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2026-05-27 11:01:12
[South Korea's External Debt Data: Short-term External Debt of US$183.6 Billion, Total External Debt of US$774.4 Billion (as of the end of March 2025)] (1) According to the Bank of Korea, as of the end of March 2025, South Korea's short-term external debt was US$183.6 billion, and it is expected to decrease to US$179.4 billion by the end of December 2025. (2) During the same period, South Korea's total external debt was US$774.4 billion, and it is expected to decrease to US$770.2 billion by the end of December 2025. (3) The ratio of short-term external debt to foreign exchange reserves was 43.3% as of the end of March, and it is expected to decrease to 41.9% by the end of December 2025.
