South Korea: Investment forecast

The latest value from 2030 is 29.62 percent, a decline from 29.71 percent in 2029. In comparison, the world average is 23.94 percent, based on data from 163 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1980 to 2030 is 33.02 percent. The minimum value, 28.13 percent, was reached in 1998 while the maximum of 41.67 percent was recorded in 1991. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Expressed as a ratio of total investment in current local currency and GDP in current local currency. Investment or gross capital formation is measured by the total value of the gross fixed capital formation and changes in inventories and acquisitions less disposals of valuables for a unit or sector. The series includes actual historical values for past years and forecast values for the current and the next few years.