Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in South Korea
South Korea: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 4.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in South Korea, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for net open position in foreign exchange to capital in South Korea is 4.0%, measured in 2023. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.9% on the previous year and up 2,740.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in South Korea peaked at 4.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2017.
That places South Korea 57th out of 129 countries with data for 2023, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 2.9% | — |
| 2010 | 0.9% | -68.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9% | +1.4% |
| 2012 | 0.2% | -83.5% |
| 2013 | -0.1% | -196.9% |
| 2014 | 0.5% | -412.1% |
| 2015 | -0.0% | -108.3% |
| 2016 | 0.0% | -149.4% |
| 2017 | -1.0% | -5220.6% |
| 2018 | 0.0% | -104.2% |
| 2019 | 0.1% | +161.6% |
| 2020 | -0.0% | -119.2% |
| 2021 | 1.5% | -7376.3% |
| 2022 | 3.8% | +151.5% |
| 2023 | 4.0% | +4.9% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 4.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 2.2%, 1.8× the median. (38 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 4.0% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 4.2%, 94% of the median. (14 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in South Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 | +7376.3% | -0.0% | 1.5% |
| 2017 | -5220.6% | 0.0% | -1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.9% | 2.9% | 2.9% | 1 |
| 2010s | 0.1% | -1.0% | 0.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | -0.0% | 4.0% | 4 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
- 54 Indonesia 4.1% compare
- 55 Mozambique 4.0% compare
- 56 Malaysia 4.0% compare
- 57 Republic of Korea 4.0% compare
- 59 Brazil 3.7% compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.6% compare
More development goals data for South Korea
- Red List Index 0.7105 index (2025)
- Number of refugees per 100,000 population, by country of origin 0.2284 per 100,000 people (2025)
- Manufacturing value added per capita 10,025 constant US$ (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds (not extinct) 49 (2025)
- Number of transboundary breeds with unknown risk status 15 (2025)
- Number of local breeds with unknown risk status 18 (2025)
- Number of local breeds (not extinct) 86 (2025)
- Number of local breeds kept in the country 86 (2025)
- Infant deaths 556 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is net open position in foreign exchange to capital in South Korea?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in South Korea was 4.0% in 2023, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2017.
- How does South Korea rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- South Korea ranks 57th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2,740.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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