Bank of Korea (KRW) •Series ID: WS_CBTA:Q:KR:B:XDF_R_B1GQ:_Z:B•1960–2026

Bank of Korea Balance Sheet Share of GDP (South Korea) - Historical Data

Name: Bank of Korea Balance Sheet Share of GDP (South Korea) (1960-2026)
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Total assets of the Bank of Korea expressed as a percentage of South Korea nominal Gross Domestic Product from 1960 to 2026. As of 2026 Q1, Bank of Korea assets represent 21.30% of GDP, versus a record high of 33.13% in 2012 Q1.

Latest Reading (2026 Q1)

21.30%

Prev (2025 Q4): 23.57%-2.27 pp

Highest Recorded (2012 Q1)

33.13%

Peak Bank of Korea balance sheet expansion as a percentage of South Korea nominal GDP.

Lowest Recorded (1972 Q1)

10.58%

Lowest recorded Bank of Korea total assets relative to South Korea GDP.

Long-Run Mean (1960–2026)

21.99%

67 annual observations · Quarterly

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Bank of Korea Balance Sheet Share of GDP (South Korea) (1960-2026)

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Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (WS_CBTA:Q:KR:B:XDF_R_B1GQ:_Z:B) Latest: 21.30% (2026 Q1)

BOK Assets (% GDP) Averages by Decade

Decadal mean, peak, and trough across the 1960–2026 archive

Decade	Years Covered	Decade Mean	Decade High (Year)	Decade Low (Year)
1960s	1960–1969	20.87%	29.45% (1966)	12.71% (1967)
1970s	1970–1979	18.24%	21.34% (1977)	11.80% (1971)
1980s	1980–1989	18.87%	24.39% (1988)	16.31% (1983)
1990s	1990–1999	18.94%	22.96% (1998)	13.74% (1996)
2000s	2000–2009	26.06%	29.00% (2009)	22.08% (2002)
2010s	2010–2019	27.52%	31.50% (2011)	24.14% (2019)
2020s	2020–2026	24.05%	26.79% (2021)	21.30% (2026)

Complete Annual Historical Ledger (1960–2026)

Unit: % of GDP · Source: Bank for International Settlements (BIS) (WS_CBTA:Q:KR:B:XDF_R_B1GQ:_Z:B)

