Korea - 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 |
Base Period: varies by country
Periodicity: Annual
Classification
Topic: Economic Policy & Debt Indicators
Sub-Topic: National accounts
