Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in South Korea
South Korea: Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) was 100.0% in 2019. ▲ Rising
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage in South Korea, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
In 2019, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in South Korea stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
The figure is up 6.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit bureau coverage in South Korea peaked at 100.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 74.2%, in 2007.
That places South Korea 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 16 years of available data.
Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults) in South Korea, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 80.7% | — |
| 2005 | 80.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 76.6% | -5.1% |
| 2007 | 74.2% | -3.1% |
| 2008 | 90.4% | +21.8% |
| 2009 | 93.8% | +3.8% |
| 2010 | 93.3% | -0.5% |
| 2011 | 100.0% | +7.2% |
| 2012 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100.0% | +0.0% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 100.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 55.6%, 1.8× the median. (62 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 100.0% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 10.5%, 9.5× the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 82.7% | 74.2% | 93.8% | 6 |
| 2010s | 99.3% | 93.3% | 100.0% | 10 |
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More private sector data for South Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.5% (2025)
- Manufactures imports 62.1% (2025)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service imports 183.44 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.7% (2025)
- Manufactures exports 88.0% (2025)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Commercial service exports 149.31 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit bureau coverage in South Korea?
- Getting credit: credit bureau coverage in South Korea was 100.0% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit bureau coverage recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 74.2% in 2007.
- How does South Korea rank for getting credit: credit bureau coverage?
- South Korea ranks 1st out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Is getting credit: credit bureau coverage rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit bureau coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit bureau coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit bureau’s database as of January 1 with information on their borrowing history from the past five years, and the number of individuals and firms that have had no borrowing history in the past five years but for which a lender requested a credit report from the bureau in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.