Bank capital to total assets in South Korea
South Korea: Bank capital to total assets was 7.4% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Bank capital to total assets in South Korea, 1998–2020
Source: Financial Soundness Indicators Database (fsi.imf.org), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
South 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 South Korea peaked at 9.3% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 2.8%, in 1998.
That places South 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 South 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% |
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 |
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More financial sector data for South Korea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 96.84 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,672 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,028 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is bank capital to total assets in South Korea?
- Bank capital to total assets in South 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 9.3% in 2005.
- What is the lowest bank capital to total assets recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.8% in 1998.
- How does South Korea rank for bank capital to total assets?
- South Korea ranks 114th out of 139 countries with data for 2020.
- Is bank capital to total assets rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 2.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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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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.