GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual in South Korea
South Korea: GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual was 3.13 % change on previous year in 2025. ◆ Volatile
GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in South Korea, 1991–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in % change on previous year.
Analysis
The most recent figure for gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in South Korea is 3.13 % change on previous year, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 23.1% on the previous year and down 3.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in South Korea peaked at 9.06 % change on previous year in 1991 and was at its lowest, -1.35 % change on previous year, in 1999.
That places South Korea 114th out of 212 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % change on previous year | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 9.06 % change on previous year | — |
| 1992 | 7.75 % change on previous year | -14.5% |
| 1993 | 6.26 % change on previous year | -19.2% |
| 1994 | 8.09 % change on previous year | +29.4% |
| 1995 | 7.03 % change on previous year | -13.1% |
| 1996 | 3.98 % change on previous year | -43.4% |
| 1997 | 3.86 % change on previous year | -3.1% |
| 1998 | 4.5 % change on previous year | +16.5% |
| 1999 | -1.35 % change on previous year | -130.1% |
| 2000 | 0.9336 % change on previous year | -169.1% |
| 2001 | 3.54 % change on previous year | +279.2% |
| 2002 | 3.01 % change on previous year | -15.0% |
| 2003 | 3.56 % change on previous year | +18.4% |
| 2004 | 3.26 % change on previous year | -8.5% |
| 2005 | 1.14 % change on previous year | -65.1% |
| 2006 | -0.1632 % change on previous year | -114.3% |
| 2007 | 2.51 % change on previous year | -1639.0% |
| 2008 | 2.94 % change on previous year | +17.0% |
| 2009 | 3.5 % change on previous year | +19.1% |
| 2010 | 2.72 % change on previous year | -22.4% |
| 2011 | 1.28 % change on previous year | -53.1% |
| 2012 | 1.29 % change on previous year | +1.3% |
| 2013 | 1.08 % change on previous year | -16.6% |
| 2014 | 1.05 % change on previous year | -2.4% |
| 2015 | 3.23 % change on previous year | +207.1% |
| 2016 | 2.06 % change on previous year | -36.1% |
| 2017 | 2.02 % change on previous year | -2.1% |
| 2018 | 0.5665 % change on previous year | -71.9% |
| 2019 | -0.6242 % change on previous year | -210.2% |
| 2020 | 1.59 % change on previous year | -354.3% |
| 2021 | 3.18 % change on previous year | +100.4% |
| 2022 | 1.81 % change on previous year | -43.2% |
| 2023 | 2.04 % change on previous year | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 4.07 % change on previous year | +99.5% |
| 2025 | 3.13 % change on previous year | -23.1% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 3.13 % change on previous year is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.62 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (82 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 3.13 % change on previous year is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 2.59 % change on previous year, 1.2× the median. (36 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country) … annual 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | +1639.0% | -0.1632 % change on previous year | 2.51 % change on previous year |
| 2020 | +354.3% | -0.6242 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year |
| 2001 | +279.2% | 0.9336 % change on previous year | 3.54 % change on previous year |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.46 % change on previous year | -1.35 % change on previous year | 9.06 % change on previous year | 9 |
| 2000s | 2.42 % change on previous year | -0.1632 % change on previous year | 3.56 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.47 % change on previous year | -0.6242 % change on previous year | 3.23 % change on previous year | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.63 % change on previous year | 1.59 % change on previous year | 4.07 % change on previous year | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 111 Isle of Man 3.2 % change on previous year compare
- 112 Bhutan 3.16 % change on previous year compare
- 113 Austria 3.15 % change on previous year compare
- 115 Paraguay 3.08 % change on previous year compare
- 116 Nepal 3.07 % change on previous year compare
- 117 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.01 % change on previous year compare
More financial sector data for South Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in South Korea?
- Gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual in South Korea was 3.13 % change on previous year in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.06 % change on previous year in 1991.
- What is the lowest gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.35 % change on previous year in 1999.
- How does South Korea rank for gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual?
- South Korea ranks 114th out of 212 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gdp deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), annual rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 3.2%. 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 GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country), 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 GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- GDP deflator: linked series Staff estimates, World Bank (WB)
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 GDP deflator: linked series (base year varies by country). Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.