China vs Korea: Domestic Claims

China
353.25 trillion
in 2024
Korea
1,305.32 trillion
in 2012
China rank
8th
Korea rank
6th

Domestic Claims over time

  • China
  • Korea
0500.0T1,000.0T1,500.0T195119872024

How they compare

Korea currently reports 1,305.32 trillion against 353.25 trillion in China, a difference of 952.07 trillion.

That makes Korea's figure about 3.7 times China's.

Across all 36 years both countries report, Korea has been ahead every year.

China ranks 8th and Korea ranks 6th 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 154.55 billion 8.88 trillion 8.72 trillion Korea
1980s 647.75 billion 42.27 trillion 41.62 trillion Korea
1990s 5.42 trillion 210.91 trillion 205.49 trillion Korea
2000s 26.08 trillion 785.54 trillion 759.46 trillion Korea
2010s 69.36 trillion 1,260.19 trillion 1,190.83 trillion Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic claims, China or Korea?
Korea, at 1,305.32 trillion against 353.25 trillion in China as of 2012.
What is the difference in domestic claims between China and Korea?
952.07 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?
China ranks 8th and Korea ranks 6th of 178 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Monetary Fund, published as Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic Claims (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage
181 places, 7,497 data points, 1950–2024
Last refreshed

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.