Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding was 17.9% in 2021. ▼ Falling
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Republic of Korea, 2002–2021
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Republic of Korea is 17.9%, measured in 2021. That is the lowest value across all 20 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 6.0% on the previous year and down 34.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Republic of Korea peaked at 49.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 17.9%, in 2021.
Republic of Korea ranks 9th of 24 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 20 years of available data.
Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 49.9% | — |
| 2003 | 42.1% | -15.6% |
| 2004 | 34.3% | -18.4% |
| 2005 | 30.4% | -11.4% |
| 2006 | 25.8% | -15.2% |
| 2007 | 24.1% | -6.7% |
| 2008 | 24.8% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 26.3% | +6.1% |
| 2010 | 26.5% | +0.6% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +2.9% |
| 2012 | 27.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 26.8% | -2.5% |
| 2014 | 26.0% | -3.3% |
| 2015 | 24.1% | -7.1% |
| 2016 | 22.4% | -7.1% |
| 2017 | 21.1% | -6.0% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | -2.9% |
| 2019 | 19.9% | -2.4% |
| 2020 | 19.0% | -4.5% |
| 2021 | 17.9% | -6.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.2% | 24.1% | 49.9% | 8 |
| 2010s | 24.2% | 19.9% | 27.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.5% | 17.9% | 19.0% | 2 |
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More financial sector data for Republic of 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 nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Republic of Korea?
- Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding in Republic of Korea was 17.9% in 2021, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.9% in 2021.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding?
- Republic of Korea ranks 9th out of 24 countries with data for 2021.
- Is nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 34.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Nonfinancial corporate bonds to total bonds and notes outstanding (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic nonfinancial corporate bonds and notes outstanding (BIS Table 16B) to total amount of domestic bonds and notes outstanding, both corporate and noncorporate (BIS Table 16A).