South Korea's Household Debt-to-GDP Ratio Falls to 85.3% in Q1 2026

According to the Bank of Korea, the household debt-to-GDP ratio in the first quarter of 2026 fell to 85.3%, down 2.9 percentage points from the previous quarter. The decline was driven by surging nominal GDP and increased household financial assets. Households' equity securities and investment fund holdings jumped to 61.4 trillion won in Q1 from 34 trillion won in Q4 2025, while deposits with financial institutions rose to 29.4 trillion won from 12.8 trillion won.
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