South Korea's per capita household net assets rose more than 9 percent from a year earlier in 2025, the central bank said Wednesday. This photo, taken July 19, shows apartment complexes in Seoul. Photo by Yonhap
South Korea's per capita household net assets rose more than 9 percent from a year earlier in 2025 on higher housing and securities prices, the central bank data showed Wednesday.
The average value of net assets held by households per capita stood at 274.7 million won (US$185,600) last year, up 9.1 percent from the previous year, according to the national balance sheet from the Bank of Korea (BOK).
The figure was calculated by dividing the total assets of households and nonprofit organizations -- 14,200 trillion won -- by the country's population of 51.6 million, according to the BOK.
It marked a sharp acceleration from the 3 percent growth tallied in 2024.
