Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Korea
Korea: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) was 17.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in Korea, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 17.7% for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.8% on the previous year and up 17.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Korea peaked at 17.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
Korea ranks 63rd of 128 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%) in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 8.9% | — |
| 2000 | 6.9% | -22.3% |
| 2001 | 6.6% | -3.9% |
| 2002 | 6.5% | -2.7% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 6.8% | -1.0% |
| 2005 | 6.5% | -4.1% |
| 2006 | 7.2% | +10.7% |
| 2007 | 11.6% | +61.3% |
| 2008 | 12.2% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 16.4% | +34.7% |
| 2010 | 15.0% | -8.1% |
| 2011 | 15.4% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 16.8% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | -1.2% |
| 2014 | 14.9% | -10.0% |
| 2015 | 14.1% | -5.7% |
| 2016 | 12.6% | -10.7% |
| 2017 | 12.8% | +1.9% |
| 2018 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 14.8% | +11.5% |
| 2020 | 17.7% | +19.8% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 17.7% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.1%, 45% of the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Korea's 17.7% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 18.9%, 94% of the median. (15 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.9% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.8% | 6.5% | 16.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 14.6% | 12.6% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.7% | 17.7% | 17.7% | 1 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 60 Burkina Faso 18.1% compare
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- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 16.0% compare
- 66 Serbia 15.9% 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 gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Korea?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in Korea was 17.7% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does Korea rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- Korea ranks 63rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP. Debt liabilities cover (1) bonds, debentures, notes, etc., and (2) money market or negotiable debt instruments. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LEDZF / GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).