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  • Economic and Financial Data of Korea
  • The data shown in this page correspond to the data described on the International Monetary Fund`s Dissemination Standards Bulletin Board(DSBB). For a fuller explanation of the DSBB and statistical standards to which Korea has committed, please click on the link of each data.

Date of last update : 21/Feb/2019

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Unless otherwise indicated, the data are not seasonally adjusted.

Unless otherwise indicated, the data are final when first released.

Real Sector

Real Sector
Unit Description Observations Links to
Country Data
Period of
Latest Data
Latest Data Previous Data
National Accounts         BOK
* Gross Domestic Product (current prices) Billion won preliminary Q3/18 456,121.9 446,044.4  
* Gross Domestic Product (chained 2010 year prices) Billion won advance estimate Q4/18 404,060.6 400,197.8  
Production Index 2015=100 Dec/18 106.1 109.1 KOSIS
Forward-looking indicators          
* Leading composite Indexannotation01 2015=100 Dec/18 113.7 113.6 KOSIS
* Business Survey Indexannotation02   Jan/19 69 72 BOK
Employment persons Thousand persons Jan/19 26,231.6 26,638 KOSIS
Unemployment rate percent (Seasonally adjusted)annotation17 % of labor force, SA Jan/19 4.4 3.8 KOSIS
Wages/Earningsannotation03 2015=100 Nov/18 102 104.5 MOEL
Consumer Price Index 2015=100 Jan/19 104.2 104.4 KOSIS
Producer Price Index(PPI) 2010=100 Dec/18 104.1 104.6 BOK

Fiscal Sector

Fiscal Sector
Unit Description Observations Links to Country Data
Period of Latest Data Latest Data Previous Data
General Government or public sector Operationsannotation04         MOSF
* Revenue Billion won 2016 568,032 534,557  
* Expenditure Billion won 2016 482,889 470,169  
* Net operating balance Billion won 2016 85,144 64,388  
* Net acquisition of nonfinancial assets Billion won 2016 42,282 44,885  
* Net lending / borrowing Billion won 2016 42,861 19,502  
Central Government Operations         MOSF
* Revenue Billion won Nov/18 408,637 381,115  
* Expenditure Billion won Nov/18 371,229 352,462  
* Balance, Deficit/Surplusannotation05 Billion won Nov/18 37,409 28,653  
* Financing Billion won Nov/18 16,639 -12,109  
Central Government Debt         MOSF
* Total gross outstanding of the central government debt Billion won Nov/17 634,162 629,363  
* Debt by original maturity Billion won Nov/17 634,162 629,363  
* Debt by debt instrument Billion won Nov/17 634,162 629,363  
* Debt by residency Billion won Nov/17 634,162 629,363  
* Central Government guaranteed debtannotation06 Billion won Nov/17 21,142 19,512  

Financial Sector

Financial Sector
Unit Description Observations Links to Country Data
Period of Latest Data Latest Data Previous Data
Analytical Accounts of the Banking Sector (Monetary Survey)         BOK
* Monetary aggregates(M2, broad, end of month ) Billion won Dec/18 r2,700,362.4 r2,687,143  
* Domestic claims (End of month) Billion won Dec/18 r2,995,619.8 r2,964,873.3  
'- public sectorannotation07 (End of month) Billion won Dec/18 r-175,033.6 r-182,742.1  
- private sectorannotation08 (End of month) Billion won Dec/18 r3,170,653.4 r3,147,615.4  
* External position(Net foreign assets) Billion won Dec/18 r575,539.6 r587,259.6  
- Gross foreign assets Billion won Dec/18 r856,457 r874,906.3  
- Gross foreign liabilities Billion won Dec/18 r280,917.4 r287,646.6  
Analytical Accounts of the Central Bank         BOK
* Monetary base Billion won Jan/19 p176,571.8 r172,353.3  
* Domestic claims (End of month) Billion won Jan/19 p-62,410.2 r-171,304.2  
'- public sectorannotation07 (End of month) Billion won Jan/19 p-212,633 r-218,341.6  
- private sectorannotation08 (End of month) Billion won Jan/19 p150,222.8 r47,037.4  
* External position (Net foreign assets) Billion won Jan/19 p386,597.5 r495,428.1  
- Gross foreign assetsannotation09 Billion won Jan/19 p411,784.5 r550,455.4  
- Gross foreign liabilities Billion won Jan/19 p25,187 r55,027.3  
Interest Ratesannotation10         BOK
* Bank of Korea Base Rate % per year Dec/18 1.8 1.8  
* Interest rates on liquidity adjustment loan % per year Dec/18 2.8 2.8  
* CBs & SBsannotation12 weighted averages of interest rates on time & saving deposits(newly extended) % per year Dec/18 2.1 2  
* CBs & SBs weighted averages of interest rates on loans & discountsannotation13 (newly extended) % per year Dec/18 3.7 3.7  
* Yields on Treasury bondsannotation14 (period average rates, a maturity of 1 years) % per year Dec/18 1.8 1.8  
* Yields on Treasury bonds (period average rates, a maturity of 3 years) % per year Dec/18 1.8 1.9  
* Yields on Treasury bonds (period average rates, a maturity of 10 years) % per year Dec/18 2 2.2  

