Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP was 13.3% in 2020. ◆ Volatile
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Republic of Korea, 1983–2020
Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS). Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Republic of Korea is 13.3%, measured in 2020. That is the highest value across all 38 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.5% on the previous year and up 19.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Republic of Korea peaked at 13.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 0.5%, in 1983.
That places Republic of Korea 39th out of 90 countries with data for 2020, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1983 | 0.5% | — |
| 1984 | 1.0% | +104.4% |
| 1985 | 2.4% | +138.0% |
| 1986 | 3.0% | +26.0% |
| 1987 | 3.2% | +6.1% |
| 1988 | 2.2% | -31.6% |
| 1989 | 1.6% | -26.8% |
| 1990 | 1.5% | -4.7% |
| 1991 | 2.1% | +39.5% |
| 1992 | 2.8% | +30.5% |
| 1993 | 3.8% | +35.2% |
| 1994 | 4.1% | +8.8% |
| 1995 | 4.7% | +14.5% |
| 1996 | 6.9% | +46.8% |
| 1997 | 8.7% | +26.4% |
| 1998 | 12.5% | +43.4% |
| 1999 | 9.0% | -28.2% |
| 2000 | 7.7% | -14.0% |
| 2001 | 7.6% | -1.1% |
| 2002 | 7.5% | -1.1% |
| 2003 | 8.0% | +5.4% |
| 2004 | 8.2% | +3.1% |
| 2005 | 7.9% | -3.9% |
| 2006 | 8.4% | +6.9% |
| 2007 | 8.8% | +4.6% |
| 2008 | 9.7% | +10.2% |
| 2009 | 12.5% | +28.6% |
| 2010 | 11.1% | -11.1% |
| 2011 | 11.6% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 12.3% | +6.7% |
| 2013 | 12.8% | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 12.1% | -5.0% |
| 2015 | 11.6% | -4.6% |
| 2016 | 11.2% | -3.2% |
| 2017 | 11.0% | -1.6% |
| 2018 | 11.2% | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 12.8% | +14.9% |
| 2020 | 13.3% | +3.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 2.0% | 0.5% | 3.2% | 7 |
| 1990s | 5.6% | 1.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2000s | 8.6% | 7.5% | 12.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.0% | 12.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 13.3% | 13.3% | 13.3% | 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 international private debt securities to gdp in Republic of Korea?
- Outstanding international private debt securities to gdp in Republic of Korea was 13.3% in 2020, according to Bank for International Settlements (BIS).
- What is the highest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 13.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest outstanding international private debt securities to gdp recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.5% in 1983.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for outstanding international private debt securities to gdp?
- Republic of Korea ranks 39th out of 90 countries with data for 2020.
- Is outstanding international private debt securities to gdp rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Bank for International Settlements (BIS), published as part of Outstanding international private debt securities to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Amount of private international debt securities (amounts outstanding), as a share of GDP. It covers long-term bonds and notes and money market instruments placed on international markets. (Table 12A (international debt amount: all issuers) - Table 12D (international debt amount: 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 intenational 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.