External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Korea
Korea: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors was 3.9% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Korea, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
Korea recorded 3.9% for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 27 years on record.
That represents a change of down 16.0% on the previous year and down 47.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Korea peaked at 21.2% in 1997 and was at its lowest, 3.9%, in 2021.
Korea ranks 180th of 181 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 14.0% | — |
| 1996 | 14.3% | +2.7% |
| 1997 | 21.2% | +47.8% |
| 1998 | 19.7% | -7.0% |
| 1999 | 11.6% | -41.3% |
| 2000 | 7.9% | -31.8% |
| 2001 | 8.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.7% | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 8.7% | +13.0% |
| 2004 | 11.4% | +31.7% |
| 2005 | 8.4% | -26.0% |
| 2006 | 9.1% | +8.3% |
| 2007 | 12.1% | +32.6% |
| 2008 | 8.3% | -31.4% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 5.8% | -12.6% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +26.1% |
| 2012 | 6.5% | -12.4% |
| 2013 | 4.2% | -35.0% |
| 2014 | 4.2% | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 5.9% | +40.0% |
| 2016 | 5.5% | -6.3% |
| 2017 | 5.1% | -6.4% |
| 2018 | 4.3% | -17.3% |
| 2019 | 4.2% | -1.9% |
| 2020 | 4.6% | +10.5% |
| 2021 | 3.9% | -16.0% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 3.9% is below the median for high income countries, which is 31.9%, 12% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Korea's 3.9% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 13.6%, 29% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.2% | 11.6% | 21.2% | 5 |
| 2000s | 8.9% | 6.7% | 12.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.3% | 4.2% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.2% | 3.9% | 4.6% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 177 Burkina Faso 4.5% compare
- 178 Sri Lanka 4.4% compare
- 179 Iran, Islamic Republic of 3.9% compare
- 181 South Sudan 0.2% compare
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 external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Korea?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors in Korea was 3.9% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.2% in 1997.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.9% in 2021.
- How does Korea rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors?
- Korea ranks 180th out of 181 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 47.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors (% of domestic bank deposits). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Data is from BIS Statistical Appendix Table 7A: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.