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๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท Turkey vs ๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท South Korea

Live side-by-side comparison of government debt. South Korea currently owes about 2.6ร— more โ€” a gap of $642.7 billion. Updated every second from IMF baselines.

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Turkey
$408,741,071,428
Debt-to-GDP24%
Per citizen$4,792
Per second+$2,100
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South Korea
$1,051,423,469,388
Debt-to-GDP54%
Per citizen$20,337
Per second+$1,200
In nominal terms, South Korea carries the larger government debt โ€” roughly 2.6ร— that of Turkey, a difference of $642.7 billion. Note that debt-to-GDP (Turkey: 24%, South Korea: 54%) 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=tr&b=kr ยท Turkey page ยท South Korea page