External finance, Overall in Korea
Korea: External finance, Overall was 0.875 in 2014. β² Rising
External finance, Overall in Korea, 1973β2014
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2014, external finance, overall in Korea stood at 0.875. That is the highest value across all 42 years on record.
The figure is up 40.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, external finance, overall in Korea peaked at 0.875 in 2008 and was at its lowest, 0.25, in 1973.
Korea ranks 45th of 90 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 42 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0.25 | 7 |
| 1980s | 0.4875 | 0.375 | 0.5 | 10 |
| 1990s | 0.625 | 0.5 | 0.75 | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.7 | 0.625 | 0.875 | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.875 | 0.875 | 0.875 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More economy & growth data for Korea
- Special drawing rights per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0005 (2025)
- Domestic currency per Special drawing rights (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,965 (2025)
- Domestic currency per US dollar (End-of-period (EoP)) 1,435 (2025)
- US dollar per domestic currency (End-of-period (EoP)) 0.0007 (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per unit of GDP 1.03 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Gdp worldbank constant usd, per capita 37,470 units per person (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per unit of GDP 0 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Manufacturing value added to gdp, per capita 0 units per person (2025)
- External balance on goods and services as a percent of gdp 5.16 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is external finance, overall in Korea?
- External finance, overall in Korea was 0.875 in 2014, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest external finance, overall recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0.875 in 2008.
- What is the lowest external finance, overall recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.25 in 1973.
- How does Korea rank for external finance, overall?
- Korea ranks 45th out of 90 countries with data for 2014.
- Is external finance, overall rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 40.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of External finance, Overall. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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