South Korea In-depth PESTLE Insights
Industry Report I 2023-02-01 I 103 Pages I MarketLine
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
- 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
Scope
- 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.
Reasons to Buy
- 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 fundamentals
Recovery from COVID-19 in South Korea
Snapshot
Government measures
Lockdown
Travel restrictions
Stimulus
Impact on the economy
KEY FACTS AND GEOGRAPHIC LOCATION
Key fact
Geographical 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
1950-60
1960-80
1980-90
1990-2002
2002 onwards
Structure and policies
Key political figures
Structure of government
Structure of legislature
Key political parties
Composition of government
Key policies
Economic
Social
Foreign and defense
Performance
Governance indicators
Outlook
ECONOMIC LANDSCAPE
Summary
Evolution
1945-90
1990-97
1997-2022
Structure and policies
Financial system
Financial authorities/regulators
Performance
GDP and growth rate
GDP composition by sector
Fiscal situation
International investment position
Monetary situation
Key monetary indicators
Outlook
SOCIAL LANDSCAPE
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Demographic composition
Education
Healthcare
Social welfare
Nationwide initiatives
Performance
Income distribution
Education
Outlook
TECHNOLOGICAL LANDSCAPE
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
R&D
Performance
Opportunity sectors
Outlook
LEGAL LANDSCAPE
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Judicial system
Trials and legislation
Tax regulations
Performance
Effectiveness of the legal system
Legal indicators
Outlook
ENVIRONMENTAL LANDSCAPE
Summary
Evolution
Structure and policies
Environmental regulations
Environmental actions
Participation in global efforts/agreements/pacts
Performance
Environmental impact
Outlook
APPENDIX
Ask the analyst
Disclaimer
List of Tables
Table 1: South Korea - key fundamentals, 2020-27f
Table 2: South Korea - Analysis of the political landscape
Table 3: South Korea - Analysis of the economic landscape
Table 4: South Korea - Analysis of the social landscape
Table 5: South Korea - Analysis of the technological landscape
Table 6: South Korea - Analysis of the legal landscape
Table 7: South Korea - Analysis of the environmental landscape
Table 8: South Korea - mid-year population by age (% of total population), 2022e
Table 9: South Korea - patents granted, 2016-21
List of Figures
Figure 1: South Korea - Key facts, 2023
Figure 2: Map of South Korea, 2023
Figure 3: Labor productivity among OECD nations, 2021
Figure 4: South Korea - key macroeconomic indicators (index/%), September 2021-October 2022
Figure 5: South Korea - general government gross debt (% of GDP), 2016-27f
Figure 6: Household debt (as a % of net disposable income), 2021
Figure 7: Educational attainment of 25-64-year-olds (tertiary), 2021
Figure 8: Educational attainment of 25-64-year-olds (tertiary), 2021
Figure 9: South Korea - suicide rate (per 100,000 persons), 2020
Figure 10: South Korea - poverty rate and Gini coefficient, 2020
Figure 11: South Korea - old-age dependency ratio 2000-50
Figure 12: South Korea - telecom growth (million subscribers/per 100 people), 2001-22e
Figure 13: Gross domestic spending on R&D (percentage of GDP), 2021
Figure 14: FDI restrictiveness index, 2020
Figure 15: Tax wedge, 2021
Figure 16: South Korea - A timeline of key political events
Figure 17: South Korea - Key political figures
Figure 18: South Korea - distribution of seats following the April 2020 elections
Figure 19: South Korea - evolution of GDP growth (%), 2012-22
Figure 20: South Korea - GDP growth rate ($ billion/%), 2018-27f
Figure 21: South Korea - GDP by sector (%), 2022e
Figure 22: South Korea - agricultural output (KRW trillion/%), 2018-23f
Figure 23: South Korea - industrial output (KRW trillion/%), 2018-23f
Figure 24: South Korea - services output (KRW trillion/%), 2018-23f
Figure 25: South Korea - external trade (%), 2018-27f
Figure 26: South Korea - consumer price index and CPI-based inflation (%), 2018-27f
Figure 27: South Korea - unemployment rate (%), 2018-27f
Figure 28: South Korea - population by religion (%), 2015
Figure 29: South Korea - total government healthcare expenditure ($ billion/%), 2010-20
Figure 30: South Korea - total government education expenditure ($ billion/%), 2012-22
Figure 31: South Korea - internet users (millions/%), 2018-23f
Figure 32: South Korea - judicial structure, 2021
Figure 33: South Korea - carbon dioxide emissions (million tonnes/%), 2011-21
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