Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector in South Korea

Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector in South Korea was 132.9% of GDP in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is down 4.1 pts from Q1 2025. That is the 5th highest of 43 countries in Q1 2026.

Q1 2026, % of GDP132.9 Estimated
Change on Q1 2025-4.1 pts
Rank5th of 43Countries ranked
Series high141.8Q3 2023
Series low50.3Q1 1977
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Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector in South Korea, Q1 1970 to Q1 2026

4060801001201401601970-Q11978-Q21986-Q31994-Q42003-Q12011-Q22019-Q32026-Q12026-Q1: 132.9 % of GDP50751001251501970-Q11988-Q42007-Q32026-Q12026-Q1: 132.9 % of GDP
% of GDP. Source: BIS, BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
All 225 values
Period% of GDP
2026-Q1132.9 Estimated
2025-Q4136.4 Estimated
2025-Q3137.6 Estimated
2025-Q2137.7 Estimated
2025-Q1137 Estimated
2024-Q4136.7 Estimated
2024-Q3137.5 Estimated
2024-Q2137.8 Estimated
2024-Q1138.7 Estimated
2023-Q4140.5 Estimated
2023-Q3141.8 Estimated
2023-Q2141.2 Estimated
2023-Q1140.6 Estimated
2022-Q4141.1 Estimated
2022-Q3140.7 Estimated
2022-Q2139 Estimated
2022-Q1138.1 Estimated
2021-Q4137.7 Estimated
2021-Q3137.2 Estimated
2021-Q2136 Estimated
2021-Q1135.3 Estimated
2020-Q4133.4 Estimated
2020-Q3131.1 Estimated
2020-Q2128.7 Estimated
2020-Q1124.6 Estimated
2019-Q4121.6 Estimated
2019-Q3120 Estimated
2019-Q2118 Estimated
2019-Q1116 Estimated
2018-Q4114.8 Estimated
2018-Q3114 Estimated
2018-Q2113.4 Estimated
2018-Q1112.3 Estimated
2017-Q4111.7 Estimated
2017-Q3111.9 Estimated
2017-Q2111.9 Estimated
2017-Q1111.1 Estimated
2016-Q4111.2 Estimated
2016-Q3111 Estimated
2016-Q2110.1 Estimated
2016-Q1109.3 Estimated
2015-Q4109.4 Estimated
2015-Q3109.4 Estimated
2015-Q2108.9 Estimated
2015-Q1109.6 Estimated
2014-Q4109.5 Estimated
2014-Q3108.6 Estimated
2014-Q2107.5 Estimated
2014-Q1107.3 Estimated
2013-Q4107.3 Estimated
2013-Q3108.5 Estimated
2013-Q2109.2 Estimated
2013-Q1108.7 Estimated
2012-Q4109.4 Estimated
2012-Q3110.9 Estimated
2012-Q2111.2 Estimated
2012-Q1110.9 Estimated
2011-Q4111.5 Estimated
2011-Q3112.5 Estimated
2011-Q2110.6 Estimated
2011-Q1110.2 Estimated
2010-Q4110.5 Estimated
2010-Q3112.7 Estimated
2010-Q2113.9 Estimated
2010-Q1114.6 Estimated
2009-Q4116.4 Estimated
2009-Q3118.4 Estimated
2009-Q2118.5 Estimated
2009-Q1118.9 Estimated
2008-Q4117.3 Estimated
2008-Q3116.1 Estimated
2008-Q2113.4 Estimated
2008-Q1110.7 Estimated
2007-Q4108 Estimated
2007-Q3107 Estimated
2007-Q2105.8 Estimated
2007-Q1104.5 Estimated
2006-Q4103.5 Estimated
2006-Q3100.6 Estimated
2006-Q298 Estimated
2006-Q194.9 Estimated
2005-Q494 Estimated
2005-Q393 Estimated
2005-Q292.3 Estimated
2005-Q190.7 Estimated
2004-Q490.9 Estimated
2004-Q392.7 Estimated
2004-Q293.7 Estimated
2004-Q194.9 Estimated
2003-Q494.5 Estimated
2003-Q395.4 Estimated
2003-Q295.7 Estimated
