Korea - Changes in inventories
Changes in inventories (current US$)
The latest value for Changes in inventories (current US$) in Korea was $12,248,850,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $39,665,630,000 in 2011 and ($13,848,530,000) in 2009.
Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current U.S. dollars.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
See also:
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | ($28,673,360) |
| 1961 | $23,078,550 |
| 1962 | $6,692,334 |
| 1963 | $209,308,500 |
| 1964 | $132,712,400 |
| 1965 | ($15,052,550) |
| 1966 | $51,816,910 |
| 1967 | $4,805,560 |
| 1968 | $64,015,900 |
| 1969 | $255,344,300 |
| 1970 | $42,825,860 |
| 1971 | $160,449,400 |
| 1972 | $2,545,242 |
| 1973 | $234,233,800 |
| 1974 | $1,052,736,000 |
| 1975 | $281,818,200 |
| 1976 | $373,760,300 |
| 1977 | $311,570,200 |
| 1978 | $494,008,300 |
| 1979 | $2,008,264,000 |
| 1980 | $756,465,800 |
| 1981 | $2,270,678,000 |
| 1982 | $1,774,908,000 |
| 1983 | $1,931,292,000 |
| 1984 | $2,525,373,000 |
| 1985 | $2,804,418,000 |
| 1986 | $3,750,638,000 |
| 1987 | $3,491,131,000 |
| 1988 | $8,345,523,000 |
| 1989 | $9,974,533,000 |
| 1990 | $6,290,409,000 |
| 1991 | $7,507,193,000 |
| 1992 | $6,153,590,000 |
| 1993 | $4,853,177,000 |
| 1994 | $9,773,975,000 |
| 1995 | $10,377,690,000 |
| 1996 | $11,750,890,000 |
| 1997 | $8,778,396,000 |
| 1998 | ($11,454,720,000) |
| 1999 | $5,074,191,000 |
| 2000 | $6,588,297,000 |
| 2001 | $4,657,743,000 |
| 2002 | $4,474,258,000 |
| 2003 | $7,134,549,000 |
| 2004 | $12,037,770,000 |
| 2005 | $18,991,100,000 |
| 2006 | $26,329,130,000 |
| 2007 | $34,520,580,000 |
| 2008 | $27,973,950,000 |
| 2009 | ($13,848,530,000) |
| 2010 | $26,600,590,000 |
| 2011 | $39,665,630,000 |
| 2012 | $22,531,250,000 |
| 2013 | $10,866,120,000 |
| 2014 | $12,359,340,000 |
| 2015 | $7,602,655,000 |
| 2016 | $6,349,179,000 |
| 2017 | $12,609,860,000 |
| 2018 | $19,173,290,000 |
| 2019 | $23,269,510,000 |
| 2020 | $12,248,850,000 |
Changes in inventories (current LCU)
The value for Changes in inventories (current LCU) in Korea was 14,456,900,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 43,961,100,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of -17,683,600,000,000 in 2009.
Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in current local currency.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | -1,810,000,000 |
| 1961 | 2,880,000,000 |
| 1962 | 870,000,000 |
| 1963 | 27,210,000,000 |
| 1964 | 28,380,000,000 |
| 1965 | -4,010,000,000 |
| 1966 | 14,060,000,000 |
| 1967 | 1,300,000,000 |
| 1968 | 17,710,000,000 |
| 1969 | 73,580,000,000 |
| 1970 | 13,300,000,000 |
| 1971 | 55,700,000,000 |
| 1972 | 1,000,000,000 |
| 1973 | 93,300,000,000 |
| 1974 | 425,800,000,000 |
| 1975 | 136,400,000,000 |
| 1976 | 180,900,000,000 |
| 1977 | 150,800,000,000 |
| 1978 | 239,100,000,000 |
| 1979 | 972,000,000,000 |
| 1980 | 459,500,000,000 |
| 1981 | 1,546,400,000,000 |
| 1982 | 1,297,600,000,000 |
| 1983 | 1,498,200,000,000 |
| 1984 | 2,035,400,000,000 |
| 1985 | 2,439,900,000,000 |
| 1986 | 3,306,000,000,000 |
| 1987 | 2,871,700,000,000 |
| 1988 | 6,104,500,000,000 |
| 1989 | 6,697,500,000,000 |
| 1990 | 4,452,100,000,000 |
| 1991 | 5,505,400,000,000 |
