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South Korea.
Republic of Korea · Seoul · 51.5M people · east-n-southeast-asia
Governmentpresidential republicLanguagesKorean, EnglishArea99.7K km²Sanctioned entities24Active conflicts6Mentions 7d24 ▼ 68%CIA· Jan 2026
Stability Score?How the stability score is computedA weighted composite of seven pillars— conflict intensity, event volatility, arms activity, economic health, market stress, sanctions exposure, and humanitarian proxy. Each pillar is scored 0–100 (higher = healthier). The composite is weighted (conflict 25%, economy 20%, events 15%, the rest 10% each) and recomputed daily from strategic events, World Bank indicators, arms-transfer data, and sanctions records.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
Risk tier: Critical < 25 · High 25–50 · Elevated 50–75 · Stable≥ 75.
67.6
High risk
30-day trend
Intelligence briefNo brief published today
Daily intelligence brief is generated for the highest-activity countries. South Korea becomes eligible as dispatch volume climbs.
South Korea · 90-day event volume
597
total events · 90 daily data points
Source · intelligence_events · all severity tiersHover any annotated dot for full milestone
Event timelineLast 7 days · 12 milestones · hover for context
OCT 18
2026
K-Food Export Growth
economic_indicator · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
K-Food Exports to EU
trade_deal · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
SKorea-Ukraine POW dispute
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
South Korea Fiscal Space
economic_indicator · severity 5
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
IMF Evaluates Korea's Economy
economic_indicator · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
South Korea-US summit
summit_meeting · severity 3
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
US-NK talks hopes fade
diplomatic_tension · severity 4
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
Chinese FM visits Seoul
diplomatic_visit · severity 3
Moderate
OCT 18
2026
South Korea Cracks Down
diplomatic_tension · severity 6
Elevated
OCT 18
2026
SK-US Summits
diplomatic_visit · severity 5
Moderate
Stability components7-pillar breakdown · each 0–100, higher = healthier · 30-day trend per pillar
Conflict Intensity
15/100 · 25% wt
target conflicts: 3domestic conflicts: 1max escalation score: 100
Event Volatility
100/100 · 15% wt
target events: 39actor only events: 9domestic events: 1severe domestic: 0instability rate: 0.10%article coverage 90d: 60,668
Arms Activity
0/100 · 10% wt
arms imports: 160total value usd: $99.93Bconflict amplified: yes
Economic Health
82/100 · 20% wt
gdp growth pct: 2.00%inflation pct: 2.32%unemployment pct: 2.78%
Market Stress
73/100 · 10% wt
total signals 30d: 184negative signals 30d: 50
Sanctions Exposure
95/100 · 10% wt
sanctioned entities: 24is sanctioning power: no
Humanitarian Proxy
97/100 · 10% wt
life expectancy: 83.6literacy rate: —
Risk matrix5 enterprise-decision dimensions · derived from the 7 stability pillars · higher = more risk
Political3Stable
Security63Elevated
Economic22Stable
Regulatory5Stable
Operational36Moderate
Risk dimensions are derived from the 7 stability pillars. Higher score = more risk (inverted from the stability score, where higher = healthier). Operational is a weighted composite intended for enterprise-decision use.
Peer comparisonSame-region countries by stability score · this country highlighted
Peer comparison · east-n-southeast-asia
Rank 8 of 22
0149.6
0257.2
0357.9
0459.2
0560.2
0661.0
0766.4
0867.7
EconomyWorld Bank · 10-year series · 18 indicators
GDP (current USD)
WB· 2024$1.9T
▲ $30.6B YoY
GDP per capita
WB· 2024$36.2K
▲ $565 YoY
Inflation (CPI)
WB· 20242.3%
▼ 1.3% YoY
Unemployment
WB· 20242.8%
▲ 0.1% YoY
Population
WB· 202451.8M
▲ 38.4K YoY
Military spend %GDP
WB· 20242.54%
▼ 0.06% YoY
Life expectancy
WB· 202483.6 yrs
▲ 0.2 yrs YoY
Internet users %
WB· 202497.9%
▲ 0.5% YoY
Security12 recent events · 6 conflicts · 10 transfers
Event volume · 90 days
597
Casualties (killed) · 90 days
65
High-severity events
2026-10-18
K-Food Export Growth
Economic Indicator
2026-10-18
K-Food Exports to EU
Trade Deal
2026-10-18
SKorea-Ukraine POW dispute
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-18
South Korea Fiscal Space
Economic Indicator
2026-10-18
IMF Evaluates Korea's Economy
Economic Indicator
2026-10-18
South Korea-US summit
Summit Meeting
2026-10-18
US-NK talks hopes fade
Diplomatic Tension
2026-10-18
Chinese FM visits Seoul
Diplomatic Visit
Active conflicts involving South Korea
Iran war
War · 454320 dispatches
Critical · 100
Persian Gulf conflict
Maritime · 68036 dispatches
Critical · 100
US-China conflict
Cold War · 28485 dispatches
Critical · 100
North Korea nuclear crisis
Cold War · 18767 dispatches
High · 56.9
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Think tanks · this country20 articles from research institutions tracking South Korea
Atlantic Council
Why is electrification no longer “woke”?
Oct 13, 2026
Lowy Institute
Aid from traditional bilateral partners has further to fall
Oct 11, 2026
Lowy Institute
North Korea’s overseas workers fund the regime – and may undermine it too
Oct 9, 2026
Atlantic Council
South Asian governments should look east for opportunities for young workers
Oct 8, 2026
Lowy Institute
Sleepwalking into austerity
Oct 1, 2026
Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Battery Ecosystems: A Comparative Analysis of Lithium-Ion Tech Policy
Sep 26, 2026
Council on Foreign Relations
Asia Program
Sep 21, 2026
Pew Research Center
Globally, More People Expect AI to Cause Job Loss Than Growth
Sep 17, 2026
IMCO
It's not China, it's the artificial intelligence revolution
Sep 10, 2026
Top entitiesMost-mentioned actors in South Korea-tagged articles · last 30 days
Forward calendar · relatedUpcoming scheduled events · co-mentioned countries · conflicts · recent reports
+Methodology · how this profile is built
This profile draws from four data tiers. Baseline facts (geography, languages, religion) are from the CIA World Factbook snapshot of January 2026 — the final snapshot before the website was retired. Economic indicators refresh daily from the World Bank. Events, conflicts, dispatches, and entity mentions flow continuously from our continuous intelligence graph — sources come online as we add them. Intelligence briefs are generated daily under ICD 203 analytic-tradecraft standards.
Coverage of South Korea will sharpen as we add local-language sources. Every field above carries a provenance chip so you can judge freshness for yourself.