Bank capital to total assets (%) in Korea
Korea: Bank capital to total assets (%) was 7.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in Korea, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 7.4% for bank capital to total assets in 2020.
That represents a change of down 5.4% on the previous year and down 2.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, bank capital to total assets in Korea peaked at 9.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1998.
That places Korea 114th out of 139 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Bank capital to total assets (%) in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1998 | 2.8% | — |
| 1999 | 3.9% | +39.3% |
| 2000 | 4.6% | +17.9% |
| 2001 | 4.8% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +50.0% |
| 2003 | 7.0% | -2.8% |
| 2004 | 8.0% | +14.3% |
| 2005 | 9.3% | +16.3% |
| 2008 | 6.3% | -32.3% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 7.6% | +4.0% |
| 2011 | 8.1% | +6.8% |
| 2012 | 8.2% | +1.4% |
| 2013 | 8.3% | +0.5% |
| 2014 | 8.1% | -1.7% |
| 2015 | 8.0% | -1.3% |
| 2016 | 7.9% | -1.9% |
| 2017 | 8.0% | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 8.0% | -0.5% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | -1.7% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | -5.4% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 7.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 8.4%, 88% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
- Korea's 7.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.8%, 69% of the median. (20 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Bank capital to total assets (%) in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 | +50.0% | 4.8% | 7.2% |
| 1999 | +39.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 3.3% | 2.8% | 3.9% | 2 |
| 2000s | 6.8% | 4.6% | 9.3% | 8 |
| 2010s | 8.0% | 7.6% | 8.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in Korea?
- Bank capital to total assets in Korea was 7.4% in 2020, according to Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest bank capital to total assets recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1998.
- How does Korea rank for bank capital to total assets?
- Korea ranks 114th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Bank capital to total assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of bank capital and reserves to total assets. Capital and reserves include funds contributed by owners, retained earnings, general and special reserves, provisions, and valuation adjustments. Capital includes tier 1 capital (paid-up shares and common stock), which is a common feature in all countries' banking systems, and total regulatory capital, which includes several specified types of subordinated debt instruments that need not be repaid if the funds are required to maintain minimum capital levels (these comprise tier 2 and tier 3 capital). Total assets include all nonfinancial and financial assets. Reported by IMF staff. Note that due to differences in national accounting, taxation, and supervisory regimes, these data are not strictly comparable across countries.