Country

South Korea

KOR Eastern Asia

A major semiconductor and electronics manufacturing hub, and one of the world's most technologically advanced economies.

Last reviewed Sep 10, 2026

Indicators

GDP growth1.01% per year · 2025▼ 49.7% vs previous

Military expenditure2.56% of GDP · 2024▼ 1.43% vs previous

Net energy imports84.6% of use · 2023▼ 1.05% vs previousNet importer

Trade openness86.4% of GDP · 2025▲ 2.03% vs previous

Population51.7Mpeople · 2025▼ 0.13% vs previous

Displaced from here747people · 2025▼ 39.3% vs previous

Source: World Bank · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: World Bank / SIPRI · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 · Source: UNHCR · retrieved 1 Sep 2026 · CC BY 4.0 (UNHCR Refugee Population Statistics Database)

Electricity generation mix — South Korea

Monthly generation by fuel, last five years

Coal
Gas
Other Fossil
Nuclear
Hydro
Wind
Solar
Bioenergy

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Period	Coal (TWh)	Gas (TWh)	Other Fossil (TWh)	Nuclear (TWh)	Hydro (TWh)	Wind (TWh)	Solar (TWh)	Bioenergy (TWh)
2021-10-01	15.0	13.4	0.61	13.5	0.21	0.2	1.9	0.62
2021-11-01	16.2	13.6	0.69	13.6	0.18	0.34	1.5	0.52
2021-12-01	18.2	14.8	0.63	16.5	0.18	0.43	1.44	0.76
2022-01-01	18.4	15.7	0.97	16.1	0.19	0.34	1.79	0.96
2022-02-01	15.9	14.1	0.67	14.0	0.17	0.41	2.07	0.88
2022-03-01	14.0	17.1	0.63	13.9	0.21	0.3	2.19	0.8
2022-04-01	13.3	13.3	0.53	13.4	0.21	0.26	2.85	0.76
2022-05-01	13.6	12.6	0.3	14.6	0.24	0.24	3.29	0.98
2022-06-01	15.6	12.9	0.45	14.7	0.28	0.25	2.37	0.76
2022-07-01	19.7	15.2	0.56	15.4	0.4	0.14	2.4	0.94
2022-08-01	18.9	13.7	0.58	16.3	0.7	0.23	2.05	1.13
2022-09-01	15.6	11.8	0.48	14.1	0.49	0.23	2.27	1
2022-10-01	14.5	12.0	0.48	14.4	0.25	0.25	2.44	1.08
2022-11-01	15.0	13.2	0.34	14.0	0.21	0.25	1.85	1.05
2022-12-01	18.9	17.4	0.58	15.2	0.2	0.45	1.39	1.1
2023-01-01	18.0	16.0	0.51	15.7	0.2	0.42	1.86	1.17
2023-02-01	15.7	14.2	0.42	13.6	0.17	0.26	2.17	0.87
2023-03-01	12.7	14.7	0.48	15.2	0.18	0.29	2.92	1.11
2023-04-01	13.1	12.3	0.36	13.6	0.19	0.34	2.74	1.04
2023-05-01	13.6	12.3	0.35	14.5	0.3	0.24	2.95	0.93
2023-06-01	15.3	12.6	0.32	14.2	0.32	0.19	2.98	0.96
2023-07-01	17.9	14.4	0.54	15.8	0.68	0.25	2.3	1.07
2023-08-01	18.8	15.1	0.62	15.9	0.42	0.16	2.81	1.14
2023-09-01	14.9	13.3	0.4	15.0	0.46	0.14	2.42	1.12
2023-10-01	13.1	11.7	0.38	15.1	0.28	0.23	2.74	0.96
2023-11-01	14.5	12.8	0.54	15.7	0.23	0.47	2.09	1.01
2023-12-01	17.4	14.5	0.62	16.3	0.28	0.41	1.38	1.18
2024-01-01	18.0	16.6	0.67	15.0	0.22	0.4	1.92	1.1
2024-02-01	14.6	13.6	0.62	14.7	0.25	0.29	1.69	1.03
2024-03-01	12.7	15.3	0.55	15.6	0.29	0.39	2.99	1.1
2024-04-01	11.3	12.5	0.46	14.6	0.58	0.21	3.04	0.97
2024-05-01	9.94	12.9	0.47	16.0	0.52	0.31	3.92	0.88
2024-06-01	12.5	13.7	0.51	15.1	0.47	0.15	3.5	0.98
2024-07-01	16.2	16.0	0.59	16.5	0.64	0.33	2.66	1.12
2024-08-01	19.3	17.8	0.59	15.5	0.39	0.12	3.51	1.16
2024-09-01	15.1	14.5	0.56	15.9	0.3	0.14	2.87	1.05
2024-10-01	11.4	12.8	0.56	17.1	0.23	0.22	2.36	1.06
2024-11-01	11.5	13.6	0.51	16.1	0.2	0.3	2.16	0.97
2024-12-01	14.8	15.7	0.66	16.7	0.21	0.52	2.1	1.08
2025-01-01	13.1	16.4	0.62	17.9	0.22	0.41	2.13	1.08
2025-02-01	11.3	15.9	0.6	16.2	0.19	0.51	2.85	0.99
2025-03-01	9.44	15.5	0.42	17.9	0.2	0.34	3.36	0.93
2025-04-01	8.15	14.0	0.33	15.9	0.25	0.31	4.04	0.91
2025-05-01	10.5	12.7	0.44	15.9	0.43	0.28	3.67	1
2025-06-01	13.8	12.4	0.5	15.1	0.44	0.22	3.77	0.93
2025-07-01	20.4	14.9	0.49	15.2	0.29	0.2	3.98	1.06
2025-08-01	21.2	15.8	0.51	14.1	0.31	0.16	3.7	1.14
2025-09-01	19.1	12.2	0.5	14.3	0.4	0.18	2.72	0.92
2025-10-01	13.5	13.0	0.53	13.8	0.58	0.22	2.46	0.86
2025-11-01	13.3	14.0	0.46	13.1	0.27	0.36	2.81	0.96
2025-12-01	17.3	14.3	0.52	15.4	0.22	0.47	2.31	1.07
2026-01-01	16.8	18.1	0.45	14.7	0.22	0.59	2.83	1.08
2026-02-01	13.6	14.9	0.41	12.1	0.19	0.39	3.01	0.96
2026-03-01	12.5	16.2	0.39	13.3	0.21	0.22	3.99	0.91
2026-04-01	11.1	13.5	0.38	13.6	0.24	0.28	4.1	0.93

Source: Ember · retrieved 31 Aug 2026 · CC BY 4.0

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