South Korea · Real GDP (BoK; advance and preliminary estimates) · NSA
South Korea GDP growth (YoY): 3.4% in 3Q 2026, down from 3.7% in 2Q 2026.
Above expectations (~3.0% expected). Reported by money.usnews.com, wmbdradio.com.
Next release: 8 Dec 2026.
Gross domestic product is the value of everything an economy produces. This series shows the change from a year earlier.
| Period | First print | Latest | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3Q 2026 | — | 3.4% | −0.3 |
| 2Q 2026 | — | 3.7% | −0.1 |
| 1Q 2026 | — | 3.8% | +2.2 |
| 4Q 2025 | — | 1.6% | −0.5 |
| 3Q 2025 | — | 2.1% | +1.4 |
| 2Q 2025 | — | 0.7% | +0.5 |
| 1Q 2025 | — | 0.2% | −0.9 |
| 4Q 2024 | — | 1.1% | −0.5 |
| 3Q 2024 | — | 1.6% | −1.0 |
| 2Q 2024 | — | 2.6% | −1.0 |
| 1Q 2024 | — | 3.6% | +1.1 |
| 4Q 2023 | — | 2.5% | +0.9 |
Source: Bank of Korea (press releases; statistics also in ECOS) History: Source: KOSIS (국가통계포털) - producer as named on each table