Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP in South Korea
South Korea: Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US) … unit GDP was 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2025. ▲ Rising
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) in South Korea, 1994–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in US dollar per US$ of GDP.
Analysis
South 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 South 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 South 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) … unit GDP in South Korea, year by year
| 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% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.4754 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 35% of the median. (64 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 0.1651 US dollar per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.1614 US dollar per US$ of GDP, 1.0× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 South Korea
- 92 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.1729 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 93 Jamaica 0.1698 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 94 Togo 0.1662 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 96 Slovakia 0.1645 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 97 Burundi 0.1643 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
- 98 Guatemala 0.162 US dollar per US$ of GDP compare
More external debt data for South Korea
- Net financial flows, IBRD 0 NFL, current US$ (2025)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per capita 0 NFL, current US$ per person (2015)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per unit of GDP 0 NFL, current US$ per US$ of GDP (2015)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), per square kilometre 0 NFL, current US$ per square kilometre (2015)
- Net financial flows, IDA (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2010)
- Net financial flows, IBRD (NFL, current US$), annual growth rate 100 % change on previous year (2014)
- Other investment, Debt instruments 309.08 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 7.57 % change on previous year (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments, Deposit taking corporations 188.50 billion US dollar (2025)
- Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) 5,980 US dollar per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in South Korea?
- Other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) in South 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 South 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 South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0668 US dollar per US$ of GDP in 2005.
- How does South Korea rank for other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar)?
- South Korea ranks 95th out of 169 countries with data for 2025.
- Is other investment, debt instruments (assets, positions, us dollar) rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South 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) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Other investment, Debt instruments (Assets, Positions, US dollar) ÷ GDP (current US$)
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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.