Global Statistics and Country Indicators
South Korea Government Debt Over Time (1990–2026)
South Korea Government Debt Over Time (1990–2026)Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 1990 | 12.8% | 2000 | 16.1% | 2009 | 28.8% | 2018 | 37.9% |
| 1991 | 11.9% | 2001 | 16.6% | 2010 | 28.3% | 2019 | 39.7% |
| 1992 | 11.6% | 2002 | 16.4% | 2011 | 31.7% | 2020 | 45.9% |
| 1993 | 10.9% | 2003 | 19.1% | 2012 | 33.5% | 2021 | 48% |
| 1994 | 9.6% | 2004 | 21.6% | 2013 | 36% | 2022 | 49.8% |
| 1995 | 8.5% | 2005 | 24.9% | 2014 | 37.9% | 2023 | 50.5% |
| 1996 | 7.8% | 2006 | 27% | 2015 | 38.8% | 2024 | 49.7% |
| 1997 | 9.7% | 2007 | 26.3% | 2016 | 39.1% | 2025 | 52.3% |
| 1998 | 13.8% | 2008 | 25.9% | 2017 | 38% | 2026 | 54.4% |
| 1999 | 15.8% |
Government Gross Debt
Data table
| 1990 | 26.43T | 2000 | 108.7T | 2009 | 361.4T | 2018 | 759.7T |
| 1991 | 29.81T | 2001 | 121.8T | 2010 | 390T | 2019 | 810.7T |
| 1992 | 33.36T | 2002 | 133.7T | 2011 | 459.2T | 2020 | 945.1T |
| 1993 | 35.37T | 2003 | 165.8T | 2012 | 504.6T | 2021 | 1.07Q |
| 1994 | 37.08T | 2004 | 203.7T | 2013 | 565.6T | 2022 | 1.16Q |
| 1995 | 38.37T | 2005 | 248T | 2014 | 620.6T | 2023 | 1.22Q |
| 1996 | 39.66T | 2006 | 282.8T | 2015 | 676.2T | 2024 | 1.27Q |
| 1997 | 54.33T | 2007 | 298.9T | 2016 | 717.5T | 2025 | 1.39Q |
| 1998 | 76.93T | 2008 | 311T | 2017 | 735.2T | 2026 | 1.52Q |
| 1999 | 96.61T |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2012 | -4.5% | 2017 | -0.7% | 2022 | 6.2% |
| 2013 | -2.7% | 2018 | -2.5% | 2023 | 7.4% |
| 2014 | -2.6% | 2019 | -1.5% | 2024 | 8.1% |
| 2015 | -1.1% | 2020 | 2.2% | 2025 | 9.3% |
| 2016 | -0.7% | 2021 | 2.7% | 2026 | 10.3% |
Government Net Debt
Data table
| 2012 | -68.09T | 2017 | -13.19T | 2022 | 143.6T |
| 2013 | -42.46T | 2018 | -49.99T | 2023 | 177.6T |
| 2014 | -43.02T | 2019 | -31.24T | 2024 | 206.7T |
| 2015 | -19.3T | 2020 | 44.54T | 2025 | 247.6T |
| 2016 | -13.11T | 2021 | 58.91T | 2026 | 286.2T |