| 1992 | 4,803,800,000,000 |
| 1993 | 3,895,500,000,000 |
| 1994 | 7,852,900,000,000 |
| 1995 | 8,004,000,000,000 |
| 1996 | 9,453,000,000,000 |
| 1997 | 8,350,800,000,000 |
| 1998 | -16,053,100,000,000 |
| 1999 | 6,032,300,000,000 |
| 2000 | 7,451,100,000,000 |
| 2001 | 6,013,100,000,000 |
| 2002 | 5,597,700,000,000 |
| 2003 | 8,501,600,000,000 |
| 2004 | 13,787,100,000,000 |
| 2005 | 19,449,100,000,000 |
| 2006 | 25,138,800,000,000 |
| 2007 | 32,078,500,000,000 |
| 2008 | 30,828,600,000,000 |
| 2009 | -17,683,600,000,000 |
| 2010 | 30,751,900,000,000 |
| 2011 | 43,961,100,000,000 |
| 2012 | 25,380,800,000,000 |
| 2013 | 11,896,800,000,000 |
| 2014 | 13,013,900,000,000 |
| 2015 | 8,599,800,000,000 |
| 2016 | 7,367,800,000,000 |
| 2017 | 14,254,500,000,000 |
| 2018 | 21,100,200,000,000 |
| 2019 | 27,117,300,000,000 |
| 2020 | 14,456,900,000,000 |
Changes in inventories (constant LCU)
The value for Changes in inventories (constant LCU) in Korea was 18,509,200,000,000 as of 2018. As the graph below shows, over the past 58 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 32,599,200,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of -10,705,900,000,000 in 1998.
Definition: Inventories are stocks of goods held by firms to meet temporary or unexpected fluctuations in production or sales, and "work in progress." Data are in constant local currency.
Source: World Bank national accounts data, and OECD National Accounts data files.
| Year | Value |
|---|---|
| 1960 | 113,200,000,000 |
| 1961 | 334,800,000,000 |
| 1962 | -734,800,000,000 |
| 1963 | 1,183,200,000,000 |
| 1964 | 1,299,600,000,000 |
| 1965 | 498,400,000,000 |
| 1966 | 78,700,000,000 |
| 1967 | 62,500,000,000 |
| 1968 | 94,400,000,000 |
| 1969 | 1,053,100,000,000 |
| 1970 | 971,500,000,000 |
| 1971 | 2,270,300,000,000 |
| 1972 | -1,758,900,000,000 |
| 1973 | 1,009,300,000,000 |
| 1974 | 6,063,500,000,000 |
| 1975 | 2,609,900,000,000 |
| 1976 | 192,700,000,000 |
| 1977 | 1,518,000,000,000 |
| 1978 | 117,500,000,000 |
| 1979 | 4,737,500,000,000 |
| 1980 | 1,347,800,000,000 |
| 1981 | 3,744,600,000,000 |
| 1982 | 4,005,700,000,000 |
| 1983 | 4,084,200,000,000 |
| 1984 | 3,599,500,000,000 |
| 1985 | 6,392,100,000,000 |
| 1986 | 7,384,500,000,000 |
| 1987 | 6,568,300,000,000 |
| 1988 | 13,372,300,000,000 |
| 1989 | 16,960,000,000,000 |
| 1990 | 6,575,200,000,000 |
| 1991 | 17,868,000,000,000 |
| 1992 | 7,436,700,000,000 |
| 1993 | 3,304,100,000,000 |
| 1994 | 9,334,400,000,000 |
| 1995 | 5,370,400,000,000 |
| 1996 | 19,846,400,000,000 |
| 1997 | 12,187,400,000,000 |
| 1998 | -10,705,900,000,000 |
| 1999 | 9,551,500,000,000 |
| 2000 | 10,058,300,000,000 |
| 2001 | 8,345,900,000,000 |
| 2002 | 9,435,500,000,000 |
| 2003 | 7,448,600,000,000 |
| 2004 | 13,828,400,000,000 |
| 2005 | 17,796,500,000,000 |
| 2006 | 26,173,900,000,000 |
| 2007 | 26,876,900,000,000 |
| 2008 | 30,419,500,000,000 |
| 2009 | -8,059,100,000,000 |
| 2010 | 17,170,800,000,000 |
| 2011 | 32,599,200,000,000 |
| 2012 | 27,990,000,000,000 |
| 2013 | 5,279,900,000,000 |
| 2014 | 6,203,400,000,000 |
| 2015 | 8,599,800,000,000 |
| 2016 | 7,661,800,000,000 |
| 2017 | 13,945,200,000,000 |
| 2018 | 18,509,200,000,000 |
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
