Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Korea
Korea: Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations was 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations in Korea, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
The most recent figure for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Korea is 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 6.2% on the previous year and up 64.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations in Korea peaked at 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2005.
That places Korea 122nd out of 165 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 US$ of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1994 | 0.0067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | — |
| 1995 | 0.0081 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +20.3% |
| 1996 | 0.0093 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +15.0% |
| 1997 | 0.0112 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +21.0% |
| 1998 | 0.0168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +49.6% |
| 1999 | 0.0128 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -23.9% |
| 2000 | 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -30.2% |
| 2001 | 0.0049 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -45.5% |
| 2002 | 0.004 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -18.4% |
| 2003 | 0.0043 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +8.0% |
| 2004 | 0.0038 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.1% |
| 2005 | 0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -10.4% |
| 2006 | 0.0036 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.9% |
| 2007 | 0.0037 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2008 | 0.0083 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +121.6% |
| 2009 | 0.0067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -19.7% |
| 2010 | 0.0055 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -17.4% |
| 2011 | 0.0065 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +18.3% |
| 2012 | 0.0069 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 0.0118 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +71.4% |
| 2014 | 0.0148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +25.3% |
| 2015 | 0.0146 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 0.0135 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -7.8% |
| 2017 | 0.0124 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2018 | 0.0133 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 0.0138 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +3.8% |
| 2020 | 0.0161 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +16.4% |
| 2021 | 0.0148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -8.0% |
| 2022 | 0.0209 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +41.3% |
| 2023 | 0.0201 US dollar per US$ of GDP | -3.8% |
| 2024 | 0.0226 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +12.7% |
| 2025 | 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP | +6.2% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.1032 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 23% of the median. (60 countries reporting)
- Korea's 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.0495 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 49% of the median. (24 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0108 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0067 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0168 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
| 2000s | 0.0052 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0089 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.0113 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0055 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.0197 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.0148 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 119 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0248 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 120 Chile 0.0244 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 121 Vanuatu 0.0241 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 123 Nicaragua 0.0237 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 124 Uganda 0.0228 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 125 Barbados 0.0227 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP 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 0.024 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0034 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does Korea rank for other investment, currency and deposits, deposit taking corporations?
- Korea ranks 122nd 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 64.3%. 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 unit of GDP. 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 GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
Computed from
- Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations International Monetary Fund
- GDP Country official statistics, National Statistical Organizations and/or Central Banks
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About this data
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations, except the Central Bank (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.