The AI boom is fueling the South Korean economy: South Korea exports surged +47% YoY in the first 20 days of February, the strongest reading in at least 2 years February 25, 2026 11:37 am by Alex The AI boom is fueling the South Korean economy: South Korea exports surged +47% YoY in the first 20 days of February, the strongest reading in at least 2 years byu/RobertBartus inEconomyCharts See also The Economy Looks Fine Until You Look At How People Are Paying For ItSee also China's debt ratio went from 90.4% to 99.2% in one year. GDP grew only about 5%. So debt is piling up almost twice as fast as the economy is growing.