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South Korea Real-Time Debt Clock.

I · MASTHEAD · 2026

When
numbers
have time.

Real-time debt clock — annual growth rates interpolated over time, based on official data from Statistics Korea, Bank of Korea, MoEF, KITA.

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II · MONUMENT

Debt per Citizen

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Derived (computed from base series)

Household Debt per Citizen

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Derived (computed from base series)

III · INDICATORS

Debt to GDP

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Derived (computed from base series)

FX Rate (USD ↔ Local)

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Bank of Korea Market Mid-Rate (USD/KRW)

External Debt

▲ 3.4%/y
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Bank of Korea External Debt Statistics

Foreign Reserves

▲ 1.8%/y
—
Bank of Korea FX Reserves

Government Revenue

▲ 3.8%/y
—
MoEF Total Revenue (main budget)

Government Spending

▲ 4.3%/y
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MoEF Total Expenditure (main budget)

Fiscal Balance

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Derived (computed from base series)

Trade Balance

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Derived (computed from base series)

Unemployment Rate

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Statistics Korea Labour Force Survey

Inflation Rate

—
Statistics Korea Consumer Price Index

Interest Rate

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Bank of Korea Base Rate
INTERMEZZO
"Debt is a debt of time."
— Curator's note