South Korea: Government spending, in dollars

South Korea: Government spending, billion USD, 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 69.51 billion U.S. dollars with a minimum of 0.28 billion U.S. dollars in 1964 and a maximum of 295.8 billion U.S. dollars in 2020. The latest value from 2020 is 295.8 billion U.S. dollars. For comparison, the world average in 2020 based on 149 countries is 97.58 billion U.S. dollars. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

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. Data are in current U.S. dollars.