Public debt (Percentage of GDP) - Korea
Value & RankThe Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Korea is 35.8 (% of GDP) with a global rank of 105.
Korea compared to other CountriesThe Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Korea is similar to that of Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Georgia, Bolivia, Cuba, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macedonia, Venezuela, Switzerland, Curaçao with a respective Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 37.1, 36.6, 36.3, 36.0, 35.9, 35.6, 34.3, 34.2, 33.8, 33.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110.Last 10 years averageKorea had an average Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 25.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Korea during the Great RecessionKorea's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 6.75% during the Great RecessionKorea since the end of the Great RecessionKorea's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a positive growth of 52.3% since the end of the Great Recession
Korea compared to other CountriesThe Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of Korea is similar to that of Trinidad and Tobago, Turkey, Georgia, Bolivia, Cuba, Hong Kong SAR, China, Macedonia, Venezuela, Switzerland, Curaçao with a respective Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 37.1, 36.6, 36.3, 36.0, 35.9, 35.6, 34.3, 34.2, 33.8, 33.2 (% of GDP) and a global rank of 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110.Last 10 years averageKorea had an average Public debt (Percentage of GDP) of 25.8 (% of GDP) in the last 10 years from (2003 to 2013).
Korea during the Great RecessionKorea's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a negative growth (decline) of 6.75% during the Great RecessionKorea since the end of the Great RecessionKorea's Public debt (Percentage of GDP) had a positive growth of 52.3% since the end of the Great Recession
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Trinidad and Tobago | 100 | 37.1 |
Turkey | 101 | 36.6 |
Georgia | 102 | 36.3 |
Bolivia | 103 | 36.0 |
Cuba | 104 | 35.9 |
Korea | 105 | 35.8 |
Hong Kong SAR, China | 106 | 35.6 |
Macedonia | 107 | 34.3 |
Venezuela | 108 | 34.2 |
Switzerland | 109 | 33.8 |
Curaçao | 110 | 33.2 |
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Datasource: CIA - The World Factbook