# South Korea Government Debt to GDP

South Korea Government Debt to GDP was 48.8% in 2025, up 3.0 percentage points from 2024.
That is the highest reading since the series began in 2013.
Among the 40 economies Makrognosis covers on this measure, it is the 13th lowest.

- Source agency: Korea Ministry of Economy and Finance
- Makrognosis code: `KR.GOVDEBT.A.NSA`
- Frequency: annual
- Units: % of GDP
- Coverage: 2013-01-01 to 2025-01-01 (13 observations)
- Page: https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/data/south-korea/government-debt-to-gdp

## Recent data

| Period | Value |
|---|---:|
| 2025 | 48.8% |
| 2024 | 45.8% |
| 2023 | 46.8% |
| 2022 | 45.8% |
| 2021 | 43.7% |
| 2020 | 41.1% |
| 2019 | 35.4% |
| 2018 | 33.9% |
| 2017 | 34.1% |
| 2016 | 34.2% |
| 2015 | 34.0% |
| 2014 | 32.5% |
| 2013 | 31.2% |

## API

```
curl -H "X-API-Key: $MAKROGNOSIS_KEY" \
  "https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GOVDEBT.A.NSA"

# Python
import requests
r = requests.get("https://makrognosis.robomacro.com/v1/series/KR.GOVDEBT.A.NSA",
                 headers={"X-API-Key": KEY})
obs = r.json()["observations"]
```