SOUTH KOREA
As of 2025-10, South Korea's broad money supply stands at 4472.18T XDC (about $3.14T) — growing 7.2% per year over the last 10y and doubling every 10.0Y.
Broad money in South Korea: the full series
328 observations run from 1960 to 2025-10, reported monthly. The series is IMF MFS_MA/BM_MAI, extended backwards with World Bank annual 1960–2000. Values are domestic currency, converted to US dollars at the World Bank period-average rate for the observation year.
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| Period | Value |
|---|---|
| 2025-10 | 4472.18T XDC |
| 2025-09 | 4447.79T XDC |
| 2025-08 | 4417.76T XDC |
| 2025-07 | 4356.00T XDC |
| 2025-06 | 4313.36T XDC |
| 2025-05 | 4281.05T XDC |
| 2025-04 | 4228.39T XDC |
| 2025-03 | 4228.09T XDC |
| 2025-02 | 4220.07T XDC |
| 2025-01 | 4178.65T XDC |
| 2024-12 | 4160.36T XDC |
| 2024-11 | 4157.64T XDC |
| 2024-10 | 4117.63T XDC |
| 2024-09 | 4076.48T XDC |
| 2024-08 | 4072.33T XDC |
| 2024-07 | 4042.36T XDC |
| 2024-06 | 4040.15T XDC |
| 2024-05 | 4009.36T XDC |
| 2024-04 | 3971.09T XDC |
| 2024-03 | 4014.18T XDC |
| 2024-02 | 3967.85T XDC |
| 2024-01 | 3903.02T XDC |
| 2023-12 | 3904.55T XDC |
| 2023-11 | 3906.68T XDC |
| 2023-10 | 3853.61T XDC |
| 2023-09 | 3839.47T XDC |
| 2023-08 | 3824.42T XDC |
| 2023-07 | 3788.17T XDC |
| 2023-06 | 3808.19T XDC |
| 2023-05 | 3777.76T XDC |
| 2023-04 | 3773.40T XDC |
| 2023-03 | 3776.93T XDC |
| 2023-02 | 3802.20T XDC |
| 2023-01 | 3769.81T XDC |
| 2022-12 | 3758.24T XDC |
| 2022-11 | 3798.05T XDC |
| 2022-10 | 3769.96T XDC |
| 2022-09 | 3747.84T XDC |
| 2022-08 | 3737.38T XDC |
| 2022-07 | 3727.68T XDC |
Last 40 observations. Full series in the CSV.
How fast is money growing in South Korea?
7.2% a year over 10y, against a world median of 9.1% — slower than median. At that pace the stock doubles every 10.0Y. The last twelve months ran 8.6%, measured to 2025-10.
Where South Korea ranks
#8 of 159 by size, #108 of 159 by growth rate. Rank by size answers how much money exists; rank by speed answers how fast it is being created. They are different questions and this page keeps them apart.