Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Getting credit: Credit registry coverage was 68.2% in 2019. ◆ Volatile
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Republic of Korea, 2004–2019
Source: World Bank. Measured in % of adults.
Analysis
Republic of Korea recorded 68.2% for getting credit: credit registry coverage in 2019. That is the highest value across all 16 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.8% on the previous year.
Over the whole period, getting credit: credit registry coverage in Republic of Korea peaked at 68.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2004.
That places Republic of Korea 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Getting credit: Credit registry coverage in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % of adults | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 0.0% | — |
| 2013 | 0.0% | — |
| 2014 | 0.0% | — |
| 2015 | 0.0% | — |
| 2016 | 0.0% | — |
| 2017 | 65.9% | — |
| 2018 | 65.7% | -0.3% |
| 2019 | 68.2% | +3.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 6 |
| 2010s | 20.0% | 0.0% | 68.2% | 10 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More private sector data for Republic of Korea
- Merchandise trade 71.6% (2025)
- Food imports 6.3% (2024)
- Manufactures imports 60.1% (2024)
- Merchandise imports 631.89 billion current US$ (2025)
- Food exports 1.6% (2024)
- Manufactures exports 87.3% (2024)
- Merchandise exports 709.33 billion current US$ (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per capita 13,724 current US$ per person (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), per unit of GDP 0.3788 current US$ per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Merchandise exports (current US$), annual growth rate 3.76 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is getting credit: credit registry coverage in Republic of Korea?
- Getting credit: credit registry coverage in Republic of Korea was 68.2% in 2019, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 68.2% in 2019.
- What is the lowest getting credit: credit registry coverage recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2004.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for getting credit: credit registry coverage?
- Republic of Korea ranks 16th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Getting credit: Credit registry coverage (% of adults). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
The credit registry coverage reports the number of individuals and firms listed in a credit registry’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 registry in the previous calendar year. The number is expressed as a percentage of the adult population.