South Korea Employed Persons

1983 - 2026 | Monthly | Person | CEIC Data

Key information about South Korea Employed Persons

  • South Korea Employed Persons was reported at 28,816,000.000 Person in Jan 2026
  • It recorded an increase from the previous number of 28,747,000.000 Person for Dec 2025
  • South Korea Employed Persons data is updated monthly, averaging 22,577,000.000 Person from Jan 1983 to Jan 2026, with 517 observations
  • The data reached an all-time high of 28,882,000.000 Person in Sep 2025 and a record low of 13,715,000.000 Person in Jan 1984
  • South Korea Employed Persons data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by CEIC Data
  • The data is categorized under World Trend Plus’s Global Economic Monitor – Table: Employed Persons: Monthly: Seasonally Adjusted

Statistics Korea provides monthly Employed Persons.

View South Korea's Employed Persons from Jan 1983 to Jan 2026 in the chart:

South Korea Employed Persons

What was South Korea's Employed Persons in Jan 2026?

South Korea Employed Persons was reported at 28,816,000.000 Person in Jan 2026 See the table below for more data.

Last Previous Min Max Unit Frequency Range
28,816,000.000 Jan 2026 28,747,000.000 Dec 2025 13,715,000.000 Jan 1984 28,882,000.000 Sep 2025 Person monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026

