Bank of Korea's returns on foreign assets near $12.5 bil. in 2025
Korea's central bank posted nearly 17 trillion won ($12.5 billion) in returns from foreign assets in 2025, helped by a weaker won and a rally in stock markets, data from the bank showed Sunday. The Bank of Korea (BOK) recorded 16.9 trillion won in returns on foreign assets last year, up 32 percent from a year earlier, according to data submitted to a lawmaker from the main opposition People Power…
The Bank of Korea (BOK) reported near $12.5 billion in returns from foreign assets in 2025, a 32 percent increase from the previous year, according to data released by the central bank. The decline in the Korean won and a surge in stock markets contributed to the uplift in net income linked to foreign investments. In its 2025 annual report, the BOK stated that returns on foreign assets surged from approximately 8 trillion won annually in 2016-18 to 13.8 trillion won in 2021, before falling to 3.9 trillion won in 2022.
However, the figure rebounded to 4.9 trillion won in 2023 and further increased to 12.8 trillion won in 2024.
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