Korea, Rep.'s changes in inventories (current LCU) was 21.34 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 827.8% from 2.3 trillion in 2015 (24.95% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 21.34 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 9.96 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 2.3 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 38.84 trillion | 2011 |
| Lowest | -16.68 trillion | 2009 |
| Average since 2016 | 13.98 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | -1.5 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 22.76 trillion on 2024 (from -1.42 trillion to 21.34 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −435.38 billion and a typical year strayed about 16.46 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 48.64 trillion in 2010 and the biggest yearly fall was 50.51 trillion in 2009. The numbers show how large and when, not why; for the cause, look at what happened in that country in those years.
From 2016 to 2025 there is no clear straight-line trend: a straight line explains 7% of the movement over 10 observed years, so the value is moving around more than it is heading anywhere.
Worked out from the yearly values above. How the checks work: standard deviation, z-scores and straight-line trends.
How it compares
In 2025, Korea, Rep. had the 3rd highest value of the 109 economies reporting that year. Higher is not always better: for some indicators the lowest value is the one to aim for. See the full ranking.
Closest to Korea, Rep. in the 2025 ranking
- Indonesia — 1st of 109: 441.09 trillion
- Viet Nam — 2nd of 109: 204.23 trillion
- Paraguay — 4th of 109: 13.19 trillion
- Colombia — 5th of 109: 13.14 trillion
- Congo, Dem. Rep. — 6th of 109: 6.98 trillion
What this measures
Changes in inventories is the value of entries into inventories less the value of withdrawals and less the value of any recurrent losses of goods held in inventories during the accounting period.This indicator is expressed in current prices, meaning no adjustment has been made to account for price changes over time. This series is expressed in local currency units.
All 66 values
| Year | Changes in inventories (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 21,338,400,000,000 |
| 2024 | -1,419,600,000,000 |
| 2023 | 10,699,500,000,000 |
| 2022 | 32,337,600,000,000 |
| 2021 | 22,333,700,000,000 |
| 2020 | 9,962,100,000,000 |
| 2019 | 22,100,900,000,000 |
| 2018 | 15,125,900,000,000 |
| 2017 | 5,160,100,000,000 |
| 2016 | 2,129,600,000,000 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU) in nearby economies
- American Samoa — -29 million (2022)
- Australia — 3.68 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 41.8 million (2025)
- Cambodia — 1.26 trillion (2025)
- China — 1.12 trillion (2024)
- Fiji — 105.5 million (2024)
- French Polynesia — -1.11 billion (2020)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 46.96 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — 441.09 trillion (2025)
- Japan — -852.7 billion (2024)
More economic policy & debt data for Korea, Rep.
- Total reserves, including gold (current US$) — US$436.57 billion (2025)
- Total reserves, excluding gold (current US$) — US$421.91 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current US$) — US$330.43 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (current LCU) — 470.02 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant 2015 US$) — US$332.28 billion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (constant LCU) — 411.92 trillion (2025)
- General government final consumption expenditure (% of GDP) — 17.65% (2025)
- Households and NPISHs final consumption expenditure (current US$)
Reading data like this
Questions people ask
- What is Korea, Rep.'s changes in inventories (current LCU)?
- 21.34 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1.42 million% from -1.5 billion in 1960. The highest value was 38.84 trillion in 2011 and the lowest -16.68 trillion in 2009.
- How does Korea, Rep. rank?
- 3rd highest of 109 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in changes in inventories (current LCU) unusual for Korea, Rep.?
- In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s changes in inventories (current LCU) rose 22.76 trillion on 2024 (from -1.42 trillion to 21.34 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was −435.38 billion and a typical year strayed about 16.46 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 1.4 standard deviations above that average, so it was larger than a typical year, though not out of the range seen before.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NE.GDI.STKB.CN, licensed CC BY 4.0. Original source: Country official statistics, National Statistical Offices (NSOs); National Accounts data files, Central Banks; Staff estimates, World Bank (WB) Figures are fetched from the World Bank API and refreshed monthly; see the series on data.worldbank.org. The full definition and method are in the World Bank's metadata glossary. Comparisons use the same World Bank release.
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