Employed Persons by Country Comparison

country/region Last Frequency Range
Albania (Person) 1,172,550.410 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1996 - Dec 2025
Algeria (Person) 11,001,000.000 2018 yearly 2001 - 2018
Argentina (Person) 13,304,000.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Jun 2025
Armenia (Person) 827,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2009 - Dec 2025
Australia (Person) 14,703,823.269 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1978 - Jan 2026
Austria (Person) 3,929,000.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1950 - Feb 2026
Azerbaijan (Person) 5,105,200.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Bahrain (Person) 770,129.000 Jun 2023 quarterly Mar 2002 - Jun 2023
Bangladesh (Person) 69,090,000.000 2024 yearly 1996 - 2024
Belarus (Person) 4,334,800.000 Nov 2019 monthly Jan 2003 - Nov 2019
Belgium (Person) 5,124,300.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 1980 - Sep 2025
Bolivia (Person) 7,180,918.747 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2015 - Sep 2025
Bosnia and Herzegovina (Person) 854,543.000 Dec 2025 monthly Mar 2007 - Dec 2025
Botswana (Person) 504,738.000 Mar 2024 quarterly Sep 2007 - Mar 2024
Brazil (Person) 102,671,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2012 - Jan 2026
Brunei (Person) 222,700.000 2024 yearly 1991 - 2024
Bulgaria (Person) 2,919,500.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Cambodia (Person) 9,297,000.000 2023 yearly 2007 - 2023
Canada (Person) 21,121,200.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1976 - Jan 2026
Chile (Person) 9,473,269.601 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1986 - Dec 2025
China (Person) 725,040,000.000 2025 yearly 1949 - 2025
Colombia (Person) 24,044,397.231 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Croatia (Person) 1,703,843.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1999 - Jan 2026
Cyprus (Person) 509,211.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2004 - Sep 2025
Czech Republic (Person) 5,528,623.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Denmark (Person) 3,268,472.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1990 - Dec 2025
Ecuador (Person) 8,364,467.373 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 2013 - Dec 2025
Egypt (Person) 32,677,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2003 - Dec 2025
Estonia (Person) 694,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1997 - Dec 2025
European Union (Person) 209,527,600.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2005 - Sep 2025
Finland (Person) 2,583,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jul 2003 - Jan 2026
France (Person) 30,606,300.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1978 - Dec 2025
Georgia (Person) 839,153.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2006 - Dec 2025
Germany (Person) 45,917,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1992 - Jan 2026
Ghana (Person) 9,270,939.000 2015 yearly 2013 - 2015
Greece (Person) 4,401,700.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Hong Kong SAR, China (Person) 3,665,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Oct 1981 - Jan 2026
Hungary (Person) 4,696,509.740 May 2022 monthly Jan 2015 - May 2022
Iceland (Person) 222,200.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
India (Person) 562,364,490.000 2023 yearly 1970 - 2023
Indonesia (Person) 120,647,700.000 Feb 2016 monthly Feb 2012 - Feb 2016
Ireland (Person) 2,833,100.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1998 - Dec 2025
Israel (Person) 4,479,701.959 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2012 - Dec 2025
Italy (Person) 24,180,976.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Japan (Person) 68,170,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1953 - Jan 2026
Jordan (Person) 1,265,254.000 2023 yearly 2000 - 2023
Kazakhstan (Person) 9,300,300.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Dec 2025
Kenya (Person) 20,778,600.000 2024 yearly 2008 - 2024
South Korea (Person) 28,816,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1983 - Jan 2026
Kosovo (Person) 422,192.000 Dec 2024 quarterly Mar 2016 - Dec 2024
Kuwait (Person) 2,229,434.000 2025 yearly 1999 - 2025
Kyrgyzstan (Person) 653,605.000 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1999 - Dec 2025
Laos (Person) 3,474,582.000 2014 yearly 1994 - 2014
Latvia (Person) 897,000.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2002 - Nov 2025
Lithuania (Person) 1,457,900.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Dec 2025
Luxembourg (Person) 526,489.092 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1995 - Jan 2026
Macau SAR, China (Person) 378,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Sep 1996 - Jan 2026
North Macedonia (Person) 709,523.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Dec 2025
Malaysia (Person) 16,771,400.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2009 - Jan 2026
Malta (Person) 386,435.000 Sep 2025 monthly Oct 2002 - Sep 2025
Mauritius (Person) 550,100.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 2004 - Jun 2025
Mexico (Person) 59,785,854.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1995 - Dec 2025
Moldova (Person) 806,362.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
Mongolia (Person) 1,383,642.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2006 - Dec 2025
Montenegro (Person) 271,640.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2004 - Jan 2026
Morocco (Person) 10,833,000.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1996 - Sep 2025
Myanmar (Person) 222,985.000 2023 yearly 1985 - 2023
Nepal (Person) 7,086,000.000 2018 yearly 1999 - 2018
Netherlands (Person) 9,843,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2003 - Jan 2026
New Zealand (Person) 2,886,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1986 - Dec 2025
Nigeria (Person) 46,488,079.000 Dec 2020 quarterly Mar 2012 - Dec 2020
Norway (Person) 2,890,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1989 - Jan 2026
Oman (Person) 2,706,215.000 2025 yearly 1986 - 2025
Pakistan (Person) 74,385,846.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 2012 - Dec 2025
Palestinian Territory (Person) 1,105,000.000 2023 yearly 1995 - 2023
Panama (Person) 1,063,250.000 Aug 2017 monthly Mar 2008 - Aug 2017
Paraguay (Person) 3,297,188.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2017 - Dec 2025
Peru (Person) 5,734,800.000 Jan 2026 monthly Mar 2001 - Jan 2026
Philippines (Person) 49,103,666.667 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1982 - Dec 2025
Poland (Person) 17,346,000.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 1992 - Dec 2025
Portugal (Person) 5,301,300.000 Jan 2026 monthly Feb 1998 - Jan 2026
Qatar (Person) 2,239,938.000 2024 yearly 2006 - 2024
Romania (Person) 8,308,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 1995 - Sep 2025
Russia (Person) 74,500,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Saudi Arabia (Person) 18,544,265.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Mar 2015 - Sep 2025
Serbia (Person) 2,341,000.000 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2014 - Dec 2025
Singapore (Person) 4,096,100.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 1997 - Sep 2025
Slovakia (Person) 2,606,900.000 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1994 - Jun 2025
Slovenia (Person) 884,685.000 Feb 2019 monthly May 1997 - Feb 2019
South Africa (Person) 17,098,908.110 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2008 - Dec 2025
Spain (Person) 22,463,300.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1976 - Dec 2025
Sri Lanka (Person) 8,097,879.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2012 - Sep 2025
Sudan (Person) 9,900,000.000 2010 yearly 1993 - 2010
Sweden (Person) 5,193,900.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2001 - Jan 2026
Switzerland (Person) 5,532,164.451 Dec 2025 quarterly Sep 1991 - Dec 2025
Syria (Person) 125,388.000 2020 yearly 1993 - 2020
Taiwan, China (Person) 11,640,000.000 Jan 2026 monthly Apr 1993 - Jan 2026
Tajikistan (Person) 2,545,000.000 2022 yearly 1990 - 2022
Thailand (Person) 39,846,962.657 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2001 - Nov 2025
Tunisia (Person) 3,609,800.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Jun 2011 - Dec 2025