2003-Q196.5 Estimated
2002-Q495.3 Estimated
2002-Q393.7 Estimated
2002-Q291.5 Estimated
2002-Q191.4 Estimated
2001-Q489 Estimated
2001-Q392.3 Estimated
2001-Q291.1 Estimated
2001-Q192 Estimated
2000-Q493.5 Estimated
2000-Q396.2 Estimated
2000-Q296.9 Estimated
2000-Q1100.3 Estimated
1999-Q4104.8 Estimated
1999-Q3113 Estimated
1999-Q2116.8 Estimated
1999-Q1124.1 Estimated
1998-Q4120.2 Estimated
1998-Q3120.7 Estimated
1998-Q2118.5 Estimated
1998-Q1118.8 Estimated
1997-Q4118.6 Estimated
1997-Q3115.5 Estimated
1997-Q2113.6 Estimated
1997-Q1111.2 Estimated
1996-Q4107.8 Estimated
1996-Q3108.1 Estimated
1996-Q2105.1 Estimated
1996-Q1102.7 Estimated
1995-Q4101.6 Estimated
1995-Q3100.5 Estimated
1995-Q299.9 Estimated
1995-Q199.2 Estimated
1994-Q498.8 Estimated
1994-Q3100 Estimated
1994-Q298.4 Estimated
1994-Q195.6 Estimated
1993-Q494.6 Estimated
1993-Q395.5 Estimated
1993-Q293.6 Estimated
1993-Q192.2 Estimated
1992-Q491.2 Estimated
1992-Q389.2 Estimated
1992-Q288.2 Estimated
1992-Q187.7 Estimated
1991-Q487.1 Estimated
1991-Q382 Estimated
1991-Q285.6 Estimated
1991-Q184.4 Estimated
1990-Q485 Estimated
1990-Q386.2 Estimated
1990-Q285.9 Estimated
1990-Q185.3 Estimated
1989-Q487 Estimated
1989-Q383.3 Estimated
1989-Q280.8 Estimated
1989-Q177.1 Estimated
1988-Q477.1 Estimated
1988-Q377.7 Estimated
1988-Q278.6 Estimated
1988-Q177.9 Estimated
1987-Q481.7 Estimated
1987-Q386 Estimated
1987-Q287.3 Estimated
1987-Q186.1 Estimated
1986-Q487.8 Estimated
1986-Q388.2 Estimated
1986-Q289.4 Estimated
1986-Q188.5 Estimated
1985-Q488.9 Estimated
1985-Q389.7 Estimated
1985-Q286.9 Estimated
1985-Q183.8 Estimated
1984-Q482.6 Estimated
1984-Q383.1 Estimated
1984-Q283.2 Estimated
1984-Q182.5 Estimated
1983-Q482.5 Estimated
1983-Q382.5 Estimated
1983-Q282.8 Estimated
1983-Q181.6 Estimated
1982-Q482.2 Estimated
1982-Q380.8 Estimated
1982-Q278.1 Estimated
1982-Q175.4 Estimated
1981-Q474.9 Estimated
1981-Q372.4 Estimated
1981-Q273.1 Estimated
1981-Q171.9 Estimated
1980-Q471.7 Estimated
1980-Q369.2 Estimated
1980-Q268 Estimated
1980-Q165.9 Estimated
1979-Q461.5 Estimated
1979-Q359.5 Estimated
1979-Q256.5 Estimated
1979-Q156 Estimated
1978-Q455.5 Estimated
1978-Q355.1 Estimated
1978-Q255 Estimated
1978-Q153.2 Estimated
1977-Q451.4 Estimated
1977-Q352.2 Estimated
1977-Q250.8 Estimated
1977-Q150.3 Estimated
1976-Q450.7 Estimated
1976-Q351.5 Estimated
1976-Q251 Estimated
1976-Q152.9 Estimated
1975-Q453.6 Estimated
1975-Q355 Estimated
1975-Q255.4 Estimated
1975-Q156.6 Estimated
1974-Q460.4 Estimated
1974-Q360.7 Estimated
1974-Q258.6 Estimated
1974-Q158.1 Estimated
1973-Q458.5 Estimated
1973-Q358.4 Estimated
1973-Q258.2 Estimated
1973-Q157.4 Estimated
1972-Q457.3 Estimated
1972-Q359.7 Estimated
1972-Q259 Estimated
1972-Q158.5 Estimated
1971-Q458 Estimated
1971-Q357.8 Estimated
1971-Q255.7 Estimated
1971-Q155.5 Estimated
1970-Q454.6 Estimated
1970-Q353.3 Estimated
1970-Q251.7 Estimated
1970-Q151 Estimated