External Sector

External Sector
Unit Description Observations Links to Country Data
Period of Latest Data Latest Data Previous Data
Balance of Payments (BOP)annotation15         BOK
* Imports of goods and services US$ million Dec/18 54,595.4 54,661.8  
* Exports of goods and services US$ million Dec/18 59,176.1 59,949.6  
* Balance of primary income US$ million Dec/18 1,043.1 490.7  
* Balance of secondary income US$ million Dec/18 -804.5 -554.9  
* Capital Account US$ million Dec/18 146.1 -9.5  
* Financial Account US$ million Dec/18 5,439.1 3,871.3  
- Reserves Assets US$ million Dec/18 639.7 -42  
International Reserves (Official Reserve assets) US$ million Jan/19 405,513.2 403,694.3 BOK
* foreign currency reserves US$ million Jan/19 394,490.4 392,582.1  
* IMF Reserve Position US$ million Jan/19 2,175.5 2,140.4  
* SDRs US$ million Jan/19 3,394.1 3,426.6  
* Gold US$ million Jan/19 4,794.8 4,794.8  
* Other Reserves Assets US$ million Jan/19 658.4 750.4  
International Reserves and Foreign Currency liquidity US$ million Dec/18     BOK
Merchandise Trade         KCS
*Total exports (FOB value) US$ million Jan/19 46,325.2 48,206.8  
*Total imports (CIF value) US$ million Jan/19 45,031.3 44,024.7  
International Investment Position US$ million       BOK
*Assets(A)   Q3/18 1,527,919.8 1,494,722.1  
*Liabilities(B)   Q3/18 1,187,136.3 1,173,651.2  
*Net International Investment Position(A-B)   Q3/18 340,783.5 321,070.9  
Gross External Debt US$ million Q3/18 449,529.1 440,543.6 BOK
(Population Projections for Korea) Thousand persons 2019 51,811.2 51,635.3 KOSIS
Footnotes (n.a - not available / p - preliminary / r - revised )
annotation01
The base year is changed from 2010 to 2015. From March 2018 onwards, the data is disseminated according to the new base year.
annotation02
The Business Survey Index is calculated by the equation "BSI = ratio of corporations which answered positively less the ratio of corporations which negatively plus 100 ". The index above 100 indicates that the condition for businesses is positive, and below 100 indicates negative condition. From February 2003 the Business Survey Index is disseminated monthly.
annotation03
From April 2018 onwards, the data is disseminated according to the new base year(2015=100).
annotation04
General Government Operations data began to be disseminated in 1997. Flexibility option is being taken for the timeliness of the General Government Operations category. With regard to General Government Operations, the data through 2011 had been compiled based on 1986 GFS while 2001 GFS has been adopted from 2012.
annotation05
The data means the balance including social security funds. The balance of the latest observation(Nov. 2018) excluding social security funds is -175 billion won.
annotation06
Not included in the Central Government Debt.
annotation07
"Domestic claims on the public sector " covers claims on central government, localgovernment and social security organizations.
annotation08
"Domestic claims on the private sector " covers claims on domestic economy other than the public sector and depository corporations.
annotation09
It is impossible to break down the provisional statistics of the foreign sector into sub-items such as foreign assets or foreign liabilities, because they are estimated in terms of the increase or decrease in net foreign assets on the basis of bank foreign exchange receipts and payments statistics. But we can provide the final statistics of foreign sector into sub-items such as foreign assets or foreign liabilities.
annotation10
Daily data are disseminated on the Bank of Koreas website.
annotation11
Data are monthly weighted average rates by trading volume.
annotation12
Commercial Banks & Specialized Banks (Excludes domestic branches of foreign banks).
annotation13
Interest rates are weighted averages on amounts of loans with banking funds (excludes overdrafts and revolving loans <minus loans >).
annotation14
There are no short-term government bonds issued in Korea.
annotation15
The results of the implementation of the Balance of Payments Manual Sixth Edition (BPM6). Positive figures in financial account represent increases in assets/liabilities, and negative figures represent decreases.
annotation16
The results of the implementation of the Balance of Payments Manual Sixth Edition (BPM6).
annotation17
Note that seasonal adjustment data has been changed since June 1999 as the seasonal adjustment factor was rewritten by adding the series for 2016.
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