South Korea's main stock market index, the KOSPI, fell to 3119 points on August 1, 2025, losing 3.88% from the previous session. Over the past month, the index has climbed 1.44% and is up 16.56% compared to the same time last year, according to trading on a contract for difference (CFD) that tracks this benchmark index from South Korea. South Korea Stock Market - values, historical data, forecasts and news - updated on August of 2025.

Stock market index in South Korea, June, 2025 The most recent value is 145.72 points as of June 2025, an increase compared to the previous value of 129.86 points. Historically, the average for South Korea from January 1981 to June 2025 is 62.06 points. The minimum of 5.13 points was recorded in January 1981, while the maximum of 162.05 points was reached in June 2021. | TheGlobalEconomy.com

Key information about South Korea KOSPI

• South Korea KOSPI closed at 2,532.8 points in Feb 2025, compared with 2,517.4 points at the previous month end
• South Korea Equity Market Index: Month End: KOSPI data is updated monthly, available from Jan 1976 to Feb 2025, with an average number of 864.5 points
• The data reached an all-time high of 3,296.7 points in Jun 2021 and a record low of 93.7 points in Jan 1976

• In the latest reports, KOSPI recorded a daily P/E ratio of 13.5 in Mar 2025

Graph and download economic data for Financial Market: Share Prices for Korea (SPASTT01KRM661N) from Jan 1981 to Jun 2025 about Korea and stock market.

South Korea Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: KOSPI 50 data was reported at 2,318.730 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,304.720 NA for Mar 2025. South Korea Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: KOSPI 50 data is updated monthly, averaging 1,902.000 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,056.060 NA in Jun 2021 and a record low of 1,426.790 NA in Aug 2015. South Korea Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: KOSPI 50 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.EDI.SE: Korea Stock Exchange: Monthly.

Stock market return (%, year-on-year) in South Korea was reported at 4.7313 % in 2021, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Korea - Stock market return (%, year-on-year) - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

Prices for KOSPI Composite Index including live quotes, historical charts and news. KOSPI Composite Index was last updated by Trading Economics this August 2 of 2025.

Korean Companies’ Stock Market Data provides important information to analyze and predict trends in stock trading. This data includes trading volume, price fluctuations, and stock indices. Collected from stock exchanges and financial data sources, it helps investors predict stock market movements and develop investment strategies, which are crucial for assessing the value of publicly traded Korean companies.

In December 2024, the trading volume on the Korea Exchange (KRX) stock market reached approximately **** billion shares. During this period, the highest trading volume was recorded in April 2021.

South Korea Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: Securities data was reported at 2,541.560 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,195.890 NA for Mar 2025. South Korea Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: Securities data is updated monthly, averaging 1,828.530 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 2,725.040 NA in Apr 2015 and a record low of 1,290.310 NA in Mar 2020. South Korea Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: Securities data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.EDI.SE: Korea Stock Exchange: Monthly.

As of December 2023, the Korea Composite Stock Price Index (KOSPI) and the Korean Securities Dealers Automated Quotations (KOSDAQ) index stood at ******* and ******, respectively. After fears of the coronavirus (COVID-19) caused the KOSPI to fall below ***** points for the first time in ten years, the Korean government announced a plan to help financial markets recover. The coronavirus adversely affected the South Korean economy, which, however, quickly recovered as early as 2021.

As of March 14, 2025, the market capitalization of all companies listed on the Korea Exchange (KRX) in South Korea was about ***** trillion South Korean won. This was an increase from the previous year's figure of around ***** trillion won.

Graph and download economic data for Financial Market: Share Prices for Korea (SPASTT01KRQ661N) from Q1 1981 to Q1 2025 about Korea and stock market.

In 2023, the total value of corporate stocks listed in South Korea that were held by foreign investors amounted to about ***** trillion South Korean won, up from about *** trillion South Korean won in the previous year. After the Asian financial crisis in 1997, the share of foreign investments in the South Korean stock market increased rapidly, followed by a slight decline thereafter.

This statistic shows the fluctuations of South Korea's stock market price caused by North Korean threats from 2006 to 2016. On the day of North Korea's fifth nuclear test in September 2016, South Korea's stock market price decreased by **** percent.

Stock market total value traded to GDP (%) in South Korea was reported at 317 % in 2020, according to the World Bank collection of development indicators, compiled from officially recognized sources. South Korea - Stock market total value traded to GDP - actual values, historical data, forecasts and projections were sourced from the World Bank on July of 2025.

South Korea: Stock market value traded w/o top 10 firms, % of total value traded: The latest value from 2018 is 80.26 percent, a decline from 81 percent in 2017. In comparison, the world average is 41.83 percent, based on data from 40 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1998 to 2018 is 76.77 percent. The minimum value, 62.3 percent, was reached in 2000 while the maximum of 88.55 percent was recorded in 1998.

Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: KOSPI Large Cap data was reported at 2,543.110 NA in Apr 2025. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,479.810 NA for Mar 2025. Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: KOSPI Large Cap data is updated monthly, averaging 2,111.365 NA from Jan 2012 (Median) to Apr 2025, with 160 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,234.060 NA in Jun 2021 and a record low of 1,751.120 NA in Mar 2020. Korea Stock Exchange: Index: Korea Composite Stock Price Index: KOSPI Large Cap data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Exchange Data International Limited. The data is categorized under Global Database’s South Korea – Table KR.EDI.SE: Korea Stock Exchange: Monthly.

In 2023, the share of foreign-owned South Korean stocks in relation to the total market capitalization in South Korea accounted for about **** percent, a slight decrease to the previous year. After the Asian financial crisis in 1997, the share of foreign investments in the South Korean stock market increased rapidly, followed by a slight decline thereafter.

South Korea: Stock market capitalization as percent of GDP: The latest value from 2023 is 114.9 percent, an increase from 98.24 percent in 2022. In comparison, the world average is 74.85 percent, based on data from 71 countries. Historically, the average for South Korea from 1979 to 2023 is 54.78 percent. The minimum value, 5 percent, was reached in 1983 while the maximum of 132.35 percent was recorded in 2020.