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South Korea

Presidential republic · Asia · High income

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Capital
Seoul
Population
51.7M
GDP
$1.71T
Region
Asia
Climate & Environment45
1 monitored source · 1 active
Carbon Policy Strength52/100
Climate Action Alignment38/100
Effective Carbon Price$8/ton
Trade & Tariffs72
1 monitored source · 1 active
Trade Openness72/100
Trade Protection32/100
Sanctions Exposure22/100
Immigration & Borders38
1 monitored source · 1 active
Immigration Openness38/100
Border Control Intensity58/100
Visa Freedom Granted82/100

Policies

Climate & Environment

Korean Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS)

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-03-15active

Covers 73% of national GHG emissions across 684 entities. Third phase (2021-2025) introduced auctioning and tightened caps. Carbon price ~$8/tonne.

2015-01-01 · GIRCheck against sources →
Verified 7mo agoMedium confidence
Curated dataset·Government·Source
K-ETS Phase 4 (2026-2030) parameters should be confirmed.

Trade & Tariffs

K-Chips Act

⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-06active

Major tax incentives for semiconductor investment: 25% tax credit for large firms, 35% for SMEs. Designates chip clusters as national strategic technology zones.

2023-03-30 · MOTIECheck against sources →
Verified 6mo agoMedium confidence
Curated dataset·Ministry·Source

Policy Timeline

2023-03-30⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-04-06
K-Chips Act
Trade · active · Verified 2026-04-06
2015-01-01⚠ Potentially stale· 2026-03-15
Korean Emissions Trading Scheme (K-ETS)
Climate · active · Verified 2026-03-15

Latest official updates

Collected automatically from government websites.

We don't track an official news feed for South Korea yet.

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Data Freshness

medium confidence
Curated review overdue since 2026-04-14 (191 days)
Total Policies
2
Active
2
Recently Verified
0
Potentially Stale
2
Pending Review
0
Sources: World Bank, WTO, UNFCCC, UNHCR, national government publications·Last full verification: 2026-03-15