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🇰🇷 South Korea vs 🇬🇧 United Kingdom

Live side-by-side comparison of government debt. United Kingdom currently owes about 4.0× more — a gap of $3.17 trillion. Updated every second from IMF baselines.

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South Korea
$1,051,423,844,619
Debt-to-GDP54%
Per citizen$20,337
Per second+$1,200
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United Kingdom
$4,221,821,210,148
Debt-to-GDP104%
Per citizen$62,269
Per second+$6,100
In nominal terms, United Kingdom carries the larger government debt — roughly 4.0× that of South Korea, a difference of $3.17 trillion. Note that debt-to-GDP (South Korea: 54%, United Kingdom: 104%) is the better measure of sustainability than the raw total.
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Source: Global Debt Clock, based on the IMF World Economic Outlook (April 2026, general government gross debt) and World Bank IDS.
Live data: /api/compare?a=kr&b=gb · South Korea page · United Kingdom page