Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Korea
Korea: Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP was 171.5% in 2021. ◆ Volatile
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Korea, 1960–2021
Source: International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF). Measured in %.
Analysis
Korea recorded 171.5% for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in 2021. That is the highest value across all 62 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.3% on the previous year and up 92.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Korea peaked at 171.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 1960.
Korea ranks 5th of 187 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP in Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 4.9% | — |
| 1961 | 11.1% | +129.1% |
| 1962 | 12.5% | +12.4% |
| 1963 | 10.4% | -16.9% |
| 1964 | 8.3% | -19.9% |
| 1965 | 9.9% | +18.5% |
| 1966 | 10.7% | +8.0% |
| 1967 | 16.8% | +57.6% |
| 1968 | 25.5% | +51.6% |
| 1969 | 31.9% | +25.2% |
| 1970 | 32.9% | +3.0% |
| 1971 | 34.9% | +6.3% |
| 1972 | 34.0% | -2.5% |
| 1973 | 34.2% | +0.4% |
| 1974 | 35.3% | +3.2% |
| 1975 | 33.0% | -6.4% |
| 1976 | 30.2% | -8.5% |
| 1977 | 29.4% | -2.8% |
| 1978 | 32.1% | +9.4% |
| 1979 | 34.9% | +8.6% |
| 1980 | 39.7% | +13.9% |
| 1981 | 40.1% | +0.9% |
| 1982 | 43.7% | +9.0% |
| 1983 | 43.2% | -1.1% |
| 1984 | 42.8% | -1.0% |
| 1985 | 45.4% | +6.0% |
| 1986 | 44.7% | -1.5% |
| 1987 | 43.1% | -3.6% |
| 1988 | 40.4% | -6.2% |
| 1989 | 44.9% | +11.0% |
| 1990 | 47.0% | +4.8% |
| 1991 | 47.0% | -0.1% |
| 1992 | 46.2% | -1.7% |
| 1993 | 46.0% | -0.5% |
| 1994 | 46.7% | +1.6% |
| 1995 | 45.9% | -1.6% |
| 1996 | 49.1% | +6.8% |
| 1997 | 54.2% | +10.4% |
| 1998 | 59.3% | +9.4% |
| 1999 | 64.9% | +9.4% |
| 2000 | 70.2% | +8.1% |
| 2001 | 73.7% | +5.0% |
| 2002 | 80.1% | +8.7% |
| 2003 | 81.7% | +2.1% |
| 2004 | 76.3% | -6.6% |
| 2005 | 77.7% | +1.9% |
| 2006 | 84.4% | +8.6% |
| 2007 | 88.0% | +4.2% |
| 2008 | 95.7% | +8.7% |
| 2009 | 93.4% | -2.4% |
| 2010 | 89.4% | -4.3% |
| 2011 | 89.2% | -0.2% |
| 2012 | 87.5% | -1.9% |
| 2013 | 128.7% | +47.0% |
| 2014 | 132.1% | +2.6% |
| 2015 | 131.9% | -0.1% |
| 2016 | 135.1% | +2.4% |
| 2017 | 136.4% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 141.1% | +3.4% |
| 2019 | 151.6% | +7.5% |
| 2020 | 164.4% | +8.5% |
| 2021 | 171.5% | +4.3% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 171.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 79.1%, 2.2× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- Korea's 171.5% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 71.8%, 2.4× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1961 | +129.1% | 4.9% | 11.1% |
| 1967 | +57.6% | 10.7% | 16.8% |
| 1968 | +51.6% | 16.8% | 25.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 14.2% | 4.9% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 1970s | 33.1% | 29.4% | 35.3% | 10 |
| 1980s | 42.8% | 39.7% | 45.4% | 10 |
| 1990s | 50.6% | 45.9% | 64.9% | 10 |
| 2000s | 82.1% | 70.2% | 95.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 122.3% | 87.5% | 151.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 168.0% | 164.4% | 171.5% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Korea
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 private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Korea?
- Private credit by deposit money banks to gdp in Korea was 171.5% in 2021, according to International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF).
- What is the highest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 171.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest private credit by deposit money banks to gdp recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 1960.
- How does Korea rank for private credit by deposit money banks to gdp?
- Korea ranks 5th out of 187 countries with data for 2021.
- Is private credit by deposit money banks to gdp rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 92.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Financial Statistics (IFS), International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as part of Private credit by deposit money banks to GDP (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Private credit by deposit money banks and other financial institutions to GDP, calculated using the following deflation method: {(0.5)*[Ft/P_et + Ft-1/P_et-1]}/[GDPt/P_at] where F is credit to the private sector, P_e is end-of period CPI, and P_a is average annual CPI. Raw data are from the electronic version of the IMF’s International Financial Statistics. Private credit by deposit money banks (IFS line 22d); GDP in local currency (IFS line 99B..ZF or, if not available, line 99B.CZF); end-of period CPI (IFS line 64M..ZF or, if not available, 64Q..ZF); and average annual CPI is calculated using the monthly CPI values (IFS line 64M..ZF).