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South Korea Key Series

Government and Public Finance Last Frequency Range
Consolidated Fiscal Balance: % of GDP (%) -2.1 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2000 - Sep 2025
Consolidated Fiscal Balance (USD mn) 492.507 Nov 2025 monthly Jul 1999 - Nov 2025
Tax Revenue (USD mn) 13,853.298 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 2000 - Dec 2025
Tax Revenue: % of GDP (%) 11.9 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 2000 - Dec 2025
National Government Debt (USD mn) 896,321.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Government Debt: % of GDP (%) 47.0 Jun 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Jun 2025
Forecast: Government Expenditure (KRW bn) 768,475.754 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Forecast: Government Net Debt (KRW bn) 2,010,487.869 2030 yearly 1990 - 2030
Forecast: Government Revenue (KRW bn) 736,053.817 2030 yearly 1995 - 2030
Central Govt Debt: Foreign (KRW bn) 26,195.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Central Govt Debt (KRW bn) 1,259,002.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Central Govt Debt: Domestic (KRW bn) 1,232,808.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Central Govt Debt: Medium & Long Term (KRW bn) 1,258,842.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Central Govt Debt: Short-Term (KRW bn) 0.000 Sep 2025 quarterly Sep 2002 - Sep 2025
Central Govt Debt (KRW bn) 1,289,400.000 Nov 2025 monthly Jan 2014 - Nov 2025
Public Sector Debt (KRW bn) 1,738,600.000 2024 yearly 2011 - 2024
National Debt (ND) (KRW bn) 1,126,800.000 2023 yearly 1997 - 2023
Foreign Trade Last Frequency Range
Forecast: Exports of Goods Growth (%) 3.069 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Trade Balance (USD mn) 15,512.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Feb 2026
Total Exports (USD mn) 67,448.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Feb 2026
Total Exports Growth (%) 29.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2026
Aluminum: Exports (USD th) 4,077,735.241 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicament (USD th) 1,147,102.059 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Exports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 7,110,069.105 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Imports (USD mn) 51,936.0 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1966 - Feb 2026
Total Imports Growth (%) 7.5 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1967 - Feb 2026
Imports: Medicament (USD th) 5,217,206.379 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Imports: Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Product (USD th) 4,873,321.475 2024 yearly 1995 - 2024
Total Exports to USA (USD mn) 12,846.000 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 1964 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from USA (USD mn) 5,755.000 Feb 2026 monthly Apr 1964 - Feb 2026
Total Exports to China (USD mn) 12,750.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Total Imports from China (USD mn) 11,724.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1988 - Feb 2026
Motor Vehicle: Exports (Unit) 189,885.000 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1981 - Feb 2026
Trade Balance: First 10 days (USD mn) 2,097.622 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Mar 2026
Imports: First 10 days (USD mn) 19,371.688 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Mar 2026
Exports: First 10 days (USD mn) 21,469.310 Mar 2026 monthly Jan 2016 - Mar 2026
Imports: Middle East: Qatar (USD th) 832,462.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1993 - Jan 2026
Imports: Natural Gas: Quantity (Ton th) 4,552.00 Feb 2018 monthly Nov 1990 - Feb 2018
Crude Oil: Inventory (Barrel th) 38,209.000 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 2021 - Jan 2026
Export Value Index (2015=100) 122.334 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Import Value Index (2015=100) 140.915 2021 yearly 1980 - 2021
Balance of Payments Last Frequency Range
Direct Investment Abroad (USD mn) 7,041.5 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Current Account Balance (USD mn) 19,558.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Current Account Balance: % of GDP (USD mn) 19,558.9 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
Foreign Direct Investment (USD mn) 1,801.0 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1980 - Sep 2025
Foreign Direct Investment: % of GDP (%) 1.4 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment (USD mn) 16,261.600 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: % of GDP (%) 3.3 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Equity Securities (USD mn) -5,858.0 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
