South Korea: Bank credit to government

South Korea: Bank credit to government and public enterprises, percent of GDP

: For that indicator, we provide data for South Korea from 1980 to 2017. The average value for South Korea during that period was 5.79 percent with a minimum of 1.31 percent in 1996 and a maximum of 10.32 percent in 2001. The latest value from 2017 is 8.6 percent. For comparison, the world average in 2017 based on 153 countries is 12.06 percent. See the global rankings for that indicator or use the country comparator to compare trends over time.

Definition: Bank credit is the amount of credit available to the government sector. It consists of the total amount of combined funds that are provided to the government by the bank sector.