External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Korea
Korea: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the was 1.0% in 2021. ▼ Falling
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Korea, 1995–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in % of domestic bank deposits.
Analysis
The most recent figure for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Korea is 1.0%, measured in 2021.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.5% on the previous year and down 32.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Korea peaked at 2.0% in 1995 and was at its lowest, 0.6%, in 2000.
That places Korea 177th out of 180 countries with data for 2021, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 27 years of available data.
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Korea, year by year
| Year | % of domestic bank deposits | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1995 | 2.0% | — |
| 1996 | 1.7% | -14.0% |
| 1997 | 1.2% | -31.6% |
| 1998 | 1.1% | -2.9% |
| 1999 | 1.0% | -15.8% |
| 2000 | 0.6% | -39.6% |
| 2001 | 0.6% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 0.6% | +8.2% |
| 2003 | 0.9% | +46.9% |
| 2004 | 1.0% | +11.4% |
| 2005 | 0.8% | -19.5% |
| 2006 | 1.0% | +22.3% |
| 2007 | 1.7% | +66.9% |
| 2008 | 1.4% | -17.2% |
| 2009 | 1.4% | -1.6% |
| 2010 | 1.2% | -13.6% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +19.8% |
| 2012 | 1.0% | -31.4% |
| 2013 | 0.7% | -27.0% |
| 2014 | 1.0% | +36.4% |
| 2015 | 1.5% | +52.7% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | -7.2% |
| 2017 | 1.2% | -13.0% |
| 2018 | 0.9% | -28.3% |
| 2019 | 0.9% | +9.5% |
| 2020 | 0.9% | -8.0% |
| 2021 | 1.0% | +10.5% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 1.0% is below the median for high income countries, which is 9.4%, 10% of the median. (59 countries reporting)
- Korea's 1.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.1%, 23% of the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1.4% | 1.0% | 2.0% | 5 |
| 2000s | 1.0% | 0.6% | 1.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 0.7% | 1.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9% | 0.9% | 1.0% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 174 Nepal 1.1% compare
- 175 Bangladesh 1.1% compare
- 176 Japan 1.0% compare
- 178 Palestine, State of 0.9% compare
- 179 India 0.7% compare
- 180 Iran, Islamic Republic of 0.6% 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 the in Korea?
- External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the in Korea was 1.0% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 2.0% in 1995.
- What is the lowest external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.6% in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the?
- Korea ranks 177th out of 180 countries with data for 2021.
- Is external loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 32.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- 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 the nonbanking 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 7B: External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis nonbanking sectors; bank deposits from IFS (IFS lines 24 and 25). End of year data (i.e. December data) are used.