Foreign liabilities per capita in South Korea

South Korea: Foreign liabilities per capita was 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising

Latest (2020)
28,655 real chained 2019 US$
Change on year
up 23.2%
World rank
38th
of 149 countries
All-time high
28,655 real chained 2019 US$
in 2020
All-time low
6,170 real chained 2019 US$
in 1995
Years of data
26
1995–2020

Foreign liabilities per capita in South Korea, 1995–2020

5.0k10.0k15.0k20.0k25.0k30.0k1995200720201995: 6.2k real chained 2019 US$1996: 7.4k real chained 2019 US$1997: 7.3k real chained 2019 US$1998: 7.3k real chained 2019 US$1999: 8.6k real chained 2019 US$2000: 7.5k real chained 2019 US$2001: 7.5k real chained 2019 US$2002: 8.1k real chained 2019 US$2003: 9.4k real chained 2019 US$2004: 11.1k real chained 2019 US$2005: 14.2k real chained 2019 US$2006: 16.7k real chained 2019 US$2007: 20.4k real chained 2019 US$2008: 15.0k real chained 2019 US$2009: 17.5k real chained 2019 US$2010: 19.2k real chained 2019 US$2011: 18.6k real chained 2019 US$2012: 20.6k real chained 2019 US$2013: 21.3k real chained 2019 US$2014: 20.6k real chained 2019 US$2015: 19.3k real chained 2019 US$2016: 19.5k real chained 2019 US$2017: 23.8k real chained 2019 US$2018: 21.6k real chained 2019 US$2019: 23.3k real chained 2019 US$2020: 28.7k real chained 2019 US$

Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.

Analysis

South Korea recorded 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities per capita in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 23.2% on the previous year and up 49.2% over ten years.

Over the whole period, foreign liabilities per capita in South Korea peaked at 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6,170 real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.

South Korea ranks 38th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
1990s 7,365 real chained 2019 US$ 6,170 real chained 2019 US$ 8,594 real chained 2019 US$ 5
2000s 12,745 real chained 2019 US$ 7,477 real chained 2019 US$ 20,413 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2010s 20,777 real chained 2019 US$ 18,590 real chained 2019 US$ 23,798 real chained 2019 US$ 10
2020s 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ 1

Countries ranked near South Korea

  1. 35 Czechia 35,478 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  2. 36 Panama 34,185 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  3. 37 Latvia 32,756 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  4. 39 Oman 26,470 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  5. 40 Lithuania 26,364 real chained 2019 US$ compare
  6. 41 Montenegro 23,871 real chained 2019 US$ compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is foreign liabilities per capita in South Korea?
Foreign liabilities per capita in South Korea was 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in South Korea?
The highest recorded value was 28,655 real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
What is the lowest foreign liabilities per capita recorded in South Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 6,170 real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
How does South Korea rank for foreign liabilities per capita?
South Korea ranks 38th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
Is foreign liabilities per capita rising or falling in South Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 49.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this South Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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About this data

Indicator
Foreign liabilities per capita (real chained 2019 US$)
Unit
real chained 2019 US$
Source
World Bank
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data)
Coverage
150 places, 3,820 data points, 1995–2020
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