Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in South Korea
South Korea: Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP was 41.9% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in South Korea, 1999–2020
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2020, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in South Korea stood at 41.9%. That is the highest value across all 22 years on record.
That represents a change of up 38.9% on the previous year and up 51.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in South Korea peaked at 41.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.0%, in 2000.
South Korea ranks 16th of 121 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 22 years of available data.
Gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1999 | 12.6% | — |
| 2000 | 7.0% | -44.5% |
| 2001 | 12.8% | +82.1% |
| 2002 | 12.1% | -5.6% |
| 2003 | 16.6% | +37.7% |
| 2004 | 19.7% | +18.8% |
| 2005 | 26.7% | +35.2% |
| 2006 | 26.3% | -1.6% |
| 2007 | 27.3% | +4.0% |
| 2008 | 11.9% | -56.5% |
| 2009 | 25.1% | +111.5% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +10.3% |
| 2011 | 22.7% | -18.2% |
| 2012 | 28.4% | +25.3% |
| 2013 | 28.3% | -0.4% |
| 2014 | 24.9% | -12.1% |
| 2015 | 23.5% | -5.6% |
| 2016 | 25.6% | +9.2% |
| 2017 | 34.9% | +36.0% |
| 2018 | 25.4% | -27.3% |
| 2019 | 30.1% | +18.8% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +38.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.6% | 12.6% | 12.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 18.5% | 7.0% | 27.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 22.7% | 34.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.9% | 41.9% | 41.9% | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More financial sector data for South Korea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 96.84 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,672 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,028 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in South Korea?
- Gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp in South Korea was 41.9% in 2020, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 41.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.0% in 2000.
- How does South Korea rank for gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp?
- South Korea ranks 16th out of 121 countries with data for 2020.
- Is gross portfolio equity liabilities to gdp rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 51.0%. 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 equity liabilities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Ratio of gross portfolio equity liabilities to GDP. Equity liabilities include shares, stocks, participation, and similar documents (such as American depository receipts) that usually denote ownership of equity. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF's International Financial Statistics. IFS line 79LDDZF/ GDP. Local currency GDP is from IFS (line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF).