South Korea’s overseas stock investments by residents surged to a record $114.4 billion in 2025, nearly matching the nation’s current account surplus, as robust semiconductor exports and rising dividend income drove historic highs in both financial and primary income accounts.
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Overseas Stock Investments by Koreans Hit Record $114.4 Billion Last Year, Matching Current Account Surplus
South Korea’s overseas stock investments by residents surged to a record $114.4 billion in 2025, nearly matching the nation’s current account surplus, as robust semiconductor exports and rising dividend income drove historic highs in both financial and primary income accounts.
South Korea will allow loss-making firms to benefit from separate dividend income taxation under strict conditions, while expanding tax incentives for national strategic technologies and future industries as part of the 2025 tax reform.
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Dividend Income Separate Taxation to Be Partially Allowed for Loss-Making Firms—Expansion of National Strategic Technologies
South Korea will allow loss-making firms to benefit from separate dividend income taxation under strict conditions, while expanding tax incentives for national strategic technologies and future industries as part of the 2025 tax reform.
IMA Launch Imminent as Taxation Discussions Conclude—FSS Urges Thorough Investor Protection
South Korea’s FSS has confirmed the IMA product will launch by year-end, finalizing tax treatment and strengthening investor protection measures to ensure transparency and risk disclosure.
Dividend Income Tax Break Excludes ETFs—Asset Managers Call for Policy Overhaul
South Korea’s new dividend income tax break excludes ETFs and funds, prompting asset managers to call for policy revisions as indirect investors face potential disadvantages.
South Korea’s National Assembly passed sweeping tax reforms, raising the top dividend income tax rate to 30% and corporate tax by 1 percentage point, while doubling the education tax for large financial and insurance firms.
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Dividend Income Separate Taxation Top Rate Set at 30%—Corporate Tax Raised by 1%p as Tax Law Amendments Pass National Assembly
South Korea’s National Assembly passed sweeping tax reforms, raising the top dividend income tax rate to 30% and corporate tax by 1 percentage point, while doubling the education tax for large financial and insurance firms.
South Korea's presidential office says the new dividend tax reform, agreed by both parties, balances market expectations and tax fairness, introducing a top 30% rate for income above 5 billion won and incentivizing higher corporate payouts.
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Presidential Office Says Dividend Tax Reform Agreement Reflects Market Expectations and Tax Fairness
South Korea's presidential office says the new dividend tax reform, agreed by both parties, balances market expectations and tax fairness, introducing a top 30% rate for income above 5 billion won and incentivizing higher corporate payouts.
South Korea’s ruling and opposition parties agreed to lower the top separate dividend tax rate to 25% from 35%, with a new 30% bracket for major shareholders earning over 5 billion won, impacting only about 100 individuals and set to take effect in 2026.
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Ruling and Opposition Parties Agree to Implement Separate Taxation on Dividend Income Starting Next Year
South Korea's ruling and opposition parties reach consensus to immediately implement separate taxation on dividend income from next year, signaling a major shift in investment tax policy.
South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol announced that tax incentives for small shareholders making long-term stock investments could be implemented quickly if preparations are completed next year, as the government seeks to boost capital market value and considers further tax reforms.
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Koo Yun-cheol Says Long-Term Investment Tax Incentives Could Be Implemented Swiftly If Ready Next Year
South Korea's Deputy Prime Minister Koo Yun-cheol announced that tax incentives for small shareholders making long-term stock investments could be implemented quickly if preparations are completed next year, as the government seeks to boost capital market value and considers further tax reforms.
South Korea's ruling party and government to pursue a rational adjustment of the top tax rate on separated dividend income, signaling potential changes to investment taxation policy.
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