South Korea total credit to households, companies and government, % of GDP (BIS)
Quarterly total credit to the South Korean non-financial sector compiled by the Bank for International Settlements: credit to households, non-financial corporations and general government from all lenders (banks, bond markets, non-residents), as a share of GDP and in won billions, adjusted for breaks.
| Indicator | Q1-2026 | Q4-2025 | Q3-2025 | Q2-2025 | Q1-2025 | Q4-2024 | Q3-2024 | Q2-2024 | Q1-2024 | Q4-2023 | Q3-2023 | Q2-2023 | Q1-2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| As a share of GDP1 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-financial sector (private and government)2 | 236.4 | 243.5 | 246.9 | 247.3 | 247 | 243.3 | 245.7 | 246.8 | 248.4 | 249.9 | 251.7 | 252.5 | 252.3 | |
| Private non-financial sector3 | 191.5 | 198 | 199.4 | 199.7 | 200 | 199.8 | 200.7 | 201.6 | 203.3 | 206 | 208.8 | 208.4 | 208.2 | |
| Households and NPISHs | 85.1 | 88.1 | 88.9 | 89.4 | 89.1 | 89.4 | 89.9 | 90.2 | 91.2 | 93 | 94.1 | 94.1 | 94 | |
| Non-financial corporations | 106.4 | 109.9 | 110.5 | 110.3 | 110.9 | 110.5 | 110.8 | 111.4 | 112.1 | 113 | 114.7 | 114.2 | 114.2 | |
| Private non-financial sector, of which from domestic banks | 132.9 | 136.4 | 137.6 | 137.7 | 137 | 136.7 | 137.5 | 137.8 | 138.7 | 140.5 | 141.8 | 141.2 | 140.6 | |
| General government, market value | 44.9 | 45.4 | 47.5 | 47.6 | 47 | 43.4 | 45 | 45.2 | 45.2 | 43.9 | 43 | 44.1 | 44.1 | |
| Outstanding amount1 | ||||||||||||||
| Non-financial sector (private and government)2 | 6,591,935.4 | 6,517,033.4 | 6,503,397.4 | 6,437,080.4 | 6,374,542.3 | 6,237,702.8 | 6,221,228.6 | 6,167,093.8 | 6,097,868.6 | 6,015,628.1 | 5,972,286 | 5,932,121.7 | 5,899,768.5 | |
| Private non-financial sector3 | 5,340,090.5 | 5,300,717.8 | 5,252,679.3 | 5,198,281.7 | 5,162,462.3 | 5,124,227.1 | 5,081,671 | 5,037,867.1 | 4,989,250.6 | 4,959,564.1 | 4,953,265.8 | 4,895,053.9 | 4,869,396.9 | |
| Households and NPISHs | 2,374,062 | 2,359,236 | 2,342,516 | 2,326,650 | 2,300,861 | 2,291,981 | 2,275,688 | 2,254,023 | 2,237,727 | 2,240,067 | 2,231,560 | 2,211,346 | 2,198,506 | |
| Non-financial corporations | 2,966,028.5 | 2,941,481.8 | 2,910,163.3 | 2,871,631.7 | 2,861,601.3 | 2,832,246.1 | 2,805,983 | 2,783,844.1 | 2,751,523.6 | 2,719,497.1 | 2,721,705.8 | 2,683,707.9 | 2,670,890.9 | |
| Private non-financial sector, of which from domestic banks | 3,705,056.3 | 3,651,966.4 | 3,625,185.2 | 3,584,590 | 3,537,369.3 | 3,506,196.2 | 3,480,914.6 | 3,444,346.9 | 3,405,594.8 | 3,382,696.2 | 3,364,418.7 | 3,317,229.5 | 3,288,591.1 | |
| General government, market value | 1,251,844.9 | 1,216,315.6 | 1,250,718.1 | 1,238,798.7 | 1,212,080 | 1,113,475.7 | 1,139,557.6 | 1,129,226.7 | 1,108,618 | 1,056,064 | 1,019,020.2 | 1,037,067.8 | 1,030,371.6 |
Latest reading
The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 1962 to Q1 2026. Source: BIS – Bank for International Settlements (data.bis.org).
About this data
Quarterly total credit to the South Korean non-financial sector compiled by the Bank for International Settlements: credit to households, non-financial corporations and general government from all lenders (banks, bond markets, non-residents), as a share of GDP and in won billions, adjusted for breaks. Government debt is shown at market and at nominal value.
Frequently asked questions
- What is the latest figure for South Korea total credit to households, companies and government, % of GDP (BIS)?
- Private non-financial sector stood at 191.5 % of GDP in Q1 2026. That is −6.5 pp from Q4 2025 and −8.5 pp from a year earlier.
- Is South Korea total credit to households, companies and government, % of GDP (BIS) at a high or a low right now?
- The reading of 191.5 % of GDP is the lowest since Q1 2020.
- How far back does the South Korea total credit to households, companies and government, % of GDP (BIS) data go?
- The series on this page is quarterly and runs from Q4 1962 to Q1 2026. Source: BIS – Bank for International Settlements (data.bis.org). Every series in the table can be charted over its full history and downloaded as CSV or Excel.