Foreign Portfolio Investment: Debt Securities (USD mn) 22,119.600 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1980 - Dec 2025
External Debt (USD mn) 766,866.5 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
External Debt: % of GDP (%) 40.9 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
External Debt: Short Term (USD mn) 179,025.6 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
External Debt: Short Term: % of GDP (%) 9.6 2025 yearly 1994 - 2025
Total Debt: % of GDP (%) 722.6 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2008 - Sep 2025
Forecast: Current Account Balance (USD bn) 107.088 2030 yearly 1980 - 2030
Net International Investment Position (USD mn) 904,217.000 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Credit (USD mn) 885.300 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services: Debit (USD mn) 16,689.500 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports fob (USD mn) 48,299.300 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports fob (USD mn) 68,911.100 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services (USD mn) -3,566.200 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Goods (USD mn) 20,611.800 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income (USD mn) 3,304.900 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Debit (USD mn) 3,847.500 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: G&S: Services: Credit (USD mn) 13,123.300 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income: Debit (USD mn) 1,676.900 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: Secondary Income (USD mn) -791.600 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
BoP: sa: CA: Primary Income: Credit (USD mn) 7,152.400 Jan 2026 monthly Jan 1980 - Jan 2026
External Debt: Gross: Long Term (LT) (USD mn) 587,840.900 Dec 2025 quarterly Dec 1994 - Dec 2025
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Exports fob (USD mn) 53,778.700 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: Goods: Imports fob (USD mn) 42,392.700 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: Services (SV) (USD mn) -2,093.900 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: SV: Credit (USD mn) 8,183.800 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: G&S: SV: Debit (USD mn) 10,277.700 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Incomes: Credit (USD mn) 873.600 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CA: Secondary Incomes: Debit (USD mn) 1,713.900 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Direct Investment (DI) (USD mn) 6,056.900 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: DI: Direct Investment Assets (USD mn) 6,294.200 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Portfolio Investment (PI) (USD mn) 407.400 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: PI: Portfolio Investment Asset (PIA) (USD mn) 3,416.100 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: PI: Portfolio Investment Liabilities (PIL) (USD mn) 3,008.700 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Financial Derivatives (FD) (USD mn) -484.100 May 2018 monthly Mar 1987 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: FD: Assets (USD mn) -4,690.900 May 2018 monthly Mar 1987 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: FD: Liabilities (USD mn) -4,206.800 May 2018 monthly Mar 1987 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: Other Investment (OI) (USD mn) -2,828.400 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: OI: Other Investment Assets (OIA) (USD mn) 4,833.400 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
BoP: CF: FA: OI: Other Investment Liabilities (OIL) (USD mn) 7,661.800 May 2018 monthly Jan 1980 - May 2018
Outward Direct Investment: Total Invested: Hong Kong (USD mn) 8.385 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Outward Direct Investment: Total Invested: Vietnam (USD mn) 305.679 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Outward Direct Investment: Total Invested: USA (USD mn) 2,024.561 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Outward Direct Investment: Total Invested (USD mn) 5,844.639 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Outward Direct Investment: Total Invested: China (USD mn) 205.028 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
Outward Direct Investment: Total Invested: Indonesia (USD mn) 117.273 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
ODI: Total Invested: Mining (USD mn) 116.574 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
ODI: Total Invested: Manufacturing (USD mn) 1,888.059 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
ODI: Total Invested: Financing and Insurance (USD mn) 2,206.781 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
ODI: Total Invested: Wholesale and Retail sales (USD mn) 337.696 Sep 2025 monthly Jan 1981 - Sep 2025
ODI: Total Invested: Real Estate (USD mn) 725,563.42 Jun 2018 monthly Dec 1980 - Jun 2018
