International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Korea
Korea: International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) was 1.10 trillion in 2024. β Volatile
International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities) in Korea, 2005β2024
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2024, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Korea stood at 1.10 trillion. That is the highest value across all 20 years on record.
That represents a change of up 36.9% on the previous year and up 1,262.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Korea peaked at 1.10 trillion in 2024 and was at its lowest, -188.93 billion, in 2007.
That places Korea 8th out of 171 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -132.09 billion | -188.93 billion | -70.26 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 142.92 billion | -132.65 billion | 517.76 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 776.03 billion | 487.19 billion | 1.10 trillion | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
- 5 Norway 1.73 trillion compare
- 6 Canada 1.34 trillion compare
- 7 Switzerland 1.15 trillion compare
- 9 Singapore 804.27 billion compare
- 10 Saudi Arabia 780.86 billion compare
- 11 Netherlands 723.82 billion compare
More external debt data for Korea
- Net financial flows, IDA 0 NFL, current US$ (2015)
- Net financial flows, IBRD 0 NFL, current US$ (2016)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 256.47 billion (2024)
- Net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government, Percent of -1.04 (2030)
- Primary net lending (+) / net borrowing (-), General government -0.8382 (2030)
- Gross debt, General government, Percent of GDP 64.29 (2030)
- Liabilities, International Liquidity, Liabilities to Nonresidents 21.04 billion (2024)
- Direct investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 33.36 billion (2024)
- Direct investment, Net incurrence of liabilities, Liabilities 15.23 billion (2024)
- Other investment, Net (net acquisition of financial assets less net) 4.69 billion (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Korea?
- International investment position, net (assets less liabilities) in Korea was 1.10 trillion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.10 trillion in 2024.
- What is the lowest international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -188.93 billion in 2007.
- How does Korea rank for international investment position, net (assets less liabilities)?
- Korea ranks 8th out of 171 countries with data for 2024.
- Is international investment position, net (assets less liabilities) rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1,262.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of International investment position, Net (assets less liabilities), Adjusted using IMF accounting records (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The World and Country Group Aggregates (historically called BOPSY) is an annual publication, released each November, of major balance of payments and international investment position components for countries, country groups, and the world.