South Korea compared with nearby places

Argentina: 13.9 % of GDPAustria: 77.7 % of GDPAustralia: 137.1 % of GDPBelgium: 66.5 % of GDPBrazil: 74.9 % of GDPCanada: 102.2 % of GDPSwitzerland: 147.2 % of GDPChile: 69.5 % of GDPChina: 202.2 % of GDPColombia: 40.1 % of GDPCzechia: 48.8 % of GDPGermany: 71.7 % of GDPDenmark: 131.8 % of GDPSpain: 69 % of GDPFinland: 88.7 % of GDPFrance: 99.1 % of GDPUnited Kingdom: 73 % of GDPGreece: 48.1 % of GDPHong Kong: 232.9 % of GDPHungary: 32.4 % of GDPIndonesia: 33.8 % of GDPIreland: 24.4 % of GDPIsrael: 72.5 % of GDPIndia: 64.2 % of GDPItaly: 57.7 % of GDPJapan: 115.4 % of GDPSouth Korea: 132.9 % of GDPLuxembourg: 78.7 % of GDPMexico: 21.4 % of GDPMalaysia: 127.4 % of GDPNetherlands: 84.7 % of GDPNorway: 109.5 % of GDPNew Zealand: 132.1 % of GDPPoland: 33.5 % of GDPPortugal: 78 % of GDPRussia: 60.3 % of GDPSaudi Arabia: 67.6 % of GDPSweden: 124 % of GDPSingapore: 115.7 % of GDPThailand: 114.2 % of GDPTürkiye: 34.4 % of GDPUnited States: 43.1 % of GDPSouth Africa: 57.1 % of GDP
  • Under 40
  • 40 to 64
  • 64 to 73
  • 73 to 99
  • 99 to 130
  • 130 and over
  • No data
Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector, Q1 2026, % of GDP. South Korea is outlined. Same source and period for every area shown. Source: Bank for International Settlements. Boundaries: Natural Earth (public domain).

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Definition

Quarter-end loans and debt securities held by domestic banks against households, NPISHs and non-financial corporations, divided by nominal GDP over the latest four quarters, in percent. Excludes credit from other financial corporations, foreign lenders and trade credit.

BIS break-adjusted series, distinct from World Bank credit from all financial corporations. Not seasonally adjusted.

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Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.

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Bank for International Settlements. (n.d.). BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp (Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector, South Korea, 1970-Q1 to 2026-Q1) [Data set]. Retrieved October 12, 2026, from https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1

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BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp, Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector, South Korea, 1970-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Bank for International Settlements, https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-credit-private-nonfinancial-gdp/south-korea. Accessed 12 Oct. 2026.

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Bank for International Settlements. n.d. BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp. Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector, South Korea, 1970-Q1 to 2026-Q1. Dataset. Accessed October 12, 2026. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Also distributed by Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-credit-private-nonfinancial-gdp/south-korea.

