Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Korea
Korea: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 870 US dollar per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Korea, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per person.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Korea is 870 US dollar per person, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.1% on the previous year and up 97.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Korea peaked at 870 US dollar per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 54.05 US dollar per person, in 2002.
Korea ranks 60th of 165 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Korea, year by year
| Year | US dollar per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 71.87 US dollar per person | — |
| 1995 | 104.77 US dollar per person | +45.8% |
| 1996 | 128.44 US dollar per person | +22.6% |
| 1997 | 143.71 US dollar per person | +11.9% |
| 1998 | 143.9 US dollar per person | +0.1% |
| 1999 | 141.09 US dollar per person | -2.0% |
| 2000 | 113.23 US dollar per person | -19.7% |
| 2001 | 58.18 US dollar per person | -48.6% |
| 2002 | 54.05 US dollar per person | -7.1% |
| 2003 | 65.06 US dollar per person | +20.4% |
| 2004 | 65.81 US dollar per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 69.47 US dollar per person | +5.6% |
| 2006 | 82.49 US dollar per person | +18.7% |
| 2007 | 93.84 US dollar per person | +13.8% |
| 2008 | 184.55 US dollar per person | +96.7% |
| 2009 | 132.71 US dollar per person | -28.1% |
| 2010 | 132.42 US dollar per person | -0.2% |
| 2011 | 170.38 US dollar per person | +28.7% |
| 2012 | 183.14 US dollar per person | +7.5% |
| 2013 | 335.72 US dollar per person | +83.3% |
| 2014 | 453.41 US dollar per person | +35.1% |
| 2015 | 440.93 US dollar per person | -2.8% |
| 2016 | 415.3 US dollar per person | -5.8% |
| 2017 | 412.82 US dollar per person | -0.6% |
| 2018 | 469.68 US dollar per person | +13.8% |
| 2019 | 466.56 US dollar per person | -0.7% |
| 2020 | 540.03 US dollar per person | +15.7% |
| 2021 | 554.27 US dollar per person | +2.6% |
| 2022 | 726.81 US dollar per person | +31.1% |
| 2023 | 716.23 US dollar per person | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 819.78 US dollar per person | +14.5% |
| 2025 | 870 US dollar per person | +6.1% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 870 US dollar per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 3,720 US dollar per person, 23% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Korea's 870 US dollar per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 479.3 US dollar per person, 1.8× the median. (24 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | +96.7% | 93.84 US dollar per person | 184.55 US dollar per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 122.3 US dollar per person | 71.87 US dollar per person | 143.9 US dollar per person | 6 |
| 2000s | 91.94 US dollar per person | 54.05 US dollar per person | 184.55 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 348.04 US dollar per person | 132.42 US dollar per person | 469.68 US dollar per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 704.52 US dollar per person | 540.03 US dollar per person | 870 US dollar per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 57 Poland 924.12 US dollar per person compare
- 58 Suriname 914.24 US dollar per person compare
- 59 Slovakia 906.44 US dollar per person compare
- 61 Timor-Leste 837.29 US dollar per person compare
- 62 Bosnia and Herzegovina 833.61 US dollar per person compare
- 63 Malaysia 831.86 US dollar per person 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 other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Korea?
- Other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Korea was 870 US dollar per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 870 US dollar per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.05 US dollar per person in 2002.
- How does Korea rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Korea ranks 60th out of 165 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 97.3%. 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 Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- 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
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.