Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Korea
South Korea: Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central was 99.1% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Korea, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Korea is 99.1%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Korea peaked at 99.4% in 2004 and was at its lowest, 30.4%, in 1960.
That places South Korea 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 62 years of available data.
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 30.4% | — |
| 1961 | 49.9% | +64.2% |
| 1962 | 52.8% | +5.8% |
| 1963 | 55.9% | +5.8% |
| 1964 | 58.5% | +4.8% |
| 1965 | 59.3% | +1.4% |
| 1966 | 65.2% | +9.9% |
| 1967 | 76.7% | +17.6% |
| 1968 | 86.5% | +12.9% |
| 1969 | 90.0% | +4.1% |
| 1970 | 91.9% | +2.1% |
| 1971 | 93.9% | +2.1% |
| 1972 | 86.7% | -7.6% |
| 1973 | 88.4% | +2.0% |
| 1974 | 86.9% | -1.8% |
| 1975 | 81.9% | -5.7% |
| 1976 | 83.2% | +1.6% |
| 1977 | 83.7% | +0.6% |
| 1978 | 85.7% | +2.4% |
| 1979 | 89.4% | +4.3% |
| 1980 | 92.1% | +3.0% |
| 1981 | 91.1% | -1.1% |
| 1982 | 91.9% | +0.9% |
| 1983 | 92.0% | +0.0% |
| 1984 | 93.0% | +1.2% |
| 1985 | 94.0% | +1.0% |
| 1986 | 94.7% | +0.8% |
| 1987 | 95.2% | +0.5% |
| 1988 | 95.0% | -0.2% |
| 1989 | 96.0% | +1.1% |
| 1990 | 97.3% | +1.3% |
| 1991 | 97.5% | +0.2% |
| 1992 | 97.9% | +0.4% |
| 1993 | 97.9% | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 98.3% | +0.4% |
| 1995 | 98.8% | +0.6% |
| 1996 | 99.0% | +0.2% |
| 1997 | 97.4% | -1.5% |
| 1998 | 95.8% | -1.7% |
| 1999 | 97.9% | +2.2% |
| 2000 | 98.5% | +0.6% |
| 2001 | 98.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 98.9% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 99.0% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 99.4% | +0.4% |
| 2005 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2006 | 98.9% | -0.2% |
| 2007 | 98.8% | -0.2% |
| 2008 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 98.8% | -0.1% |
| 2010 | 98.7% | -0.0% |
| 2011 | 98.8% | +0.1% |
| 2012 | 98.4% | -0.4% |
| 2013 | 99.0% | +0.6% |
| 2014 | 99.0% | -0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.2% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 99.3% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 99.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.3% | -0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.4% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 99.1% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 99.1% | -0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 99.1% is above the median for high income countries, which is 94.6%, 1.0× the median. (59 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 99.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 97.1%, 1.0× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +64.2% | 30.4% | 49.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 62.5% | 30.4% | 90.0% | 10 |
| 1970s | 87.2% | 81.9% | 93.9% | 10 |
| 1980s | 93.5% | 91.1% | 96.0% | 10 |
| 1990s | 97.8% | 95.8% | 99.0% | 10 |
| 2000s | 98.9% | 98.5% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.0% | 98.4% | 99.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.1% | 99.1% | 99.1% | 2 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More financial sector data for South 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 deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Korea?
- Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central in South Korea was 99.1% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 99.4% in 2004.
- What is the lowest deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.4% in 1960.
- How does South Korea rank for deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central?
- South Korea ranks 33rd out of 183 countries with data for 2021.
- Is deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central bank assets (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics (IFS lines 12 and 22, a-d).