Economic and Financial Indicators Database
| Country: | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of | Korea, Republic of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sector: | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector | External Sector |
| Indicator: | Capital Account (% of GDP) | Current Account (% of GDP) | Exchange Rate, Local Currency per US$ (average) | Exchange Rate, Local Currency per US$ (end of period) | Financial Account (% of GDP) | Net Direct Investments (% of GDP) | Net Errors and Omissions (% of GDP) | Net Portfolio Investments (% of GDP) | Overall Balance of Payments Position (% of GDP) | Short-Term External Debt (% of GDP) | Total External Debt (% of GDP) |
| Source: | IMF International Financial Statistics Online | IMF International Financial Statistics Online | Bloomberg LP | Bloomberg LP | IMF International Financial Statistics Online | IMF International Financial Statistics Online | IMF International Financial Statistics Online | IMF International Financial Statistics Online | IMF International Financial Statistics Online | Joint External Debt Hub | Joint External Debt Hub |
| Unit: | Percent | Percent | None | None | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent | Percent |
| Currency: | none | none | Won | Won | none | none | none | none | none | none | none |
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| 2023-01 | 2.072 | 1,306.597 | 1,289.400 | 2.101 | 1.130 | -0.183 | 0.435 | 3.782 | |||
| 2022-01 | 0.000 | 1.543 | 1,291.849 | 1,267.300 | 3.283 | 2.435 | 0.074 | 1.543 | 3.233 | 9.936 | 39.703 |
| 2021-01 | -0.009 | 4.687 | 1,144.856 | 1,186.600 | 3.500 | 2.416 | -0.362 | 1.065 | 8.633 | 9.084 | 34.697 |
| 2020-01 | -0.023 | 4.616 | 1,179.633 | 1,088.000 | 3.892 | 1.585 | 0.357 | 2.539 | 9.899 | 9.715 | 33.421 |
| 2019-01 | -0.010 | 3.614 | 1,165.872 | 1,157.800 | 3.486 | 1.550 | -0.029 | 2.566 | 7.149 | 8.204 | 28.510 |
| 2018-01 | 0.018 | 4.490 | 1,100.380 | 1,118.100 | 3.418 | 1.509 | -0.076 | 2.748 | 8.865 | 7.281 | 25.573 |
| 2017-01 | -0.002 | 4.635 | 1,130.667 | 1,071.400 | 4.939 | 0.995 | 0.574 | 3.564 | 10.414 | 7.139 | 25.368 |
| 2016-01 | -0.003 | 6.530 | 1,160.439 | 1,208.500 | 6.155 | 1.186 | 0.137 | 4.466 | 13.326 | 6.978 | 25.451 |
| 2015-01 | -0.004 | 7.170 | 1,131.504 | 1,172.000 | 6.201 | 1.336 | -0.143 | 3.378 | 14.046 | 7.115 | 27.014 |
| 2014-01 | -0.001 | 5.593 | 1,052.794 | 1,099.200 | 4.623 | 1.261 | 0.235 | 2.062 | 11.655 | 7.720 | 28.484 |
| 2013-01 | -0.002 | 5.637 | 1,094.598 | 1,055.300 | 4.541 | 1.135 | 0.095 | 0.682 | 11.460 | 8.012 | 30.775 |
| 2012-01 | -0.003 | 3.818 | 1,126.585 | 1,071.100 | 2.755 | 1.651 | -0.028 | -0.528 | 7.572 | 9.913 | 31.912 |
| 2011-01 | -0.009 | 1.328 | 1,107.766 | 1,153.300 | 0.716 | 1.586 | 0.510 | -1.049 | 3.658 | 11.052 | 31.841 |
| 2010-01 | -0.006 | 2.444 | 1,156.405 | 1,138.900 | -0.477 | 1.637 | -0.557 | -3.704 | 3.763 | 11.796 | 31.002 |
