Korea has performed relatively well through the pandemic, and we expect the economy to emerge from the crisis with little lasting damage. However, the long-run outlook is less promising. Although productivity growth is likely to accelerate, it will not do so by enough to compensate for a decline in the working age population. As a result, trend GDP growth will continue to slow.
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