Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) was 4.0% in 2023. ◆ Volatile
Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Republic of Korea, 2009–2023
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2023, net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Republic of Korea stood at 4.0%. That is the highest value across all 15 years on record.
The figure 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 Republic of Korea peaked at 4.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, -1.0%, in 2017.
Republic of Korea ranks 57th of 129 countries on this measure, 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 Republic of 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% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Net open position in foreign exchange to capital (%) in Republic of 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 Republic of Korea
- 54 Indonesia 4.1% compare
- 55 Mozambique 4.0% compare
- 56 Malaysia 4.0% compare
- 57 South Korea 4.0% compare
- 59 Brazil 3.7% compare
- 60 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3.6% compare
More development goals data for Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- Net open position in foreign exchange to capital in Republic of 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 4.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest net open position in foreign exchange to capital recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -1.0% in 2017.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for net open position in foreign exchange to capital?
- Republic of Korea ranks 57th out of 129 countries with data for 2023.
- Is net open position in foreign exchange to capital rising or falling in Republic of 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 Republic of 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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