Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Korea, Republic of
Korea, Republic of: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita was 12.13 million current LCU per person in 2024. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita in Korea, Republic of, 1960β2024
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per person.
Analysis
Korea, Republic of recorded 12.13 million current LCU per person for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in 2024. That is the highest value across all 65 years on record.
The figure is up 18.3% on the previous year and up 116.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Korea, Republic of peaked at 12.13 million current LCU per person in 2024 and was at its lowest, -195,594 current LCU per person, in 1985.
That places Korea, Republic of 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 1,268 current LCU per person | 90.27 current LCU per person | 3,422 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 11,461 current LCU per person | -1,939 current LCU per person | 39,798 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1980s | -44,504 current LCU per person | -195,594 current LCU per person | 211,897 current LCU per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 581,397 current LCU per person | 188,163 current LCU per person | 1.85 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.47 million current LCU per person | 2.62 million current LCU per person | 4.58 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.38 million current LCU per person | 4.31 million current LCU per person | 8.53 million current LCU per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 9.90 million current LCU per person | 8.70 million current LCU per person | 12.13 million current LCU per person | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea, Republic of
- 1 Netherlands, The 19.57 billion current LCU per person compare
- 2 Iran, Islamic Republic of 29.52 million current LCU per person compare
- 3 Uzbekistan, Republic of 16.63 million current LCU per person compare
- 5 Lebanon 8.37 million current LCU per person compare
- 6 Paraguay 7.93 million current LCU per person compare
- 7 Indonesia 7.56 million current LCU per person compare
More financial sector data for Korea, Republic of
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 160.3% (2024)
- Total reserves in months of imports 6.46 (2025)
- Net domestic credit 5,011.74 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Net foreign assets 627.85 trillion current LCU (2024)
- Monetary Sector credit to private sector 160.3% (2024)
- Broad money 162.7% (2024)
- Claims on central government, etc. 3.4% (2024)
- Domestic credit to private sector 160.3% (2024)
- Official exchange rate 1,422 LCU per US$, period average (2025)
- Net migration 65,731 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Korea, Republic of?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita in Korea, Republic of was 12.13 million current LCU per person in 2024, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The highest recorded value was 12.13 million current LCU per person in 2024.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita recorded in Korea, Republic of?
- The lowest recorded value was -195,594 current LCU per person in 1985.
- How does Korea, Republic of rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita?
- Korea, Republic of ranks 4th out of 186 countries with data for 2024.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per capita rising or falling in Korea, Republic of?
- Over the last ten years it is up 116.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea, Republic of data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Net foreign assets (current LCU) Γ· Population, total
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.