Korea, Rep. stocks & ETFs | Economy, holdings and country weight
KOR · East Asia & Pacific · High income
This page brings together what Korea, Rep. means for an ETF portfolio: the economic picture from World Bank data, the 575 Korea, Rep. stocks we track, and the ETFs that actually give you exposure — with the country weight computed from real fund holdings, not estimated.
Economic indicators
Gross domestic product (2025)1,872 bn USD
GDP per capita (2025)36,227 USD
Real GDP growth (2025)1.0 %
Inflation rate (2025)2.1 %
Unemployment rate (2025)2.7 %
Population (2025)51.7 m
| Year | GDP per capita (USD) | Real GDP growth (%) | Inflation rate (%) | Unemployment rate (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 35,364 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 3.8 |
| 2019 | 33,827 | 2.3 | 0.4 | 3.7 |
| 2020 | 33,646 | -0.7 | 0.5 | 3.9 |
| 2021 | 37,518 | 4.6 | 2.5 | 3.6 |
| 2022 | 34,822 | 2.7 | 5.1 | 2.9 |
| 2023 | 35,674 | 1.6 | 3.6 | 2.7 |
| 2024 | 36,239 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 2.8 |
| 2025 | 36,227 | 1.0 | 2.1 | 2.7 |
Source: World Bank Open Data, licensed CC BY 4.0.
ETFs with the highest Korea, Rep. weight
Sum of the fund's individual holdings from this country — added up from published holdings, not estimated.
| ETF | Index | Weight | Holdings |
|---|---|---|---|
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF SPYM · IE00B469F816 | MSCI Emerging Markets | 17.8 % | 76 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1d XEMD · IE000GWA2J58 | MSCI Emerging Markets | 17.6 % | 75 |
| Xtrackers MSCI Emerging Markets UCITS ETF 1c XMME · IE00BTJRMP35 | MSCI Emerging Markets | 17.6 % | 75 |
| iShares Core MSCI EM IMI UCITS ETF (Acc) IS3N · IE00BKM4GZ66 | MSCI EM IMI | 16.8 % | 325 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World UCITS ETF (Acc) SPYY · IE00B44Z5B48 | MSCI ACWI | 2.0 % | 76 |
| iShares MSCI ACWI UCITS ETF USD (Acc) IUSQ · IE00B6R52259 | MSCI ACWI | 2.0 % | 64 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Dist) SPSA · IE000DD75KQ5 | MSCI ACWI IMI | 1.9 % | 242 |
| State Street® SPDR® MSCI All Country World Investable Market UCITS ETF (Acc) SPYI · IE00B3YLTY66 | MSCI ACWI IMI | 1.9 % | 242 |
Largest tracked stocks
575 stocks from Korea, Rep. are covered through our ETF holdings — these carry the highest single weight.
- Samsung Electronics Co. Ltd.6.01 %
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS LTD5.96 %
- SK hynix Inc.4.53 %
- SK HYNIX INC4.50 %
- Samsung Electronics Co Ltd Pfd Non-Voting0.75 %
- SAMSUNG ELECTRONICS NON VOTING PRE0.75 %
- SK Square Co. Ltd.0.46 %
- SK SQUARE LTD0.45 %
- KB Financial Group Inc.0.38 %
- KB FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.37 %
- Samsung Electro-Mechanics Co. Ltd0.31 %
- SAMSUNG ELECTRO MECHANICS LTD0.30 %
- Hyundai Motor Company0.29 %
- HYUNDAI MOTOR0.29 %
- Shinhan Financial Group Co. Ltd.0.27 %
- SHINHAN FINANCIAL GROUP LTD0.26 %
- Hana Financial Group Inc.0.22 %
- KOREA AEROSPACE INDUSTRIES LTD0.22 %
- HANA FINANCIAL GROUP INC0.21 %
- Celltrion Inc.0.19 %