Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Korea
Korea: Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) was 20.4% in 2021. ▲ Rising
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Korea, 2000–2021
Source: Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD). Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2021, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Korea stood at 20.4%.
The figure is up 2.1% on the previous year and up 79.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Korea peaked at 21.6% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2014.
Korea ranks 148th of 170 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.3% | — |
| 2005 | 9.4% | -23.1% |
| 2010 | 10.0% | +5.9% |
| 2011 | 11.4% | +13.6% |
| 2012 | 10.9% | -3.8% |
| 2013 | 12.2% | +11.3% |
| 2014 | 8.2% | -32.7% |
| 2015 | 8.3% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 9.4% | +14.1% |
| 2017 | 8.8% | -7.1% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +145.7% |
| 2019 | 20.0% | -7.2% |
| 2020 | 19.9% | -0.3% |
| 2021 | 20.4% | +2.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 20.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 39.5%, 51% of the median. (63 countries reporting)
- Korea's 20.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 32.9%, 62% of the median. (18 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%) in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | +145.7% | 8.8% | 21.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.9% | 9.4% | 12.3% | 2 |
| 2010s | 12.1% | 8.2% | 21.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 20.1% | 19.9% | 20.4% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 145 El Salvador 20.9% compare
- 146 New Zealand 20.4% compare
- 147 Saudi Arabia 20.4% compare
- 149 Nepal 19.7% compare
- 150 Chile 19.1% compare
- 150 Ecuador 19.1% 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 liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Korea?
- Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding in Korea was 20.4% in 2021, according to Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD).
- What is the highest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.6% in 2018.
- What is the lowest liquid assets to deposits and short term funding recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2014.
- How does Korea rank for liquid assets to deposits and short term funding?
- Korea ranks 148th out of 170 countries with data for 2021.
- Is liquid assets to deposits and short term funding rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 79.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Bankscope, Bureau van Dijk (BvD), published as part of Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Raw data are from Bankscope. Data2075 / data2030. Numerator and denominator are first aggregated on the country level before division. Calculated from underlying bank-by-bank unconsolidated data from Bankscope.