Korea, Rep.'s net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) was 45.76 trillion in 2025, the latest year in the World Bank's World Development Indicators. That is up 782.31% from 5.19 trillion in 2015 (24.33% a year on average, compounded).
Key figures
| Value | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| Latest | 45.76 trillion | 2025 |
| Five years earlier | 16.94 trillion | 2020 |
| Ten years earlier | 5.19 trillion | 2015 |
| Highest | 45.76 trillion | 2025 |
| Lowest | -6.95 trillion | 1998 |
| Average since 2016 | 22.38 trillion | 2016–2025 |
| First recorded | 2.3 billion |
What the numbers say
In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 8.85 trillion on 2024 (from 36.9 trillion to 45.76 trillion).
Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.26 trillion and a typical year strayed about 3.59 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
On record, the biggest yearly rise was 9 trillion in 2019 and the biggest yearly fall was 5.51 trillion in 2013. 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 the straight-line trend is upward, about 4.46 trillion a year. A straight line explains 97% of the movement over 10 observed years.
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 1st highest value of the 156 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
- Uzbekistan — 2nd of 156: 4.67 trillion
- Philippines — 3rd of 156: 4.19 trillion
- Bangladesh — 4th of 156: 3.03 trillion
What this measures
Net primary income includes the net labor income and net property and entrepreneurial income components of the SNA. Labor income covers compensation of employees paid to nonresident workers. Property and entrepreneurial income covers investment income from the ownership of foreign financial claims (interest, dividends, rent, etc.) and nonfinancial property income (patents, copyrights, etc.). 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 | Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) |
|---|---|
| 2025 | 45,758,400,000,000 |
| 2024 | 36,904,700,000,000 |
| 2023 | 34,674,500,000,000 |
| 2022 | 28,055,400,000,000 |
| 2021 | 23,413,600,000,000 |
| 2020 | 16,943,800,000,000 |
| 2019 | 16,609,800,000,000 |
| 2018 | 7,614,000,000,000 |
| 2017 | 7,482,600,000,000 |
| 2016 | 6,363,900,000,000 |
Net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) in nearby economies
- Australia — -77.35 billion (2025)
- Brunei Darussalam — 636.15 million (2025)
- Cambodia — -3.63 trillion (2025)
- China — -817.92 billion (2025)
- Fiji — -851.8 million (2025)
- French Polynesia — 76.13 billion (2024)
- Hong Kong SAR, China — 334.45 billion (2025)
- Indonesia — -633.52 trillion (2025)
- Japan — 38.6 trillion (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 net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU)?
- 45.76 trillion in 2025, according to the World Bank (World Development Indicators).
- How has it changed since 1960?
- It is up 1.99 million% from 2.3 billion in 1960 (16.45% a year on average, compounded). The highest value was 45.76 trillion in 2025 and the lowest -6.95 trillion in 1998.
- How does Korea, Rep. rank?
- 1st highest of 156 economies with data for 2025.
- Is the latest change in net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) unusual for Korea, Rep.?
- In 2025, Korea, Rep.'s net primary income (net income from abroad) (current LCU) rose 8.85 trillion on 2024 (from 36.9 trillion to 45.76 trillion). Across the 30 yearly changes before that (1995 to 2024), the average change was +1.26 trillion and a typical year strayed about 3.59 trillion from that (the standard deviation). This year's change was 2.1 standard deviations above that average, so it was unusually large compared with the rest of the record.
Source
World Bank, World Development Indicators, indicator NY.GSR.NFCY.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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