financial sector accounts for an increasingly large share of the South Korean economy.
As of December 2021, there were 55 banks in South Korea. There were also 53 insurers, 721 investment companies, 131 credit-specialized financial companies, 79 mutual savings banks, 2,223 credit unions and cooperatives, and ten financial holding companies in South Korea. The Number of financial institutions in South Korea as of December 2021, by type
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Statistics on Financial industry in South Korea
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Number of financial institutions South Korea 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Total assets of financial institutions South Korea 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Total assets of financial institutions South Korea 2021, by institution type
- Premium Statistic GDP from the finance and insurance sector South Korea 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic Financial stability index South Korea 2019-2021
Banking industry
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- Premium Statistic Number of banks South Korea 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Number of employees working at domestic banks South Korea FY 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Total assets of banks South Korea 2011-2021
- Premium Statistic ROA of domestic banks South Korea 2010-2021
- Premium Statistic NIM of domestic banks South Korea 2015-2021
- Premium Statistic LCR of commercial banks South Korea 2020-2021
- Premium Statistic Largest banks South Korea FY 2021, by total assets
- Premium Statistic Major digital banks South Korea 2022, by loans and deposits
Insurance industry
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- Premium Statistic Number of insurance companies South Korea 2016-2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Total assets of life insurance companies South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Total assets of non-life insurance companies South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Net income of life insurance companies South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Net income of non-life insurance companies South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Insurance gross premiums South Korea FY 2011-FY 2020
- Premium Statistic Leading life insurance companies South Korea 2021, by gross premiums written
- Premium Statistic Leading non-life insurance companies South Korea 2020, by direct premiums written
Asset management industry
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- Premium Statistic Number of asset management companies South Korea 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in asset management South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Net income of asset managers South Korea 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Value of assets under management South Korea 2013-2021
- Premium Statistic Assets under management South Korea 2021, by type
- Premium Statistic Robo advisory market size South Korea 2021
Investment advisory industry
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- Premium Statistic Number of investment advisors South Korea 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of investment advisory industry employees South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Net income of investment advisors South Korea FY 2015-FY 2020
- Premium Statistic Value of investment advisory contracts South Korea 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading investment advisors South Korea 2021, by net income
Securities industry
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- Premium Statistic Number of securities companies South Korea 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees working at securities firms South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Total assets of securities firms South Korea 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Net income of securities firms South Korea 2017-2021
- Premium Statistic Leading securities firms South Korea 2021, by net income
Credit card industry
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- Premium Statistic Number of credit card issuers South Korea 2016-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of employees in the credit card industry South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Total assets of credit card issuers South Korea 2012-2021
- Premium Statistic Net income of credit card issuers South Korea 2018-2021
- Premium Statistic Number of issued credit cards South Korea 2000-2021
- Premium Statistic Credit card transaction value South Korea 2004-2021
- Premium Statistic Market share of leading credit card issuers South Korea Q3 2021
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Financial Supervisory Service. (April 27, 2022). Number of financial institutions in South Korea as of December 2021, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved February 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248098/south-korea-number-of-financial-institutions-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service. "Number of financial institutions in South Korea as of December 2021, by type." Chart. April 27, 2022. Statista. Accessed February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248098/south-korea-number-of-financial-institutions-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service. (2022). Number of financial institutions in South Korea as of December 2021, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: February 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248098/south-korea-number-of-financial-institutions-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service. "Number of Financial Institutions in South Korea as of December 2021, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 27 Apr 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248098/south-korea-number-of-financial-institutions-by-type/
Financial Supervisory Service, Number of financial institutions in South Korea as of December 2021, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248098/south-korea-number-of-financial-institutions-by-type/ (last visited February 01, 2023)
Number of financial institutions in South Korea as of December 2021, by type [Graph], Financial Supervisory Service, April 27, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1248098/south-korea-number-of-financial-institutions-by-type/