South Korea In-depth PESTLE Insights
South Korea In-depth PESTLE Insights
Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on South Korea provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
Summary
This PESTLE country analysis report on South Korea provides a holistic view of the country, with insightful analysis of current and future issues, supplemented with relevant quantitative data to support trend analysis.
Synopsis
- Understand the political system in South Korea through analysis of key figures in the country and governance indicators.
- Understand the economic situation in South Korea through a balanced assessment of core macroeconomic issues.
- Understand customer demographics in South Korea through analysis of income distribution and the rural-urban split, as well as healthcare and education.
- Understand the technological landscape in South Korea through analysis of relevant laws and policies, as well as patents data.
- Understand the legal landscape in South Korea through analysis of the judicial system as well as performance of the legal indicators
- Understand the environmental landscape in South Korea through analysis of the environmental regulations and the performance of the environmental indicators
- The political landscape section discusses the evolution of the political scenario in South Korea, as well as the country's economic, social, foreign, and defense policies. The section also discusses the country's performance according to World Bank Governance Indicators.
- The economic landscape section outlines the evolution of South Korea 's economy, as well as the country's performance in terms of GDP growth, composition by sector (agriculture, industry, and services), fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, credit disbursement, banking sector, and employment.
- The social landscape section analyzes the government's social welfare policies, as well as the country's performance in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education.
- The technology landscape section examines South Korea's advancements and policies in technology innovation, including developments in information technology, telecommunications, research and development (R&D) investments, digital infrastructure, and cybersecurity measures.
- The legal landscape section explores South Korea's legal system evolution, including legislative reforms, judiciary independence, and adherence to the rule of law. It also addresses the country's legal environment for business, contract enforcement, intellectual property protection, and transparency in legal proceedings, along with any significant legal challenges or controversies.
- The environmental landscape section evaluates South Korea's environmental policies and performance concerning climate change mitigation, renewable energy adoption, pollution control measures, conservation efforts, and sustainable development initiatives.
- What is the outlook in South Korea in terms of political stability, policies towards business, and the popularity of the government?
- How does South Korea perform in terms of GDP growth, its fiscal situation, international investment position, monetary situation, and employment?
- How does South Korea perform in terms of healthcare, income distribution, and education?
- How does South Korea perform in terms of technology-intensive sectors like IT, life sciences, and R&D expenditure trends?
Table of Contents
Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Key findings
PESTLE highlights
Key macroeconomic updates
Key economic updates
Key fundamentals
Key Facts and Geographic Location
Key facts
Geographic location
PESTLE Analysis
Summary
Political analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Economic analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Social analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Technological analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Legal analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Environmental analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Political Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Key political figures
Structure of government
Composition of government
Key policies
Performance
Governance indicators
Outlook
Economic Landscape
Summary
Evolution
1945–90
1990–97
1997–2022
Structure and policies
Financial authorities and regulators
Performance
GDP and GDP growth rate
GDP composition by sector
Agriculture
Industry
Fiscal situation
International trade
Government debt
Current account
International investment position
Monetary situation
Employment
Outlook
Social Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Demographic composition
Healthcare
Education
Performance
Healthcare
Education
Outlook
Technological Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Mobile and internet users
Outlook
Legal Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Judicial system
Tax regulations
Performance
Effectiveness of legal system
Outlook
Environmental Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Environmental impact
Outlook
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Overview
