Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP was 77.6% in 2020. ▲ Rising
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Republic of Korea, 2002–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 77.6% for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in 2020. That is the highest value across all 19 years on record.
The figure is up 17.5% on the previous year and up 22.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Republic of Korea peaked at 77.6% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 46.1%, in 2008.
Republic of Korea ranks 3rd of 26 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 19 years of available data.
Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2002 | 65.1% | — |
| 2003 | 57.4% | -11.7% |
| 2004 | 60.6% | +5.5% |
| 2005 | 54.2% | -10.5% |
| 2006 | 55.2% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 53.5% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 46.1% | -13.8% |
| 2009 | 69.2% | +50.1% |
| 2010 | 63.3% | -8.5% |
| 2011 | 59.6% | -5.9% |
| 2012 | 68.3% | +14.6% |
| 2013 | 69.3% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | -7.6% |
| 2015 | 63.3% | -1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.6% | -4.2% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +8.7% |
| 2018 | 62.1% | -5.7% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +6.3% |
| 2020 | 77.6% | +17.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.7% | 46.1% | 69.2% | 8 |
| 2010s | 64.2% | 59.6% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.6% | 77.6% | 77.6% | 1 |
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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 outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Republic of Korea?
- Outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp in Republic of Korea was 77.6% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 77.6% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.1% in 2008.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp?
- Republic of Korea ranks 3rd out of 26 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding domestic private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding domestic private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Total amount of domestic private debt securities (amounts outstanding) issued in domestic markets as a share of GDP. It covers data on long-term bonds and notes, commercial paper and other short-term notes. Table 16A (domestic debt amount): all issuers minus governments / GDP. End of year data (i.e. December data) are considered for debt securities. The figures are deflated using the following methodology: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is the level domestic private debt, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. GDP is from World Development Indicators. End-of period CPI is taken from IFS line 64M..ZF month of December (or if not available Q4). Average annual CPI is constructed from the monthly CPI figure taken from IFS line 64..ZF.