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The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. [20][21][22] By nominal GDP, the economy was worth ₩2.24 quadrillion (US$1.72 trillion). It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 14th largest in the world as of 2024. [3]
Science & Technology. Hyundai Motor Group, one of the top three car brands in the world. LG Electronics, the No. 1 TV market player in the world. Samsung Electronics, the world's No. 1 smartphone market share as of 2022. SK Hynix, the world's fourth-largest chipmaker in sales as of 2023.
The South Korean economy is heavily dependent on international trade, and in 2014, South Korea was the fifth-largest exporter and seventh-largest importer in the world. In addition, the country has one of the world's largest foreign-exchange reserves .
Economic inequality in South Korea. According to data from 2010, low-income earners (those earning 12 million won or less) make up 37.8% of South Korea's labour force. [1] Conversely, the highest income earners (those earning 100 million won or more) make up 1.4% of the labour force. [1]
The Miracle on the Han River (Korean: 한강의 기적) was the period of rapid economic growth in South Korea, following the Korean War (1950–1953), during which South Korea transformed from a least developed country to a developed country. The rapid reconstruction and development of the South Korean economy during the latter half of the ...
Globalization in South Korea started after the Asian Economic Crisis. The economic crisis during 1997–1998 had created economic regression in Asia, including South Korea. South Korea had a high debt-equity ratio followed by low profitability due to inconsistency in corporate governance, which was the major obstacle.
This is a list of South Korean regions by GDP. All data are sourced from the latest regional statistics published by the South Korean Government, [1] the OECD and the International Monetary Fund (IMF). [2] [3] The South Korean won has been converted to the international dollar using the IMF's Purchasing Power Parity conversion rate.
South Korea's economy has experienced less short term growth in recent years. The GDP growth fell to 2.7 percent in 2018 relative to the 3.1 percent in the year prior. [ 20 ] The predictions for 2019 is that growth will slightly fall to 2.6 percent due to an expected increase in internal demands and a decline in external demands. [ 20 ]