East Asia & Pacific vs South Korea: Domestic credit to private sector

East Asia & Pacific
175.4%
in 2024
South Korea
160.3%
in 2024
East Asia & Pacific rank
4th
South Korea rank
6th

Domestic credit to private sector over time

  • East Asia & Pacific
  • South Korea
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How they compare

East Asia & Pacific currently reports 175.4% against 160.3% in South Korea, a difference of 15.1%.

That makes East Asia & Pacific's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 55 shared years of data; in 1970 it was East Asia & Pacific ahead.

East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 6th of 47 groups.

East Asia & Pacific has averaged higher in every one of the 6 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade East Asia & Pacific South Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 97.9% 33.1% 64.8% East Asia & Pacific
1980s 118.8% 43.1% 75.7% East Asia & Pacific
1990s 160.6% 51.6% 108.9% East Asia & Pacific
2000s 141.8% 110.3% 31.5% East Asia & Pacific
2010s 138.5% 128.5% 10.0% East Asia & Pacific
2020s 170.2% 160.3% 9.9% East Asia & Pacific

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher domestic credit to private sector, East Asia & Pacific or South Korea?
East Asia & Pacific, at 175.4% against 160.3% in South Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in domestic credit to private sector between East Asia & Pacific and South Korea?
15.1%, with East Asia & Pacific ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for East Asia & Pacific and South Korea?
55 years are reported by both, from 1970 to 2024.
How do East Asia & Pacific and South Korea rank globally for domestic credit to private sector?
East Asia & Pacific ranks 4th and South Korea ranks 6th of 47 groups.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Domestic credit to private sector (% of GDP)
Unit
% of GDP
Source
International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
234 places, 9,901 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector by financial corporations, such as through loans, purchases of nonequity securities, and trade credits and other accounts receivable, that establish a claim for repayment. For some countries these claims include credit to public enterprises. The financial corporations include monetary authorities and deposit money banks, as well as other financial corporations where data are available (including corporations that do not accept transferable deposits but do incur such liabilities as time and savings deposits). Examples of other financial corporations are finance and leasing companies, money lenders, insurance corporations, pension funds, and foreign exchange companies. This indicator is expressed as a percentage of Gross Domestic Product (GDP) which is the total income earned through the production of goods and services in an economic territory during an accounting period.