Smalll Business Health Index (SBHI): Economic Outlook (EO) (Index) 75.600 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 2015 - Feb 2026
Monetary Last Frequency Range
Non Performing Loans Ratio (%) 0.5 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Household Debt: % of GDP (%) 92.3 Sep 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Sep 2025
Non-Performing Loans (USD mn) 9,283.726 Sep 2025 quarterly Jun 2001 - Sep 2025
Money Supply M1 (USD mn) 945,572.116 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
Money Supply M2 (USD mn) 2,851,970.648 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1970 - Dec 2025
M2 Growth (%) 5.4 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1971 - Dec 2025
Reserve Requirement Ratio (%) 7.0 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves (USD mn) 402,450.3 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: % of GDP (%) 7.000 Feb 2026 monthly Nov 1979 - Feb 2026
Foreign Exchange Reserves: Months of Import (NA) 7.7 Feb 2026 monthly Jan 1971 - Feb 2026
Gold Reserves (USD mn) 4,794.932 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 1956 - Feb 2026
Total Deposits (USD mn) 1,948,384.203 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1992 - Dec 2025
Total Deposits Growth (%) 5.6 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1993 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit (USD mn) 3,295,265.2 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2001 - Dec 2025
Domestic Credit Growth (%) 4.9 Dec 2025 monthly Dec 2002 - Dec 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Households (%) 11.400 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Debt Service Ratio: Private Non-Financial Sector (%) 19.900 Jun 2025 quarterly Mar 1999 - Jun 2025
Credit to Households (USD bn) 1,716.368 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1962 - Jun 2025
Credit to Private Non-Financial Sector (USD bn) 3,835.630 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 1962 - Jun 2025
Household Debt (USD mn) 1,776,837.2 Jun 2025 quarterly Dec 2002 - Jun 2025
Total Loans (USD mn) 1,724,331.799 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2025
Total Loans Growth (%) 4.26 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1966 - Dec 2025
Private Debt: % of Nominal GDP (%) 140.76 Dec 2025 quarterly Mar 1991 - Dec 2025
Money Supply: New M2: Certificate of Deposit (KRW bn) 24,533.00 Mar 2018 monthly Jun 1984 - Mar 2018
Deposits: CSB: Households (KRW bn) 614,344.50 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1975 - Mar 2018
Deposits: CSB: Corporations (KRW bn) 396,621.30 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1975 - Mar 2018
Loans of CSBs: CH: Corporate (KRW bn) 796,021.70 Mar 2018 monthly Dec 2006 - Mar 2018
Loans of Commercial and Specialized Banks (CSB): Total (KRW bn) 1,525,815.40 Mar 2018 monthly Jan 1965 - Mar 2018
Loans of CSBs: CH: Household: Mortgage (KRW tn) 934.900 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2013 - Feb 2026
Loans of CSBs: Corporate and Household (CH) (KRW tn) 2,551.500 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2013 - Feb 2026
Loans of CSBs: CH: Household (KRW tn) 1,172.300 Feb 2026 monthly Dec 2013 - Feb 2026
Deposits: Total: MoM (% bn) 1.400 Dec 2025 monthly Oct 1992 - Dec 2025
Deposits: Total: YoY (% bn) 5.600 Dec 2025 monthly Sep 1993 - Dec 2025
Loans of Commercial & Specialized Banks (CSB): YoY (% bn) 4.300 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2025
Loans of Commercial & Specialized Banks (CSB): MoM (% bn) -0.200 Dec 2025 monthly Jan 1965 - Dec 2025
KR: Non-performing Loans (NPL): Commercial & Specialized Banks (KRW bn) 12,186.500 Dec 2018 quarterly Jun 2001 - Dec 2018
Business and Economic Survey Last Frequency Range
Business Confidence Growth (% Point) 8.0 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 2004 - Mar 2026
BSI: Forecast: BC: Services: Construction (NA) 57.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2009 - Mar 2026
BSI: Forecast: BC: Services: Wholesale and Retail Trade (NA) 78.000 Mar 2026 monthly Sep 2009 - Mar 2026
Business Survey Index: Forecast: Business Condition: All Industries (NA) 75.000 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 2003 - Mar 2026
BSI: Forecast: BC: Manufacturing (NA) 77.000 Mar 2026 monthly Feb 2003 - Mar 2026
Busniess Survey Index: Forecast: Manufacturing: sa (NA) 81.000 Jul 2018 monthly Feb 2003 - Jul 2018
Business Survey Index: Forecast: Non-manufacturing: sa (NA) 81.000 Jul 2018 monthly Feb 2003 - Jul 2018
BSI: Forecast: BC: Services (NA) 81.000 Jul 2018 monthly Sep 2009 - Jul 2018
Business Survey Index: Actual: Manufacturing: sa (NA) 79.000 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2018
Business Survey Index: Actual: Non-manufacturing: sa (NA) 79.000 Jun 2018 monthly Jan 2003 - Jun 2018

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