Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in South Korea
South Korea: Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP was 17.7% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio debt liabilities to GDP in South Korea, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
South 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 South Korea peaked at 17.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.5%, in 2002.
South 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 South 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% |
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 South Korea
- 60 Burkina Faso 18.1% compare
- 61 Saint Lucia 18.0% compare
- 62 Poland 17.8% compare
- 64 Trinidad and Tobago 17.5% compare
- 65 Cote d'Ivoire 16.0% compare
- 66 Serbia 15.9% compare
More financial sector data for South Korea
- Total reserves in months of imports, annual growth rate 4.27 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Total reserves in months of imports, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), annual growth rate -2.07 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per unit of GDP 0.1572 SDR per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita 5,693 SDR per person (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), annual growth rate -1.88 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita 5,961 SDR per person (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), annual growth rate -0.594 % change on previous year (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) (SDR), per capita 6,168 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in South Korea?
- Gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp in South 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 South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 17.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.5% in 2002.
- How does South Korea rank for gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp?
- South Korea ranks 63rd out of 128 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio debt liabilities to gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.8%. 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 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).