Trader sentiment on South Korea's Q1 2026 GDP growth clusters tightly around subdued bins—1.5–1.9% at 43%, 0.5–0.9% at 41%, and 1.0–1.4% at 39.8%—reflecting balanced risks from political turmoil and export volatility amid AI-driven semiconductor upside. Recent impeachment drama around President Yoon has amplified uncertainty, compounding Q3 2024's 0.1% quarterly contraction and weak construction activity, per Bank of Korea data. Annual 2026 forecasts hover near 1.9% from consensus polls, but traders price in U.S. tariff threats and China slowdown as key differentiators, with sub-1% odds edging higher on potential Fed pause while 2%+ fades on historical Q1 seasonality. Upcoming December CPI and export figures will sharpen implied probabilities.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · UpdatedSouth Korea GDP growth in Q1 2026?
South Korea GDP growth in Q1 2026?
1.0–1.4% 41.9%
2.0–2.4% 31%
0.0–0.4% 3.8%
<0% 0
<0%
40%
0.0–0.4%
4%
0.5–0.9%
41%
1.0–1.4%
42%
1.5–1.9%
44%
2.0–2.4%
18%
2.5%+
42%
1.0–1.4% 41.9%
2.0–2.4% 31%
0.0–0.4% 3.8%
<0% 0
<0%
40%
0.0–0.4%
4%
0.5–0.9%
41%
1.0–1.4%
42%
1.5–1.9%
44%
2.0–2.4%
18%
2.5%+
42%
The GDP release will be made available here: https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/singl/newsDataEng/list.do?pageIndex=&targetDepth=3&menuNo=400423&syncMenuChekKey=1&searchCnd=1&searchKwd=&depth2=400417&depth3=400423&date=&sdate=&edate=&sort=1&pageUnit=10
The relevant figure may be found in the table titled “Growth Rates by Type of Economic Activity and Component of Expenditure (original series, percentage change over previous year)” in the row “Gross Domestic Product” and the column for the specified quarter. Changes in South Korea’s GDP reporting format will not disqualify a published figure from counting.
If no data for the specified quarter is released by the date the next quarter's data is scheduled to be released, this market will resolve based on data from the last available quarter.
Note: the resolution source for this market reports year-on-year GDP growth rates to only one decimal point (e.g. 0.3%). Thus, this is the level of precision that will be used when resolving the market.
Note: data from the initial release of the referenced GDP report is what will be used to resolve this market. Data may be revised during the following quarter or as a part of the next estimate's publication, however any revisions to GDP report data made after the initial release will not be considered for this market's resolution. For the full release schedule, see: https://www.bok.or.kr/eng/stats/statsPublictSchdul/listCldr.do?menuNo=400359&date=2026-01
Market Opened: Jan 29, 2026, 5:13 PM ET
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0x2F5e3684c...Trader sentiment on South Korea's Q1 2026 GDP growth clusters tightly around subdued bins—1.5–1.9% at 43%, 0.5–0.9% at 41%, and 1.0–1.4% at 39.8%—reflecting balanced risks from political turmoil and export volatility amid AI-driven semiconductor upside. Recent impeachment drama around President Yoon has amplified uncertainty, compounding Q3 2024's 0.1% quarterly contraction and weak construction activity, per Bank of Korea data. Annual 2026 forecasts hover near 1.9% from consensus polls, but traders price in U.S. tariff threats and China slowdown as key differentiators, with sub-1% odds edging higher on potential Fed pause while 2%+ fades on historical Q1 seasonality. Upcoming December CPI and export figures will sharpen implied probabilities.
Experimental AI-generated summary referencing Polymarket data · Updated
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