Growth in South Korea - Asia's fourth largest economy - marginally beat estimates and expanded 2.5% during the first three months of 2015 compared with a year earlier.
Growth in South Korea - Asia's fourth largest economy - marginally beat estimates and expanded 2.5% during the first three months of 2015 compared with a year earlier.
The Bank of Korea had estimated annual growth of 2.4% for the period.
Quarter-on-quarter growth came in at 0.8%, in line with expectations.
Growth was boosted by construction and construction investment, as well as manufacturing and private consumption.
Analysts had predicted that the country's growth would remain soft in the first quarter of 2015, before picking up pace later in the year.