Corporate loans reached 867,969 KRW bil in 2016 in South Korea, according to the National Central Bank. This is 78.2 % more than in the previous year.
Historically, corporate loans in South Korea reached an all time high of 867,969 KRW bil in 2016 and an all time low of 487,056 KRW bil in 2015. When compared to South Korea's main peers, corporate loans in China amounted to 48,921 CNY bil and 4,837,018 VND bil in Vietnam in 2016.
South Korea has been ranked 3rd within the group of 101 countries we follow in terms of corporate loans.
Corporate loans are loans made to businesses for a specific business purpose.
| Corporate Loans (Local Currency) | Unit | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 |
| Cambodia | KHR bil | 17,026 | 20,812 | 33,852 | 42,125 | 48,309 | ||||
| China | CNY bil | 35,516 | 39,284 | 43,076 | 46,115 | 48,921 | ... | |||
| Dem. People's Republic of Korea | KPW bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| India | INR bil | ... | 7,181 | 9,178 | 14,028 | 15,812 | 14,816 | ... | ||
| Japan | JPY bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Laos | LAK bil | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Russia | RUB bil | 18,598 | 21,135 | 27,381 | 30,399 | 27,413 | ... | |||
| South Korea | KRW bil | 724,593 | 716,340 | 778,512 | 487,056 | 867,969 | ... | ... | ||
| Thailand | THB bil | 4,276 | 4,645 | 4,709 | 4,978 | 5,153 | ||||
| USA | USD bil | 2,622 | 2,756 | 2,953 | 3,237 | 3,492 | ... | |||
| Vietnam | VND bil | 2,674,063 | 3,012,116 | 3,340,394 | 4,021,652 | 4,837,018 | ... | ... |
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