China vs Korea: Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector
China
261.95 trillion
in 2024
Korea
1,267.21 trillion
in 2012
China rank
8th
Korea rank
5th
Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector over time
- China
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 1,267.21 trillion against 261.95 trillion in China, a difference of 1,005.26 trillion.
That makes Korea's figure about 4.8 times China's.
Across all 36 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.
China ranks 8th and Korea ranks 5th of 178 countries.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 5 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | China | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 185.10 billion | 8.45 trillion | 8.26 trillion | Korea |
| 1980s | 639.71 billion | 41.28 trillion | 40.64 trillion | Korea |
| 1990s | 5.18 trillion | 219.86 trillion | 214.68 trillion | Korea |
| 2000s | 22.35 trillion | 787.02 trillion | 764.67 trillion | Korea |
| 2010s | 60.55 trillion | 1,230.97 trillion | 1,170.42 trillion | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher domestic claims, claims on private sector, China or Korea?
- Korea, at 1,267.21 trillion against 261.95 trillion in China as of 2012.
- What is the difference in domestic claims, claims on private sector between China and Korea?
- 1,005.26 trillion, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for China and Korea?
- 36 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2012.
- How do China and Korea rank globally for domestic claims, claims on private sector?
- China ranks 8th and Korea ranks 5th of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims, Claims on Private Sector (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
Individual pages
About this data
The Monetary and Financial Statistics (MFS), Non-standard dataset provides discontinued, vintage country-reported financial data that are not harmonized and use country-specific terms.