Portugal vs South Korea: Economic Indicators Comparison
South Korea with a GDP of $1.6T ranked the 12th largest economy in the world, while Portugal ranked 48th with $240.7B. By GDP 5-years average growth and GDP per capita, South Korea and Portugal ranked 93rd vs 135th and 33rd vs 40th, respectively.
Gross Domestic Product & Income
| Stat |  Portugal |  South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| GDP | $240.7B | $1.6T |
| GDP growth, 1 year | 2.1% | 2.7% |
| GDP growth, 5-years average | 1.9% | 3% |
| Population | 10.6M | 51.5M |
| GDP per capita | $23k | $31k |
| GDP per capita growth | 2.63% | 2.33% |
| Purchasing Power Parity conversion factor | 0.59 | 860.51 |
| Price level ratio of PPP conversion factor GDP to market exchange rate | 0.7 | 0.78 |
| GDP per capita, PPP adjusted | $32k | $41k |
| GNI, Atlas method | $226.1B | $1.6T |
| GNI per capita | $22k | $31k |
| GNI, PPP adjusted | $336B | $2.1T |
| GNI per capita, PPP adjusted | $33k | $40k |
Financial system and Human development
| Stat | Portugal | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Income Tax Rate | 48% | 42% |
| Corporate Tax Rate | 23% | 25% |
| Inflation, consumer prices | 1.2% | 1.5% |
| Inflation, GDP deflator | 1.6% | 0.3% |
| Unemployment | 6.9% | 3.8% |
| Economic Freedom Index | 67 | 74 |
| Personal Freedom Index | 8.99 | 8.84 |
| Human Freedom Index | 8.11 | 8.15 |
| Property Rights Index | 75.4 | 82.5 |
| Judical Effectiveness Index | 65.6 | 61 |
| Business Freedom Index | 76.5 | 90.5 |
| Fiscal Health Index | 74.4 | 96.7 |
| Labor Freedom Index | 44.1 | 56.2 |
| Investment Freedom Index | 70 | 70 |
| Financial Freedom Index | 60 | 70 |
| Trade Freedom Index | 86.4 | 80 |
| Monetary Freedom Index | 83 | 82.1 |
| Government Spending Index | 39.8 | 67.7 |
| Tax Burden Index | 59.6 | 63.9 |
| Government Integrity Index | 68.9 | 67.5 |
| Corruption Perceptions Index | 64 | 57 |
| Life expectancy at birth, years | 81.1 | 82.6 |
| Suicide mortality rate, per 100,000 people | 14 | 26.9 |
| Mortality caused by road traffic injury, per 100,000 people | 7.4 | 9.8 |
| Intentional homicides, per 100,000 people | 0.7 | 0.6 |
| International tourism, number of arrivals | 16.2M | 15.3M |
Government debt & reserves
| Stat | Portugal | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Central government debt, % of GDP | 121.4% | 40.7% |
| External debt stocks, % of GNI | N/A | N/A |
| External debt stocks | N/A | N/A |
| Short-term debt, % of total reserves | N/A | N/A |
| Total debt service, % of exports and primary income | N/A | N/A |
| Adjusted net savings including particulate emission damage, % of GNI | 3.4% | 20.1% |
| Gross savings, % of GDP | 18% | 34.7% |
| Gross capital formation, % of GDP | 18.1% | 30.2% |
| Total reserves including gold | $24.9B | $403.1B |
| Foreign direct investment net inflows | $6.4B | $14.5B |
Exports, imports and economic structure
| Stat | Portugal | South Korea |
|---|---|---|
| Exports of goods and services, % of GDP | 43.5% | 44% |
| Imports of goods and services, % of GDP | 43.4% | 39% |
| Current account balance (balance of payments) | $956.9M | $76.4B |
| Revenue excluding grants, % of GDP | 37.5% | 27.8% |
| Grants excluding technical cooperation, BoP | N/A | $6.7M |
| Personal remittances received | $503.8M | $7.1B |
| Industry including construction value added, % of GDP | 19.2% | 35.1% |
| Agriculture, forestry and fishing value added, % of GDP | 2.1% | 2% |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, payments BoP | $850.5M | $9.9B |
| Charges for the use of intellectual property, receipts BoP | $118.9M | $7.8B |
| Expense, % of GDP | 41.4% | 25.4% |
| Government Expenditure, % of GDP | 44.8% | 32.8% |
