Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of pension in Korea
Korea: Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of pension was 21.09 Percentage of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of pension in Korea, 2008–2025
Source: Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Measured in Percentage of GDP.
Analysis
In 2025, institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension in Korea stood at 21.09 Percentage of GDP. That is the highest value across all 18 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% on the previous year and up 168.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension in Korea peaked at 21.09 Percentage of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 2.81 Percentage of GDP, in 2008.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of pension in Korea, year by year
| Year | Percentage of GDP | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 2.81 Percentage of GDP | — |
| 2009 | 3.05 Percentage of GDP | +8.6% |
| 2010 | 3.2 Percentage of GDP | +4.8% |
| 2011 | 3.92 Percentage of GDP | +22.8% |
| 2012 | 4.67 Percentage of GDP | +19.0% |
| 2013 | 5.49 Percentage of GDP | +17.7% |
| 2014 | 7.01 Percentage of GDP | +27.5% |
| 2015 | 7.87 Percentage of GDP | +12.3% |
| 2016 | 8.8 Percentage of GDP | +11.8% |
| 2017 | 9.76 Percentage of GDP | +10.9% |
| 2018 | 10.62 Percentage of GDP | +8.8% |
| 2019 | 12.18 Percentage of GDP | +14.7% |
| 2020 | 14.01 Percentage of GDP | +15.0% |
| 2021 | 15.16 Percentage of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2022 | 16.4 Percentage of GDP | +8.2% |
| 2023 | 17.8 Percentage of GDP | +8.5% |
| 2024 | 18.9 Percentage of GDP | +6.2% |
| 2025 | 21.09 Percentage of GDP | +11.6% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.93 Percentage of GDP | 2.81 Percentage of GDP | 3.05 Percentage of GDP | 2 |
| 2010s | 7.35 Percentage of GDP | 3.2 Percentage of GDP | 12.18 Percentage of GDP | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.23 Percentage of GDP | 14.01 Percentage of GDP | 21.09 Percentage of GDP | 6 |
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More public sector data for Korea
- Government budget allocations for R&D — Government Allocations for R&D 28,685 US dollars, PPP converted (2024)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators -37.48 million National currency (2024)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 28.43 million National currency (2024)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators 115.94 million National currency (2024)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators (Revenue) 858.80 million National currency (2024)
- Annual government non-financial accounts and key indicators 169.17 million National currency (2024)
- NAAG Chapter 6: Government — Compensation of employees by general 6.6 Percentage of GDP (2024)
- Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross fixed 113.41 million National currency (2023)
- Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Gross capital 117.77 million National currency (2023)
- Annual government expenditure by function (COFOG) — Compensation of 159.16 million National currency (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension in Korea?
- Institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension in Korea was 21.09 Percentage of GDP in 2025, according to Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development.
- What is the highest institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 21.09 Percentage of GDP in 2025.
- What is the lowest institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.81 Percentage of GDP in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension?
- Korea ranks 1st out of 2 groups with data for 2025.
- Is institutional investors' indicators — financial assets of pension rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 168.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, published as part of Institutional Investors' Indicators — Financial assets of pension funds. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The Institutional Investors’ Indicators table shows total financial assets and liabilities of the three types of institutional investor - investment funds, insurance corporations and pension funds - as a percentage of GDP. It also provides a breakdown of the total assets (liabilities) of each type of institutional investor by main financial instrument category: currency and deposits; debt securities; loans; equity and investment fund shares; insurance, pensions and standardised guarantees; financial derivatives and employee stock options; and other accounts receivable/payable. The financial instrument categories are shown as a share (percentage) of the total assets (liabilities) of each type of institutional investor. For investment funds, there is also a breakdown of total assets by type of investment fund: real estate, equity, bond, mixed, hedge and other funds; and a breakdown of total assets and liabilities by whether they belong to money market funds (MMFs) or non-MMFs and to open-ended or closed-ended funds. All the indicators in this dataset are derived from the Institutional Investors' Assets and Liabilities dataset.