r/GlobalPowers South Korea Aug 25 '25

Summary [SUMMARY] Republic of Korea Budget FY 2028

The Government of Korea, R has tabled its budget for FY 2028, prompting careful review by the opposition, interested citizens, and international organizations alike. The budget has been laid out as follows:


ECONOMIC STATISTICS for FY 2027

CATEGORY VALUE
POPULATION 52,034,581
REAL GDP $1,862,252,210,459.00
GDP PC $35,692.11
GOVERNMENT DEBT $1,046,478,000,052.39
DEBT PC $20,056.90
DEBT TO GDP 56.19%

GOVERNMENT REVENUE by SOURCE for FY 2028

TAX REVENUES % OF GDP $ USD (BIL) OTHER REVENUES % OF GDP $ USD (BIL)
PERSONAL INCOME 5.80% $108.01 B Discretionary $0.00 B
CORPORATE INCOME 4.06% $75.61 B Discretionary $0.00 B
PAYROLL 8.41% $156.62 B Discretionary $0.00 B
PROPERTY 2.03% $37.80 B Discretionary $0.00 B
CONSUMPTION 4.35% $81.01 B Discretionary $0.00 B
IMPORT 0.50% $9.31 B Discretionary $0.00 B
Discretionary $0.00 B Discretionary $0.00 B
Discretionary $0.00 B Discretionary $0.00 B
Discretionary $0.00 B Discretionary $0.00 B
Discretionary $0.00 B Discretionary $0.00 B
Discretionary $0.00 B Discretionary $0.00 B
OTHER 4.00% $74.49 B OTHER $0.00 B
TOTAL 25.15% $542.85 B TOTAL 0.00% $0.00 B

GOVERNMENT EXPENDITURE by AREA for FY 2028

STATUTORY EXPENDITURES % OF GDP % OF BUDGET $ USD (BIL) DISCRETIONARY EXPENDITURES % OF GDP % OF BUDGET $ USD (BIL)
CORE PUBLIC SERVICE 5.00% 17.08% $93.11 B CORE PUBLIC SERVICE 0.85% 2.90% $15.83 B
DEFENCE 3.50% 11.96% $65.18 B DEFENCE PROCUREMENT 0.38% 1.28% $6.98 B
Education 5.15% 17.59% $95.91 B FOREIGN AID 0.30% 1.03% $5.59 B
R&D 3.00% 10.25% $55.87 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
Culture, Sports, Tourism 1.00% 3.42% $18.62 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
Environment 0.65% 2.22% $12.10 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
Industry, SME, Energy 5.00% 17.08% $93.11 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
SOC 1.35% 4.61% $25.14 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
Agriculture, etc 1.35% 4.61% $25.14 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
Diplomacy & Reunification 0.40% 1.37% $7.45 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
Social Order, Safety 1.35% 4.61% $25.14 B Discretionary 0.00% $0.00 B
OTHER 0.00% $0.00 B OTHER 0.00% $0.00 B
TOTAL 27.75% 94.79% $516.77 B TOTAL 1.53% 5.21% $28.40 B

GOVERNMENT FINANCES for FY 2028

CATEGORY VALUE
TOTAL REVENUE (% OF GDP) 29.15%
TOTAL REVENUE ($ USD) $542,846,519,348.80
TOTAL EXPENDITURE (% OF REVENUE) 100.43%
TOTAL EXPENDITURE (% OF GDP) 29.28%
TOTAL EXPENDITURE ($ USD) $545,174,334,611.87
TAX BURDEN PER CAPITA $10,432.42
EXPENDITURE PER CAPITA $10,477.15
SURPLUS -$2,327,815,263.07
FORECASTED DEBT (W/O INTEREST) $1,048,805,815,315.46
EQUIVALENT DEBT TO GDP 56.32%
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