Iran vs South Korea: Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey)
Iran
2,473.74 trillion
in 2016
South Korea
276.62 trillion
in 2012
Iran rank
1st
South Korea rank
3rd
Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey) over time
- Iran
- South Korea
How they compare
Iran currently reports 2,473.74 trillion against 276.62 trillion in South Korea, a difference of 2,197.11 trillion.
That makes Iran's figure about 8.9 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 8 times across 59 shared years of data; in 1951 it was Iran ahead.
Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Iran averaged higher in 5 and South Korea in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iran | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 10.33 billion | 1.52 billion | 8.81 billion | Iran |
| 1960s | 16.52 billion | 38.05 billion | 21.52 billion | South Korea |
| 1970s | 417.19 billion | 346.67 billion | 70.52 billion | Iran |
| 1980s | 758.06 billion | -408.91 billion | 1.17 trillion | Iran |
| 1990s | 5.50 trillion | 26.50 trillion | 21.00 trillion | South Korea |
| 2000s | 280.04 trillion | 163.83 trillion | 116.20 trillion | Iran |
| 2010s | 745.07 trillion | 261.69 trillion | 483.38 trillion | Iran |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher foreign assets, net foreign assets, Iran or South Korea?
- Iran, at 2,473.74 trillion against 276.62 trillion in South Korea as of 2016.
- What is the difference in foreign assets, net foreign assets between Iran and South Korea?
- 2,197.11 trillion, with Iran ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iran and South Korea?
- 59 years are reported by both, from 1951 to 2012.
- How do Iran and South Korea rank globally for foreign assets, net foreign assets?
- Iran ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 3rd of 178 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Foreign Assets, Net Foreign Assets (Depository Corporations Survey, Domestic currency). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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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.