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The economy of South Korea is a highly developed mixed economy. [19] [20] [21] By nominal GDP, the economy was worth ₩2.61 quadrillion (US$1.87 trillion).It has the 4th largest economy in Asia and the 12th largest in the world as of 2025. [3]
Following the Korean War, South Korea remained one of the poorest countries in the world for over a decade. Marred by poverty, malnutrition, and illiteracy, political chaos, and cultural discourse, South Korea's gross domestic product per capita in 1960 was $79, [120] lower than that of some sub-Saharan African countries.
Asia's economic growth during 1980s was accelerated due to the influx of foreign investment while during 1997 and 1998, a significant setback took place as the US dollar appreciated tremendously even in comparison to the yuan which led to financial distress in Asia and affected South Korea where similar debt structures were also recognised. [7]
South Korea's economy was one of the world's fastest-growing from the early 1960s to the late 1990s, and was still one of the fastest-growing developed countries in the 2000s, along with Hong Kong, Singapore and Taiwan, the other three Asian Tigers. [199] It recorded the fastest rise in average GDP per capita in the world between 1980 and 1990 ...
South Korea's exports could fall a cumulative $44.8 billion over several years, shrinking its economy an estimated 0.67%, should Trump follow through with his universal tariffs pledge, a report by ...
Seoul has three central business districts; the Downtown Seoul(CBD), Gangnam(GBD), and Yeouido(YBD). [12] The Downtown Seoul, which has 600 hundred years of history as unparalleled business district in entire Korea, is now a densely concentrated area around Gwanghwamun and Cheonggyecheon with headquarters of major companies, foreign financial institutions, largest news agencies and law firms.
In order to protect the won, the Korean central bank raised the short-term interest rate to over 12 percent. During that time Korea had accumulated a debt about 100 billion dollars that had to paid within a year while the reserve went down to under US$ 6 billion. Korea had to go to IMF to ask for loan. Finally a deal of US$ 55 billion was signed.
South Korea is a key US ally in the Indo-Pacific region and is a base for roughly 28,500 American service members, as well as numerous civilian workers and dependents. ... Even so, a few hours ...