In 2022, South Korea's defense spending accounted for about 2.5 percent of its gross domestic product (GDP), which was similar to the share recorded in the previous year. Defense spending made up about 13 percent of the national budget that year.
Defense expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2003 to 2022
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Statistics Korea. (July 5, 2023). Defense expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2003 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 03, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040709/south-korea-defense-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
Statistics Korea. "Defense expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2003 to 2022." Chart. July 5, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040709/south-korea-defense-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
Statistics Korea. (2023). Defense expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2003 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 03, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040709/south-korea-defense-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/
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Statistics Korea, Defense expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2003 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040709/south-korea-defense-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/ (last visited December 03, 2024)
Defense expenditure as a percentage of gross domestic product (GDP) in South Korea from 2003 to 2022 [Graph], Statistics Korea, July 5, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1040709/south-korea-defense-expenditure-as-percentage-of-gdp/