Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Korea
Korea: Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre was 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre in 2023. β Volatile
Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre in Korea, 1961β2023
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in current LCU per square kilometre.
Analysis
Korea recorded 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in 2023. That is the highest value across all 63 years on record.
The figure is up 9.3% on the previous year and up 103.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Korea peaked at 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre in 2023 and was at its lowest, -82.74 million current LCU per square kilometre, in 1985.
That places Korea 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023, 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 | 431,694 current LCU per square kilometre | 25,513 current LCU per square kilometre | 1.12 million current LCU per square kilometre | 9 |
| 1970s | 4.30 million current LCU per square kilometre | -697,489 current LCU per square kilometre | 15.02 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1980s | -17.88 million current LCU per square kilometre | -82.74 million current LCU per square kilometre | 93.25 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 1990s | 274.72 million current LCU per square kilometre | 84.46 million current LCU per square kilometre | 892.63 million current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2000s | 1.73 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 1.29 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2.33 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.34 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 2.21 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 4.52 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.95 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 4.62 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre | 4 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 1 Macao Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 18.60 billion current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 2 Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, People's Republic of China 8.92 billion current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 4 Lebanon 5.04 billion current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 5 Iran, Islamic Republic of 1.52 billion current LCU per square kilometre compare
- 6 Indonesia 1.04 billion current LCU per square kilometre compare
More financial sector data for 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 160.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Korea?
- Net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre in Korea was 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre in 2023, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 5.43 billion current LCU per square kilometre in 2023.
- What is the lowest net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -82.74 million current LCU per square kilometre in 1985.
- How does Korea rank for net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre?
- Korea ranks 3rd out of 185 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net foreign assets (current lcu), per square kilometre rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 103.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Net foreign assets (current LCU), per square kilometre. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Net foreign assets (current LCU) divided by Land area (sq. km), 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· Land area (sq. km)
Computed from
- Net foreign assets International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
- Land area FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)
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 Land area (sq. km), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.