Year	Annual Value (% of GDP)	Intra-Year Range (Min – Max)	Monetary Regime & Historical Context
2026	21.30%	21.30% – 21.30%	-
2025	23.57%	21.84% – 23.57%	Post-tightening monetary recalibration across advanced and emerging central banks
2024	23.22%	22.22% – 23.22%	G10 policy rates peak and pivot toward gradual monetary normalization
2023	22.28%	22.28% – 25.25%	-
2022	25.03%	25.03% – 26.60%	Global inflation surge triggers fastest synchronized rate hiking cycle in four decades
2021	26.79%	26.49% – 26.80%	-
2020	26.17%	24.88% – 27.78%	COVID-19 pandemic emergency rate cuts and record balance sheet expansion
2019	24.14%	24.14% – 24.89%	-
2018	24.68%	24.56% – 25.30%	-
2017	24.33%	24.33% – 26.14%	-
2016	26.20%	26.20% – 27.36%	Bank of Japan introduces Yield Curve Control (YCC); post-Brexit BoE easing
2015	28.09%	28.09% – 30.28%	-
2014	29.65%	29.65% – 30.62%	ECB and European peers introduce Negative Interest Rate Policy (NIRP)
2013	29.19%	29.19% – 32.22%	-
2012	29.67%	29.67% – 33.13%	-
2011	31.50%	30.13% – 32.35%	European Sovereign Debt Crisis and Swiss franc safe-haven surge
2010	27.78%	27.78% – 30.77%	-
2009	29.00%	28.64% – 31.74%	-
2008	25.96%	25.17% – 28.14%	Global Financial Crisis drives major central banks to the zero lower bound and QE1
2007	28.51%	27.07% – 28.88%	-
2006	28.98%	27.61% – 29.69%	-
2005	27.26%	27.26% – 28.92%	-
2004	26.84%	26.38% – 28.31%	-
2003	25.31%	21.37% – 25.31%	-
2002	22.08%	22.08% – 24.78%	-
2001	23.53%	22.26% – 23.63%	Dot-com bust and synchronized G10 monetary easing cycle
2000	23.09%	21.79% – 23.09%	-
1999	21.25%	21.02% – 23.31%	Launch of the Euro and establishment of the European Central Bank (ECB)
1998	22.96%	22.96% – 24.73%	-
1997	20.06%	11.33% – 20.06%	Asian Financial Crisis triggers emergency EM currency defense hikes
1996	13.74%	13.74% – 15.00%	-
1995	15.50%	15.02% – 15.70%	-
1994	17.27%	17.27% – 18.18%	Global bond market selloff and pre-emptive Federal Reserve tightening cycle
1993	19.37%	18.18% – 19.37%	-
1992	19.57%	17.70% – 19.57%	European Exchange Rate Mechanism (ERM) crisis and Black Wednesday
1991	18.56%	18.34% – 19.79%	-
1990	21.12%	21.12% – 22.89%	German reunification tightening and Japanese asset bubble peak
1989	23.67%	23.67% – 23.94%	-
1988	24.39%	22.26% – 24.39%	-
1987	20.56%	17.89% – 20.56%	Louvre Accord and Black Monday central bank liquidity provision
1986	17.55%	16.96% – 18.41%	-
1985	18.01%	16.40% – 19.04%	Plaza Accord coordinated G5 currency intervention depreciates USD
1984	17.06%	14.76% – 17.06%	-
1983	16.31%	14.38% – 16.31%	-
1982	16.71%	16.07% – 16.71%	-
1981	16.94%	15.64% – 16.94%	Volcker disinflation peak pushes benchmark policy rates to postwar highs
1980	17.53%	15.95% – 17.53%	-
1979	17.54%	17.06% – 17.81%	Second oil shock; Paul Volcker appointed Federal Reserve Chair
1978	19.01%	18.09% – 19.25%	-
1977	21.34%	18.40% – 21.34%	-
1976	19.74%	19.01% – 19.92%	-
1975	20.30%	17.82% – 20.43%	-
1974	18.56%	17.53% – 19.06%	First OPEC oil shock triggers global stagflation and steep policy rate hikes
1973	20.87%	18.48% – 20.90%	-
1972	19.41%	10.58% – 19.41%	-
1971	11.80%	11.80% – 12.69%	Nixon Shock suspends USD gold convertibility; Bretton Woods system ends
1970	13.86%	13.10% – 13.86%	-
1969	14.28%	14.28% – 14.28%	-
1968	13.46%	13.46% – 13.46%	-
1967	12.71%	12.71% – 12.71%	-
1966	29.45%	29.45% – 29.45%	Credit crunch of 1966 and monetary tightening
1965	23.75%	23.75% – 23.75%	-
1964	22.41%	22.41% – 22.41%	-
1963	18.47%	18.47% – 18.47%	-
1962	24.47%	24.47% – 24.47%	-
1961	28.18%	28.18% – 28.18%	-
1960	21.50%	21.50% – 21.50%	-

Frequently Asked Questions - BOK Assets (% GDP)

What percentage of South Korea GDP is held on the Bank of Korea balance sheet?

As of 2026 Q1, Bank of Korea total assets equal 21.30% of South Korea nominal GDP. Across 1960-2026, the long-run average is 21.99% of GDP.

Statistical Provenance

Source Metadata & Methodology Notes

Primary Institution:: Bank for International Settlements (BIS)
Dataset / Dataflow:: BIS Central Bank Total Assets Ratio to GDP (WS_CBTA)
Canonical Series ID:: WS_CBTA:Q:KR:B:XDF_R_B1GQ:_Z:B
Reuse & License:: Terms of permitted use of BIS statistics

Compiling agencies: Bank of Korea; Bank for International Settlements.
Ratio of break-adjusted central bank total assets in domestic currency to nominal annual GDP (UNIT_MEASURE=XDF_R_B1GQ).
Allows direct structural comparison of central bank balance sheet footprint across economies of different sizes.

Academic & Media Attribution

Cite This Dataset (APA & BibTeX)

APA 7th Edition

CentralBankData.com. (2026). Bank of Korea Balance Sheet Share of GDP (South Korea), compiled from Bank for International Settlements (WS_CBTA:Q:KR:B:XDF_R_B1GQ:_Z:B). https://centralbankdata.com/bank-of-korea-balance-sheet-share-of-gdp

BibTeX

@misc{cbd_cbta_gdp_south_korea,
  author = {CentralBankData.com},
  title = {Bank of Korea Balance Sheet Share of GDP (South Korea)},
  note = {Compiled from Bank for International Settlements WS_CBTA:Q:KR:B:XDF_R_B1GQ:_Z:B},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://centralbankdata.com/bank-of-korea-balance-sheet-share-of-gdp}
}

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Bank of Korea Balance Sheet Share of GDP (South Korea) (1960-2026)

BOK Assets (% GDP) Averages by Decade

Complete Annual Historical Ledger (1960–2026)

Frequently Asked Questions - BOK Assets (% GDP)

What percentage of South Korea GDP is held on the Bank of Korea balance sheet?

Source Metadata & Methodology Notes

Cite This Dataset (APA & BibTeX)

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