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Korea Average Government Spending 1972-2025

Name: Korea Government Spending
Creator: World Bank
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17.17% 53 data points

Government expenditure as % of GDP · World Bank

Korea's average government spending from 1972 to 2025 was 17.17%, based on 53 data points.

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Year	Value	Change	Rank
2025	31.64%	+3.31%	50th
2023	28.32%	−2.98%	45th
2022	31.30%	+2.75%	63rd
2021	28.55%	+0.52%	62nd
2020	28.03%	+2.08%	62nd
2019	25.95%	+2.38%	72nd
2018	23.57%	+0.83%	66th
2017	22.74%	+0.42%	64th
2016	22.32%	−0.05%	55th
2015	22.37%	−0.16%	58th
2014	22.53%	−0.43%	55th
2013	22.96%	−0.62%	54th
2012	23.58%	+6.19%	61st
2011	17.39%	+0.49%	31st
2010	16.90%	−1.63%	31st
2009	18.53%	+0.96%	36th
2008	17.57%	+0.27%	29th
2007	17.31%	−0.53%	29th
2006	17.84%	+0.70%	33rd
2005	17.14%	+0.60%	22nd
2004	16.54%	−0.15%	26th
2003	16.69%	+1.79%	25th
2002	14.90%	−0.86%	14th
2001	15.76%	+0.92%	16th
2000	14.84%	+0.52%	14th
1999	14.32%	−0.42%	12th
1998	14.74%	+2.12%	14th
1997	12.62%	−0.19%	8th
1996	12.81%	+0.20%	9th
1995	12.61%	−0.15%	12th
1994	12.76%	+0.06%	10th
1993	12.70%	−0.31%	7th
1992	13.00%	+0.22%	7th
1991	12.79%	−0.08%	9th
1990	12.86%	+0.13%	9th
1989	12.73%	+0.86%	5th
1988	11.87%	−0.43%	4th
1987	12.30%	−0.60%	4th
1986	12.90%	−0.66%	3rd
1985	13.56%	+0.17%	2nd
1984	13.39%	−0.48%	4th
1983	13.87%	−1.73%	4th
1982	15.60%	+0.99%	4th
1981	14.61%	−0.14%	5th
1980	14.75%	+0.35%	6th
1979	14.41%	+1.03%	7th
1978	13.38%	−0.03%	7th
1977	13.41%	−0.93%	7th
1976	14.34%	+0.72%	11th
1975	13.62%	+1.46%	9th
1974	12.16%	+1.01%	7th
1973	11.15%	−4.15%	5th
1972	15.31%	–	11th

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