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Bank for International Settlements (no date) BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp, Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector, South Korea, 1970-Q1 to 2026-Q1 [Dataset]. Available at: https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1, via Invokely: https://invokely.ai/en/bank-credit-private-nonfinancial-gdp/south-korea (Accessed: 12 October 2026).

BibTeX
@misc{bank_domestic_bank_credit_to_2026,
  author = {{Bank for International Settlements}},
  title = {{BIS WS\_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp: Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector, South Korea, 1970-Q1 to 2026-Q1}},
  howpublished = {Data set},
  url = {https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1},
  urldate = {2026-10-12},
  note = {Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-credit-private-nonfinancial-gdp/south-korea. Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS\_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS\_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv\&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.},
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UR  - https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1
L2  - https://invokely.ai/en/bank-credit-private-nonfinancial-gdp/south-korea
Y2  - 2026/10/12
N1  - Accessed via Invokely, https://invokely.ai/en/bank-credit-private-nonfinancial-gdp/south-korea.
N1  - Publisher attribution: Bank for International Settlements (BIS), compiled from central bank and other national sources. BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp. https://stats.bis.org/api/v2/data/dataflow/BIS/WS_TC/2.0/Q.AD+AE+AF+AG+AI+AL+AM+AO+AQ+AR+AS+AT+AU+AW+AX+AZ+BA+BB+BD+BE+BF+BG+BH+BI+BJ+BL+BM+BN+BO+BQ+BR+BS+BT+BV+BW+BY+BZ+CA+CC+CD+CF+CG+CH+CI+CK+CL+CM+CN+CO+CR+CU+CV+CW+CX+CY+CZ+DE+DJ+DK+DM+DO+DZ+EC+EE+EG+EH+ER+ES+ET+FI+FJ+FK+FM+FO+FR+GA+GB+GD+GE+GF+GG+GH+GI+GL+GM+GN+GP+GQ+GR+GS+GT+GU+GW+GY+HK+HM+HN+HR+HT+HU+ID+IE+IL+IM+IN+IO+IQ+IR+IS+IT+JE+JM+JO+JP+KE+KG+KH+KI+KM+KN+KP+KR+KW+KY+KZ+LA+LB+LC+LI+LK+LR+LS+LT+LU+LV+LY+MA+MC+MD+ME+MF+MG+MH+MK+ML+MM+MN+MO+MP+MQ+MR+MS+MT+MU+MV+MW+MX+MY+MZ+NA+NC+NE+NF+NG+NI+NL+NO+NP+NR+NU+NZ+OM+PA+PE+PF+PG+PH+PK+PL+PM+PN+PR+PS+PT+PW+PY+QA+RE+RO+RS+RU+RW+SA+SB+SC+SD+SE+SG+SH+SI+SJ+SK+SL+SM+SN+SO+SR+SS+ST+SV+SX+SY+SZ+TC+TD+TF+TG+TH+TJ+TK+TL+TM+TN+TO+TR+TT+TV+TW+TZ+UA+UG+UM+US+UY+UZ+VA+VC+VE+VG+VI+VN+VU+WF+WS+YE+YT+ZA+ZM+ZW.P.B.M.770.A?format=csv&startPeriod=1970-Q1. Retrieved 2026-10-12.
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What is the domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector in South Korea?

Domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector in South Korea was 132.9% of GDP in Q1 2026, according to the Bank for International Settlements. That is down 4.1 pts from Q1 2025. That is the 5th highest of 43 countries in Q1 2026.

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Bank for International Settlements. BIS WS_TC: P.B.M.770.A, quarterly, bank credit private nonfinancial gdp. Retrieved by Invokely on 2026-10-12.

What was the highest domestic bank credit to the private non-financial sector in South Korea?

141.8% of GDP in Q3 2023, the highest value since Q1 1970 in this series.

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