Amongst OECD Member Countries Korea’s underground economy accounted for 28% of GDP, while in the U.S. it account for 7.9%, Japan 8.8%, the United Kingdom 10.3%, and France 13.2%.
Turkey is #1 with its shadow economy taking up 33% of it’s GDP, followed by Mexico at 31.7%, and Portug at 28.2%.
JHB blogging from the iPhone in Korea