| 2009-01 | -0.007 | 3.506 | 1,275.935 | 1,167.600 | -4.396 | 0.888 | -0.619 | -5.424 | 5.760 | 15.330 | 35.952 |
| 2008-01 | 0.003 | 0.167 | 1,100.807 | 1,257.500 | 4.761 | 0.796 | -0.789 | 0.231 | -1.238 | 13.683 | 29.391 |
| 2007-01 | 0.000 | 0.893 | 929.153 | 938.200 | 0.170 | 1.109 | 0.567 | 2.309 | 2.921 | 13.913 | 28.666 |
| 2006-01 | -0.007 | 0.199 | 954.560 | 929.600 | -0.964 | 0.323 | 0.944 | 2.222 | 2.274 | 10.978 | 21.546 |
| 2005-01 | -0.000 | 1.306 | 1,013.000 | -0.143 | -0.568 | 0.670 | 0.376 | 3.952 | 6.965 | 17.172 | |
| 2004-01 | 0.001 | 3.696 | 1,043.800 | -0.587 | -0.770 | 0.601 | -0.833 | 8.595 | 6.657 | 18.512 | |
| 2003-01 | -0.007 | 1.609 | 1,197.800 | -1.305 | -0.283 | 0.771 | -2.460 | 4.748 | 6.614 | 19.516 | |
| 2002-01 | -0.001 | 0.649 | 1,200.400 | -0.995 | -0.325 | 0.240 | -0.055 | 1.773 | 6.831 | 20.259 | |
| 2001-01 | -0.012 | 0.395 | 1,326.100 | 0.130 | -0.690 | 1.130 | -1.224 | 3.026 | 6.161 | 20.938 | |
| 2000-01 | 0.007 | 1.766 | 1,259.700 | -2.471 | -1.157 | -0.120 | -2.112 | 3.305 | 7.321 | 23.215 | |
| 1999-01 | 0.012 | 4.720 | 1,145.400 | -0.999 | -1.464 | -0.752 | -1.991 | 7.960 | 7.396 | 27.805 | |
| 1998-01 | 0.124 | 11.234 | 1,207.800 | 0.839 | -0.495 | -1.844 | 0.343 | 19.027 | 9.089 | 39.028 | |
| 1997-01 | 0.000 | -2.028 | 1,415.200 | -1.100 | 0.208 | -1.308 | -2.699 | -6.673 | 10.160 | 28.148 | |
| 1996-01 | 0.000 | -4.269 | 844.200 | -4.338 | 0.379 | 0.173 | -2.636 | -8.191 | 11.525 | 23.770 | |
| 1995-01 | 0.000 | -1.926 | 774.700 | -3.495 | 0.260 | -0.242 | -2.205 | -4.337 | 9.059 | 19.235 | |
| 1994-01 | 0.000 | -1.101 | 788.700 | -2.513 | 0.334 | -0.345 | -1.431 | -2.893 | 7.804 | 17.447 | |
| 1993-01 | 0.000 | 0.453 | 808.100 | -0.681 | 0.164 | -0.327 | -2.714 | 0.254 | |||
| 1992-01 | 0.000 | -0.858 | 788.400 | -1.565 | 0.111 | 0.390 | -1.760 | -0.937 | |||
| 1991-01 | 0.000 | -2.546 | 760.800 | -1.921 | 0.043 | 0.262 | -0.983 | -4.567 | |||
| 1990-01 | 0.000 | -1.037 | 716.400 | -0.867 | 0.032 | -0.268 | -0.060 | -2.610 | |||
| 1989-01 | 0.000 | 1.594 | 679.600 | 1.014 | -0.279 | 0.770 | 0.301 | 4.729 | |||
| 1988-01 | 0.000 | 6.641 | 684.100 | 2.561 | -0.295 | 0.531 | 0.562 | 14.343 | |||
| 1987-01 | 0.000 | 6.020 | 792.300 | 7.274 | -0.205 | 1.872 | 0.207 | 15.784 | |||
| 1986-01 | 0.000 | 2.292 | 861.400 | 2.771 | 0.516 | 0.438 | 0.293 | 5.461 | |||
| 1985-01 | 0.000 | -2.211 | 890.200 | -3.920 | 0.256 | -1.750 | -1.764 | -7.923 | |||
| 1984-01 | 0.000 | -1.946 | 827.400 | -2.615 | -0.140 | 0.252 | -0.881 | -3.388 | |||
| 1983-01 | 0.000 | -4.180 | 795.500 | -4.128 | -0.018 | -0.034 | -0.635 | -8.429 | |||
| 1982-01 | 0.000 | -7.264 | 748.800 | -5.953 | 0.081 | 1.431 | 0.019 | -11.667 | |||
| 1981-01 | 0.000 | -8.960 | 700.500 | -7.271 | -0.130 | 2.130 | -0.034 | -13.661 | |||
| 1980-01 | 0.000 | -10.716 | 659.900 | -11.096 | -0.007 | 0.961 | -0.207 | -19.509 |