Current account balance (% of GDP)

Name: Current account balance (% of GDP)
Creator: World Bank

World BankPeriod 2016~2025Retrieved 2026-11-09

Net money flows with other countries from trade, services and income, as a share of GDP. Positive means a surplus.

2016: 6.2% → 2025: 6.57% (up 0.37 pp). Highest: 2025 (6.57%).

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Current account balance (% of GDP) · 2016~2025 (unit: %)
Year	Current account balance (% of GDP)
2016	6.201
2017	4.399
2018	4.2465
2019	3.408
2020	4.3865
2021	4.3185
2022	1.2915
2023	1.7633
2024	5.3308
2025	6.5721

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World Bank. (2026). Current account balance (% of GDP) – Korea, Rep. [Data set]. World Development Indicators. Retrieved November 9, 2026, from https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/BN.CAB.XOKA.GD.ZS?locations=KR

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