South Korea external debt data: short-term external debt is $183.6 billion, and the total external debt is $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 stood at 183.6 billion US dollars, and is expected to decrease to 179.4 billion US dollars by the end of December 2025. (2) During the same period, South Korea's total external debt was 774.4 billion US dollars, and is expected to decrease to 770.2 billion US dollars 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 is expected to decrease to 41.9% by the end of December 2025.