Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits in Korea
Korea: Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits was 49.49 Percentage of GDP in 2024. ▲ Rising
Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits in Korea, 2011–2024
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
Korea recorded 49.49 Percentage of GDP for government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in 2024.
That represents a change of down 1.9% on the previous year and up 30.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in Korea peaked at 50.46 Percentage of GDP in 2023 and was at its lowest, 31.7 Percentage of GDP, in 2011.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 14 years of available data.
Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 31.7 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2012 | 33.54 Percentage of GDP | +5.8% |
| 2013 | 36.01 Percentage of GDP | +7.4% |
| 2014 | 37.87 Percentage of GDP | +5.2% |
| 2015 | 38.84 Percentage of GDP | +2.6% |
| 2016 | 39.14 Percentage of GDP | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 38.01 Percentage of GDP | -2.9% |
| 2018 | 37.85 Percentage of GDP | -0.4% |
| 2019 | 39.64 Percentage of GDP | +4.7% |
| 2020 | 45.78 Percentage of GDP | +15.5% |
| 2021 | 47.79 Percentage of GDP | +4.4% |
| 2022 | 49.57 Percentage of GDP | +3.7% |
| 2023 | 50.46 Percentage of GDP | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 49.49 Percentage of GDP | -1.9% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 36.96 Percentage of GDP | 31.7 Percentage of GDP | 39.64 Percentage of GDP | 9 |
| 2020s | 48.62 Percentage of GDP | 45.78 Percentage of GDP | 50.46 Percentage of GDP | 5 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in Korea?
- Government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits in Korea was 49.49 Percentage of GDP in 2024, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 50.46 Percentage of GDP in 2023.
- What is the lowest government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.7 Percentage of GDP in 2011.
- How does Korea rank for government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits?
- Korea ranks 2nd out of 2 groups with data for 2024.
- Is government debt by instrument coverage — sdrs, currency and deposits rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 30.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Government debt by instrument coverage — SDRs, currency and deposits, debt securities, loans and other accounts payable. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The magnitude of government debt and debt-to-GDP ratios varies depending on which measure of debt is used. To promote international comparability, the IMF, the OECD and the World Bank have agreed on a set of standard debt measures, which are defined in the Public Sector Debt Statistics Guide for Compilers and Users and the Government Finance Statistics Manual 2014. Government gross debt is shown in four categories: D1 to D4. D1 is the narrowest measure, comprising only two financial instruments: debt securities and loans. D4 (‘total gross debt’) is the broadest measure and includes debt securities, loans, Special Drawing Rights, currency and deposits, other accounts payable and insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees. The D1 to D3 measures are comparable between OECD countries. D4 is the preferred measure of debt in the international accounting standards (System of National Accounts or SNA) but cross-country comparability is more difficult for D4 because countries have different approaches to recording unfunded pension liabilities for government employees. For more information, please see the document: Measuring Government Debt: D1-D4