South Korea Net IIP, Gross External Debt and External Assets (quarterly)
Quarterly International Investment Position (`311Y001`), Gross External Debt (`311Y004`), and Gross External Assets in Debt Instruments (`311Y005`) compiled by the Bank of Korea: External Financial Assets & Liabilities, Net IIP, Short-term and Long-term External Debt, and sectoral External Debt (General Government, Central Bank, Banks, Other Sectors).
| Indicator | Q2-2026 | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| External Financial Assets (Total) | 3,084,253.1 | 2,882,591.3 | 2,867,608.7 | 2,782,580.8 | 2,669,933.2 | 2,509,271.3 | 2,510,342.4 | 2,511,275.5 | 2,401,159.4 | 2,380,178.8 | 2,344,669.3 | 2,263,633.8 | 2,279,121.4 | |
| External Assets – Direct Investment | 872,511.4 | 851,676.7 | 836,278.5 | 820,734.6 | 812,167.8 | 786,263.4 | 769,490.1 | 769,307.4 | 741,780.6 | 733,996.6 | 737,344.8 | 714,868.4 | 710,510.6 | |
| External Assets – Portfolio Investment | 1,380,791.1 | 1,238,075.9 | 1,253,189.1 | 1,201,073.6 | 1,107,578.7 | 998,894.4 | 987,543 | 989,918.4 | 930,277.6 | 902,525.6 | 858,388.8 | 798,927.4 | 806,163.1 | |
| External Assets – Reserve Assets | 427,359.3 | 423,656.5 | 428,054.6 | 422,015.6 | 410,203 | 409,659.4 | 415,603.8 | 419,969.8 | 412,210.5 | 419,251.3 | 420,147.9 | 414,117.8 | 421,453.9 | |
| External Financial Liabilities (Total) | 3,020,204.5 | 2,129,040.3 | 1,981,930.3 | 1,745,425 | 1,663,166.2 | 1,445,447.9 | 1,423,902.2 | 1,558,103.4 | 1,558,385.8 | 1,560,237.6 | 1,539,537.8 | 1,441,264.7 | 1,480,224.2 | |
| External Liabilities – Direct Investment | 321,144.2 | 320,711.2 | 322,043.9 | 321,104 | 324,901.4 | 300,509 | 296,327.2 | 318,299.5 | 295,903.7 | 301,077.6 | 308,086.3 | 283,524.3 | 282,305.8 | |
| External Liabilities – Portfolio Investment | 2,332,157.6 | 1,472,886.1 | 1,364,591.5 | 1,146,379.4 | 1,054,939.7 | 869,462.9 | 840,523.1 | 959,316.7 | 988,995.7 | 984,491 | 953,728 | 863,000.3 | 899,874 | |
| Net International Investment Position (Net IIP) | 64,048.6 | 753,551 | 885,678.4 | 1,037,155.8 | 1,006,767 | 1,063,823.4 | 1,086,440.2 | 953,172.1 | 842,773.6 | 819,941.2 | 805,131.5 | 822,369.1 | 798,897.2 | |
| Gross External Debt (Total) | 812,831.9 | 774,390.2 | 770,153.3 | 741,765.7 | 739,610.2 | 687,901.7 | 677,820.6 | 703,873.8 | 664,782.2 | 670,463.1 | 677,323.5 | 657,494.4 | 672,678.3 | |
| Short-Term External Debt | 198,532.1 | 183,556.1 | 179,354.9 | 162,810.3 | 167,966.1 | 149,791.3 | 146,838.1 | 157,404.4 | 141,024.6 | 140,291.5 | 141,465.1 | 145,235.9 | 165,326.5 | |
| Long-Term External Debt | 614,299.8 | 590,834.1 | 590,798.4 | 578,955.4 | 571,644.1 | 538,110.4 | 530,982.5 | 546,469.4 | 523,757.6 | 530,171.6 | 535,858.4 | 512,258.5 | 507,351.8 | |
| External Debt – General Government | 215,167 | 206,732.2 | 209,090.1 | 199,576.1 | 202,806.1 | 172,620.4 | 163,093.5 | 182,522.2 | 163,494.8 | 165,311.3 | 172,457.5 | 165,078.2 | 166,791.6 | |
| External Debt – Central Bank | 22,219.7 | 23,761.8 | 29,081.3 | 26,864.6 | 28,064.3 | 25,887.6 | 26,729.1 | 26,729.7 | 24,132.7 | 24,864.1 | 26,399.1 | 27,183.8 | 31,401.7 | |
| External Debt – Deposit-Taking Corporations | 252,752 | 257,538.4 | 259,836.7 | 251,881.3 | 253,690.3 | 242,282.9 | 243,625.5 | 252,537.6 | 247,164.5 | 249,206.7 | 250,144 | 250,990.3 | 262,552.9 | |
| External Debt – Other Sectors | 322,693.2 | 286,357.8 | 272,145.2 | 263,443.7 | 255,049.5 | 247,110.8 | 244,372.5 | 242,084.3 | 229,990.2 | 231,081 | 228,322.9 | 214,242.1 | 211,932.1 | |
| Gross External Assets in Debt Instruments | 1,180,626.7 | 1,139,911.4 | 1,143,246.5 | 1,127,831.3 | 1,099,609.2 | 1,057,017.4 | 1,071,223 | 1,067,355.8 | 1,028,667.7 | 1,039,724.3 | 1,035,042.1 | 1,017,295.2 | 1,034,301.7 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 1994 to Q2 2026.
About this data
Quarterly International Investment Position (`311Y001`), Gross External Debt (`311Y004`), and Gross External Assets in Debt Instruments (`311Y005`) compiled by the Bank of Korea: External Financial Assets & Liabilities, Net IIP, Short-term and Long-term External Debt, and sectoral External Debt (General Government, Central Bank, Banks, Other Sectors).
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for South Korea Net IIP, Gross External Debt and External Assets (quarterly)?
- Net International Investment Position (Net IIP) stood at 64,048.6 USD million in Q2 2026. That is −689,502.4 USD million from Q1 2026 and −942,718.4 USD million from a year earlier.
- Is South Korea Net IIP, Gross External Debt and External Assets (quarterly) at a high or a low right now?
- The reading of 64,048.6 USD million is the lowest since Q3 2014.
- How far back does the South Korea Net IIP, Gross External Debt and External Assets (quarterly) data go?
- The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 1994 to Q2 2026. Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.