South Korea vs Middle income: Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP)
Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP) over time
- South Korea
- Middle income
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 160.3% against 120.0% in Middle income, a difference of 40.3%.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Middle income's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 64 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Middle income ahead.
South Korea ranks 3rd and Middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
South Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Middle income | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 15.4% | 14.8% | 0.6% | South Korea |
| 1970s | 33.1% | 25.9% | 7.1% | South Korea |
| 1980s | 43.1% | 35.1% | 8.0% | South Korea |
| 1990s | 51.6% | 44.2% | 7.5% | South Korea |
| 2000s | 110.3% | 53.5% | 56.8% | South Korea |
| 2010s | 128.5% | 85.6% | 42.9% | South Korea |
| 2020s | 160.3% | 116.4% | 43.9% | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher monetary sector credit to private sector, South Korea or Middle income?
- South Korea, at 160.3% against 120.0% in Middle income as of 2024.
- What is the difference in monetary sector credit to private sector between South Korea and Middle income?
- 40.3%, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Middle income?
- 64 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2024.
- How do South Korea and Middle income rank globally for monetary sector credit to private sector?
- South Korea ranks 3rd and Middle income ranks 6th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Monetary Sector credit to private sector (% GDP). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Domestic credit to private sector refers to financial resources provided to the private sector, 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. 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.