China (People’s Republic of) vs Korea: Liquid liabilities to GDP

China (People’s Republic of)
211.9%
in 2020
Korea
174.4%
in 2021
China (People’s Republic of) rank
6th
Korea rank
8th

Liquid liabilities to GDP over time

  • China (People’s Republic of)
  • Korea
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How they compare

China (People’s Republic of) currently reports 211.9% against 174.4% in Korea, a difference of 37.5%.

That makes China (People’s Republic of)'s figure about 1.2 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 44 shared years of data; in 1977 it was Korea ahead.

China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th and Korea ranks 8th of 186 countries.

Across the 6 decades both report, China (People’s Republic of) averaged higher in 5 and Korea in 1.

Head to head by decade

Decade China (People’s Republic of) Korea Difference Ahead
1970s 27.7% 31.2% 3.5% Korea
1980s 52.3% 33.0% 19.3% China (People’s Republic of)
1990s 102.6% 38.8% 63.8% China (People’s Republic of)
2000s 150.7% 61.8% 88.9% China (People’s Republic of)
2010s 191.3% 117.4% 73.9% China (People’s Republic of)
2020s 211.9% 164.9% 46.9% China (People’s Republic of)

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher liquid liabilities to gdp, China (People’s Republic of) or Korea?
China (People’s Republic of), at 211.9% against 174.4% in Korea as of 2020.
What is the difference in liquid liabilities to gdp between China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
37.5%, with China (People’s Republic of) ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for China (People’s Republic of) and Korea?
44 years are reported by both, from 1977 to 2020.
How do China (People’s Republic of) and Korea rank globally for liquid liabilities to gdp?
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 6th and Korea ranks 8th of 186 countries.
Where does this data come from?
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Liquid liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Liquid liabilities to GDP (%)
Unit
%
Source
International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
186 places, 8,545 data points, 1960–2021
Last refreshed

Ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is liquid liabilities, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. Liquid liabilities (IFS lines 55L or, if not available, line 35L); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF) For Eurocurrency area countries liquid liabilities are estimated by summing IFS items 34A, 34B and 35.