Euro area vs South Korea: Net financial account

Euro area
340.15 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
South Korea
119.76 billion BoP, current US$
in 2025
Euro area rank
1st
South Korea rank
4th

Net financial account over time

  • Euro area
  • South Korea
-400.0B-200.0B0200.0B400.0B197620002025

How they compare

Euro area currently reports 340.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 119.76 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea, a difference of 220.38 billion BoP, current US$.

That makes Euro area's figure about 2.8 times South Korea's.

The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Korea ahead.

Euro area ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 1 regions.

Across the 4 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and South Korea in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade Euro area South Korea Difference Ahead
1990s -14.25 billion BoP, current US$ 18.37 billion BoP, current US$ 32.62 billion BoP, current US$ South Korea
2000s -9.82 billion BoP, current US$ 14.24 billion BoP, current US$ 24.06 billion BoP, current US$ South Korea
2010s 249.64 billion BoP, current US$ 68.08 billion BoP, current US$ 181.56 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area
2020s 314.89 billion BoP, current US$ 72.61 billion BoP, current US$ 242.28 billion BoP, current US$ Euro area

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher net financial account, Euro area or South Korea?
Euro area, at 340.15 billion BoP, current US$ against 119.76 billion BoP, current US$ in South Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in net financial account between Euro area and South Korea?
220.38 billion BoP, current US$, with Euro area ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and South Korea?
27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
How do Euro area and South Korea rank globally for net financial account?
Euro area ranks 1st and South Korea ranks 4th of 1 regions.
Where does this data come from?
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Net financial account (BoP, current US$). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator
Net financial account (BoP, current US$)
Unit
BoP, current US$
Source
Balance of Payments Statistics Yearbook and data files, International Monetary Fund (IMF)
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
199 places, 7,792 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed

The net financial account shows net acquisition and disposal of financial assets and liabilities. It measures how net lending to or borrowing from nonresidents is financed, and is conceptually equal to the sum of the balances on the current and capital accounts. This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This indicator is expressed in United States dollars.