South Korea: Government spending as percent of GDP, 1960 - 2020:
For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1960 to 2020. The average value for South Korea during that period was 11.86 percent with a minimum of 8.21 percent in 1964 and a maximum of 18.06 percent in 2020.
The latest value from 2020 is 18.06 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 150
countries is 17.14 percent.
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The government size of South Korea and other countries is calculated as the total government spending as percent of GDP.
Definition: General government final consumption expenditure (formerly general government consumption) includes all government current expenditures for purchases of goods and services (including compensation of employees). It also includes most expenditures on national defense and security, but excludes government military expenditures that are part of government capital formation.
