Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) was 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP
Change on year
up 7.7%
World rank
95th
of 169 countries
All-time high
0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2025
All-time low
0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP
in 2005
Years of data
32
1994–2025

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Republic of Korea, 1994–2025

00.050.10.151994200920251994: 0.077 US dollar per US$ of GDP1995: 0.083 US dollar per US$ of GDP1996: 0.095 US dollar per US$ of GDP1997: 0.13 US dollar per US$ of GDP1998: 0.156 US dollar per US$ of GDP1999: 0.107 US dollar per US$ of GDP2000: 0.095 US dollar per US$ of GDP2001: 0.08 US dollar per US$ of GDP2002: 0.072 US dollar per US$ of GDP2003: 0.073 US dollar per US$ of GDP2004: 0.075 US dollar per US$ of GDP2005: 0.067 US dollar per US$ of GDP2006: 0.068 US dollar per US$ of GDP2007: 0.075 US dollar per US$ of GDP2008: 0.094 US dollar per US$ of GDP2009: 0.106 US dollar per US$ of GDP2010: 0.098 US dollar per US$ of GDP2011: 0.112 US dollar per US$ of GDP2012: 0.116 US dollar per US$ of GDP2013: 0.127 US dollar per US$ of GDP2014: 0.136 US dollar per US$ of GDP2015: 0.145 US dollar per US$ of GDP2016: 0.148 US dollar per US$ of GDP2017: 0.151 US dollar per US$ of GDP2018: 0.136 US dollar per US$ of GDP2019: 0.14 US dollar per US$ of GDP2020: 0.151 US dollar per US$ of GDP2021: 0.149 US dollar per US$ of GDP2022: 0.161 US dollar per US$ of GDP2023: 0.151 US dollar per US$ of GDP2024: 0.153 US dollar per US$ of GDP2025: 0.165 US dollar per US$ of GDP

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 32 years on record.

That represents a change of up 7.7% on the previous year and up 14.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Republic of Korea peaked at 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP, in 2005.

That places Republic of Korea 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 32 years of available data.

Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP in Republic of Korea, 1994 to 2025.
Year US dollar per US$ of GDP Change
1994 0.0766 US dollar per US$ of GDP
1995 0.0834 US dollar per US$ of GDP +9.0%
1996 0.0946 US dollar per US$ of GDP +13.4%
1997 0.1302 US dollar per US$ of GDP +37.5%
1998 0.1564 US dollar per US$ of GDP +20.1%
1999 0.107 US dollar per US$ of GDP -31.6%
2000 0.0955 US dollar per US$ of GDP -10.8%
2001 0.0799 US dollar per US$ of GDP -16.3%
2002 0.0718 US dollar per US$ of GDP -10.1%
2003 0.0729 US dollar per US$ of GDP +1.5%
2004 0.0749 US dollar per US$ of GDP +2.8%
2005 0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP -10.8%
2006 0.0676 US dollar per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2007 0.0748 US dollar per US$ of GDP +10.6%
2008 0.094 US dollar per US$ of GDP +25.6%
2009 0.106 US dollar per US$ of GDP +12.8%
2010 0.0981 US dollar per US$ of GDP -7.5%
2011 0.1116 US dollar per US$ of GDP +13.8%
2012 0.1158 US dollar per US$ of GDP +3.8%
2013 0.1269 US dollar per US$ of GDP +9.5%
2014 0.1355 US dollar per US$ of GDP +6.8%
2015 0.1448 US dollar per US$ of GDP +6.8%
2016 0.1481 US dollar per US$ of GDP +2.3%
2017 0.1505 US dollar per US$ of GDP +1.6%
2018 0.1362 US dollar per US$ of GDP -9.5%
2019 0.1403 US dollar per US$ of GDP +3.0%
2020 0.1508 US dollar per US$ of GDP +7.5%
2021 0.1488 US dollar per US$ of GDP -1.4%
2022 0.1612 US dollar per US$ of GDP +8.4%
2023 0.1514 US dollar per US$ of GDP -6.1%
2024 0.1532 US dollar per US$ of GDP +1.2%
2025 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP +7.7%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 0.108 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0766 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1564 US dollar per US$ of GDP 6
2000s 0.0804 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.106 US dollar per US$ of GDP 10
2010s 0.1308 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.0981 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1505 US dollar per US$ of GDP 10
2020s 0.1551 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1488 US dollar per US$ of GDP 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP 6

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

  1. 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  2. 93 Jamaica 0.1698 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  3. 94 Togo 0.1662 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  4. 96 Slovakia 0.1645 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  5. 97 Burundi 0.1643 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
  6. 98 Guatemala 0.162 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare

See the full ranking of 169 places →

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Frequently asked questions

What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Republic of Korea?
Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in Republic of Korea was 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
How does Republic of Korea rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
Republic of Korea ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar), per unit of GDP
Unit
US dollar per US$ of GDP
Source
Statizoid (derived)
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Coverage
169 places, 4,334 data points, 1960–2025
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Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.