Financial Sector in South Korea

461 indicators covering financial sector for South Korea.

IndicatorLatest Year10-yr change Rank
Automated teller machines (ATMs) 244.47 per 100,000 adults 2023 down 15.3% 2nd
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis all sectors 3.9% 2021 down 47.4% 180th
External loans and deposits of reporting banks vis-à-vis the banking 2.9% 2021 down 50.9% 160th
Reserve assets, Reserve position in the IMF, Adjusted using IMF 6.29 % change on previous year 2025 up 123.6% 40th
Reserve assets (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per square kilometre 4.30 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% 8th
Reserve assets, Assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records -3.07 billion 2024 down 117.2% 187th
Net errors and omissions, Net (credits less debits), Adjusted using -4.14 billion 2024 down 218.6% 181st
Primary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 26.62 billion 2024 up 415.9% 7th
Secondary income balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less) -4.00 billion 2024 up 19.7% 177th
Services balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) -23.70 billion 2024 down 620.4% 191st
Total current account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 917.07 billion 2024 up 20.3% 15th
Current account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 99.04 billion 2024 up 19.3% 7th
Goods balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 100.13 billion 2024 up 16.2% 7th
Goods, Credit/Revenue 696.20 billion 2024 up 13.5% 4th
Primary income, Credit/Revenue 71.32 billion 2024 up 152.6% 20th
Services, Credit/Revenue 138.95 billion 2024 up 24.2% 17th
Other investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 11.40 billion 2024 down 67.1% 29th
Stocks traded, turnover ratio of domestic shares 200.8% 2024 up 89.7% 4th
Secondary income, Credit/Revenue 10.60 billion 2024 up 19.4% 37th
Reserve assets, Monetary gold 4.79 billion US dollar 2025 up 0.0% 45th
Total assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 24.02 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 143.4% 22nd
Capital account balance (credit less debit), Net (credits less debits) 303.30 million 2024 up 3,507.9% 39th
Total capital account credit/revenue, Credit/Revenue 504.20 million 2024 up 838.9% 41st
Reserve assets, Currency and deposits 31.87 billion US dollar 2025 up 140.2% 11th
Portfolio investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 72.25 billion 2024 up 81.5% 15th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances 40.52 billion US dollar 2025 up 59.6% 14th
Direct investment, Net acquisition of financial assets, Assets 48.59 billion 2024 up 73.5% 12th
Other investment, Loans, Deposit taking corporations, except the 117.10 billion US dollar 2025 up 13.7% 15th
International investment position, Assets, Adjusted using IMF 2.51 trillion 2024 up 134.2% 19th
Reserve assets, Adjusted using IMF accounting records (Assets) 4.30 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 21.1% 8th
Reserve assets, Other reserve (currency, deposits, securities) 4.07 million US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 18.1% 8th
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs), Adjusted using IMF 154,526 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 331.4% 17th
Deposit money bank assets to deposit money bank assets and central 99.1% 2021 up 0.3% 33rd
Other investment, Currency and deposits, Deposit taking corporations 379,489 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 118.4% 37th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 2.76 trillion current US$ 2025 up 123.9% 9th
Market capitalization of listed domestic companies 147.2% 2025 up 84.1% 10th
Inward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 807.23 million 2024 up 13.5% 45th
Outward Direct investment, Assets (gross), All financial instruments 2.77 billion 2024 down 43.6% 41st
Reserve assets, Special Drawing Rights (SDRs) (Assets, Positions, US) 154,530 US dollar per square kilometre 2023 up 331.4% 16th
Real effective exchange rate index 138.97 2010 = 100 2021 up 42.6% 9th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 40.52 billion US dollar 2025 up 59.6% 12th
Currency in circulation outside of depository corporations 182.67 trillion Domestic currency 2024 up 183.5% 2nd
Domestic Claims, Claims on Public Non-financial Corporations 0 2012 down 100.0% 113th
Non-life insurance premium volume to GDP 4.6% 2020 up 21.4% 3rd
Claims on other sectors of the domestic economy 5.7% 2024 down 35.2% 79th
Broad Money 4,160.36 trillion Domestic currency 2024 up 100.3% 2nd
Securities issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2024 5th
Deposits (including electronic money) in Non-financial corporations 0 Domestic currency 2024 15th
Currency issued by Central Government 0 Domestic currency 2024 10th
Loans from nonresident banks (amounts outstanding) to GDP 13.7% 2021 up 12.8% 91st
Other investment, Other accounts receivable, Deposit taking 26.44 billion US dollar 2025 down 20.8% 7th
Life insurance premium volume to GDP 6.2% 2020 down 1.4% 9th
Other investment, Trade credits and advances, Other Sectors (BPM6) 40.52 billion US dollar 2025 up 59.6% 9th
Bank concentration 56.3% 2021 up 9.7% 133rd
Bank Z-score 10.19 2021 down 15.7% 124th
Liquid assets to deposits and short term funding 20.4% 2021 up 79.3% 148th
Portfolio investment, Equity and investment fund shares, Deposit 8.23 billion US dollar 2025 up 292.0% 15th
Bank noninterest income to total income 32.3% 2021 up 81.2% 110th
Bank cost to income ratio 63.7% 2021 up 51.9% 41st
Bank return on assets 0.7% 2021 down 41.5% 143rd