Catalyst
Summary
Key findings
PESTLE highlights
Key macroeconomic updates
Key economic updates
Key fundamentals
Key Facts and Geographic Location
Key facts
Geographic location
PESTLE Analysis
Summary
Political analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Economic analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Social analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Technological analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Legal analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Environmental analysis
Overview
Current strengths
Current challenges
Future prospects
Future risks
Political Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Key political figures
Structure of government
Composition of government
Key policies
Performance
Governance indicators
Outlook
Economic Landscape
Summary
Evolution
1945–90
1990–97
1997–2022
Structure and policies
Financial authorities and regulators
Performance
GDP and GDP growth rate
GDP composition by sector
Agriculture
Industry
Fiscal situation
International trade
Government debt
Current account
International investment position
Monetary situation
Employment
Outlook
Social Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Demographic composition
Healthcare
Education
Performance
Healthcare
Education
Outlook
Technological Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Mobile and internet users
Outlook
Legal Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Judicial system
Tax regulations
Performance
Effectiveness of legal system
Outlook
Environmental Landscape
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Performance
Environmental impact
Outlook
About MarketLine
Contact Us
LIST OF TABLES
Table 1: Key fundamentals, 2021–28f
Table 2: Key facts, 2024
Table 3: Analysis of political landscape
Table 4: Analysis of economic landscape
Table 5: Analysis of social landscape
Table 6: Analysis of technological landscape
Table 7: Analysis of legal landscape
Table 8: Analysis of environmental landscape
Table 9: Population by gender (as a percentage of total population), 2023e
Table 1: Key fundamentals, 2021–28f
Table 2: Key facts, 2024
Table 3: Analysis of political landscape
Table 4: Analysis of economic landscape
Table 5: Analysis of social landscape
Table 6: Analysis of technological landscape
Table 7: Analysis of legal landscape
Table 8: Analysis of environmental landscape
Table 9: Population by gender (as a percentage of total population), 2023e
LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1: Key economic indicators trend
Figure 2: Map of South Korea, 2024
Figure 3: Household debt (% of net disposable income), 2022
Figure 4: South Korea’s export destinations share as % of total exports, 2022
Figure 5: South Korea’s general government gross debt, 2019–28f
Figure 6: Tertiary education attainment (population aged 25–64), 2022
Figure 7: Old-age dependency ratio, 2050
Figure 8: High-technology exports (percentage of manufactured exports), 2022
Figure 9: FDI regulatory restrictiveness index, 2020
Figure 10: Timeline of key political events
Figure 11: Key political figure
Figure 12: National Assembly (distribution of seats), April 2020
Figure 13: Historical GDP growth rate, 2013–23e
Figure 14: Real GDP and GDP growth rate, 2018–23f
Figure 15: GDP composition by sector, 2023e
Figure 16: Agricultural output, 2019–24f
Figure 17: Industrial output, 2019–24f
Figure 18: Services output, 2019–24f
Figure 19: Growth in volume of exports and imports, 2019–28f
Figure 20: Consumer price index and inflation rate, 2019–28f
Figure 21: Unemployment rate, 2019–28f
Figure 22: Major religions, 2015 est.
Figure 23: Government expenditure on healthcare, 2019–28f
Figure 24: Government expenditure on education, 2019–28f
Figure 25: Internet users, 2019–24f
Figure 26: CO2 emissions, 2012–22
Figure 1: Key economic indicators trend
Figure 2: Map of South Korea, 2024
Figure 3: Household debt (% of net disposable income), 2022
Figure 4: South Korea’s export destinations share as % of total exports, 2022
Figure 5: South Korea’s general government gross debt, 2019–28f
Figure 6: Tertiary education attainment (population aged 25–64), 2022
Figure 7: Old-age dependency ratio, 2050
Figure 8: High-technology exports (percentage of manufactured exports), 2022
Figure 9: FDI regulatory restrictiveness index, 2020
Figure 10: Timeline of key political events
Figure 11: Key political figure
Figure 12: National Assembly (distribution of seats), April 2020
Figure 13: Historical GDP growth rate, 2013–23e
Figure 14: Real GDP and GDP growth rate, 2018–23f
Figure 15: GDP composition by sector, 2023e
Figure 16: Agricultural output, 2019–24f
Figure 17: Industrial output, 2019–24f
Figure 18: Services output, 2019–24f
Figure 19: Growth in volume of exports and imports, 2019–28f
Figure 20: Consumer price index and inflation rate, 2019–28f
Figure 21: Unemployment rate, 2019–28f
Figure 22: Major religions, 2015 est.
Figure 23: Government expenditure on healthcare, 2019–28f
Figure 24: Government expenditure on education, 2019–28f
Figure 25: Internet users, 2019–24f
Figure 26: CO2 emissions, 2012–22
