Korea, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) was 754.52 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 48.54% from 507.96 trillion in 2015 (4.04% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 754.52 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 638.97 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 507.96 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 767.81 trillion | 2024 |
| Lowest | 28.1 billion | 1960 |
| Average since 2016 | 674.75 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 28.1 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) fell 1.7% on 2024 (from 767.81 trillion to 754.52 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 6.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 71.4% in 1966 and the biggest yearly fall was 14.7% in 1998. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 the straight-line trend is upward, about 24.95 trillion a year. A straight line explains 92% of the movement over 10 observed years.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Korea, Rep. had the 4th highest value of the 126 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Korea, Rep. in the 2025 ranking
- Iran, Islamic Rep. — 1st of 126: 77,561.7 trillion
- Indonesia — 2nd of 126: 6,852.62 trillion
- Viet Nam — 3rd of 126: 3,752.2 trillion
- Uzbekistan — 5th of 126: 629.13 trillion
- Colombia — 6th of 126: 296.82 trillion
- Argentina — 7th of 126: 135.62 trillion
What this measures
Gross fixed capital formation includes acquisitions less disposals of fixed assets during the accounting period, including certain specified expenditures on services that add to the value of non-produced assets. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 754,523,200,000,000 |
| 2024 | 767,808,200,000,000 |
| 2023 | 757,460,300,000,000 |
| 2022 | 742,073,900,000,000 |
| 2021 | 699,630,700,000,000 |
| 2020 | 638,966,700,000,000 |
| 2019 | 614,474,500,000,000 |
| 2018 | 612,026,600,000,000 |
| 2017 | 613,123,400,000,000 |
| 2016 | 547,455,700,000,000 |
Gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — 676.07 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 5.29 billion (2025)
- Cambodia — 63.6 trillion (2025)
- China — 53.45 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 2.72 billion (2024)
- French Polynesia — 152.8 billion (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 564.37 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 6,852.62 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 176.4 trillion (2024)
- Kiribati
More economic policy & debt data for Korea, Rep.
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$436.57 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$421.91 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$330.43 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 470.02 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$332.28 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 411.92 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.65% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
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Questions people ask
- What is Korea, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (current LCU)?
- 754.52 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 2.69 million% from 28.1 billion in 1960 (16.99% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 767.81 trillion in 2024 and the lowest 28.1 billion in 1960.
- How does Korea, Rep. rank?
- 4th highest of 126 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) unusual for Korea, Rep.?
- In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s gross fixed capital formation (current LCU) fell 1.7% on 2024 (from 767.81 trillion to 754.52 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +6.1% and a typical year strayed about 6.1% from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.3 standard deviations below that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.FTOT.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks; National Accounts data files, Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD); Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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