Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Korea

Korea: Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure was 818.03 billion in 2024. β–² Rising

Latest (2024)
818.03 billion
Change on year
up 0.3%
World rank
15th
of 197 countries
All-time high
868.58 billion
in 2022
All-time low
341.31 billion
in 2005
Years of data
20
2005–2024

Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure in Korea, 2005–2024

0200.0B400.0B600.0B800.0B2005201420242005: 341.3B2006: 404.8B2007: 470.5B2008: 552.3B2009: 426.0B2010: 547.9B2011: 696.2B2012: 695.7B2013: 682.2B2014: 679.4B2015: 569.4B2016: 544.0B2017: 634.0B2018: 696.8B2019: 652.6B2020: 579.7B2021: 749.4B2022: 868.6B2023: 815.3B2024: 818.0B

Source: International Monetary Fund.

Analysis

The most recent figure for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Korea is 818.03 billion, measured in 2024.

That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 20.4% over ten years.

Over the whole period, total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Korea peaked at 868.58 billion in 2022 and was at its lowest, 341.31 billion, in 2005.

Korea ranks 15th of 197 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 20 years of available data.

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 438.97 billion 341.31 billion 552.29 billion 5
2010s 639.82 billion 544.03 billion 696.78 billion 10
2020s 766.20 billion 579.74 billion 868.58 billion 5

Countries ranked near Korea

  1. 12 Canada 934.88 billion compare
  2. 13 Italy 916.10 billion compare
  3. 14 Switzerland 909.08 billion compare
  4. 16 Mexico 786.34 billion compare
  5. 17 Spain 752.71 billion compare
  6. 18 Belgium 679.73 billion compare

See the full ranking of 206 places β†’

More trade data for Korea

All data for Korea β†’

Frequently asked questions

What is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Korea?
Total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure in Korea was 818.03 billion in 2024, according to International Monetary Fund.
What is the highest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Korea?
The highest recorded value was 868.58 billion in 2022.
What is the lowest total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure recorded in Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 341.31 billion in 2005.
How does Korea rank for total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure?
Korea ranks 15th out of 197 countries with data for 2024.
Is total current account debit/expenditure, debit/expenditure rising or falling in Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Korea data come from?
The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Total current account debit/expenditure, Debit/Expenditure (US dollar)
Source
International Monetary Fund
Licence
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Coverage
206 places, 3,849 data points, 2005–2024
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