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Gross National Product (GNP) (USD mn) 493,487.155 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Gross Savings Rate (%) 35.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1970 - Jun 2025
Investment: % of GDP (%) 29.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Nominal GDP (USD mn) 471,908.5 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Jun 2025
Nominal GDP Growth (%) 4.620 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 232,348.019 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Private Consumption: % of GDP (%) 48.2 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption Expenditure (USD mn) 85,154.809 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Public Consumption: % of GDP (%) 17.0 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Real GDP Growth (%) 1.7 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1961 - Sep 2025
Total Trade of Goods & Services: % of Nominal GDP (%) 85.224 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1960 - Sep 2025
Production Last Frequency Range
Gold Production (kg) 43.000 2023 yearly 1990 - 2023
Industrial Production Index Growth (%) -2.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1958 - Oct 2025
Minerals Production (Metric Ton) 5,074,593.000 2023 yearly 2009 - 2023
Motor Vehicle Production (Unit) 4,127,251.000 2024 yearly 1997 - 2024
Silver Production (Metric Ton) 2.322 2023 yearly 1986 - 2023
Construction and Properties Last Frequency Range
Building Permits (Unit) 8,871.000 Oct 2025 monthly Oct 1979 - Oct 2025
House Prices Growth (%) 0.7 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 1987 - Nov 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 142.394 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Nominal Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) 0.108 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index (2010=100) 105.734 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1975 - Jun 2025
Real Residential Property Price Index Growth (%) -1.903 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1976 - Jun 2025
Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KRW bn) 768,475.754 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KRW bn) 2,010,487.869 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (KRW bn) 736,053.817 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 896,321.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 28,881.029 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Oct 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) -7,001.194 Sep 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Sep 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 14.8 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Sep 2025
Demographic and Labour Market Last Frequency Range
Employed Persons (Person) 28,782,000.000 Oct 2025 monthly Jan 1983 - Oct 2025
Forecast: Employment (Person mn) 28.727 2024 yearly 1980 - 2024
Forecast: Population (Person mn) 51.305 2028 yearly 1980 - 2028
Forecast: Unemployment Rate (%) 2.800 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Labour Force Participation Rate (%) 64.8 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025
Labour Productivity Growth (%) 1.07 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1983 - Sep 2025
Monthly Earnings (USD) 3,110 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 2008 - Sep 2025
Population (Person mn) 51.8 2024 yearly 1956 - 2024
Unemployment Rate (%) 2.60 Oct 2025 monthly Jun 1999 - Oct 2025

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