Foreign liabilities in South Korea
South Korea: Foreign liabilities was 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020. ▲ Rising
Foreign liabilities in South Korea, 1995–2020
Source: World Bank. Measured in real chained 2019 US$.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ for foreign liabilities in 2020. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% on the previous year and up 56.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, foreign liabilities in South Korea peaked at 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020 and was at its lowest, 278.22 billion real chained 2019 US$, in 1995.
South Korea ranks 19th of 149 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 338.38 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 278.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 400.64 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 5 |
| 2000s | 616.51 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 351.47 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 993.79 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.06 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 928.34 billion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.22 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ | 1 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 16 Belgium 2.35 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 17 Sweden 1.90 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 18 India 1.53 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 20 Brazil 1.43 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 21 Denmark 1.25 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
- 22 Mexico 1.24 trillion real chained 2019 US$ compare
More reference data data for South Korea
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Agricultural Soils 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 3.55 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - IPCC Agriculture 19.85 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 5.17 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Manure Management 4.37 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 1.13 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Emissions (N2O) - Burning - Crop residues 0.0294 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure left on Pasture 0.9281 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Manure applied to Soils 0.9638 (2050)
- Emission Totals - Indirect emissions (N2O) - Crop Residues 0.2074 (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is foreign liabilities in South Korea?
- Foreign liabilities in South Korea was 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest foreign liabilities recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.49 trillion real chained 2019 US$ in 2020.
- What is the lowest foreign liabilities recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 278.22 billion real chained 2019 US$ in 1995.
- How does South Korea rank for foreign liabilities?
- South Korea ranks 19th out of 149 countries with data for 2020.
- Is foreign liabilities rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 56.1%. 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 (real chained 2019 US$). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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