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South Korea to release household debt and growth figures next week
South Korea is due to release several economic indicators and forecasts for the week of November 16 to 20.
The Bank of Korea will publish its estimate of household credit for the third quarter, after the total passed 2,000 trillion won at the end of the second quarter.
Because household loans grew across financial institutions in the third quarter, the new total is expected to be higher.
The debt-to-GDP ratio could still fall if the economy’s nominal output rose sharply, as the source expects.
The IMF will brief on its annual consultation with South Korean authorities, and the government-funded KDI will issue an updated economic outlook; KDI previously raised its 2026 growth forecast to 3.2%.
The new figures and forecasts will show how debt and growth are changing, and what the institutions expect for the economy next year.
South Korea will release household credit and economic growth forecasts during the week of November 16 to 20.
The Bank of Korea is due to publish preliminary third-quarter household credit data on November 18.
Household credit stood at 2,019.8 trillion won at the end of the second quarter, exceeding 2,000 trillion won for the first time.
The International Monetary Fund will brief on its annual consultation with South Korean authorities on November 17.
The Korea Development Institute will publish its second-half economic outlook on November 18.
- Who
- The Bank of Korea, the International Monetary Fund and the Korea Development Institute.
- What
- They are due to release household credit data and economic outlooks for South Korea.
- When
- The week of November 16 to 20, 2026.
- Where
- South Korea.
- Why
- The releases will provide information on household debt and the outlook for the country’s economic growth.
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The IMF began its 2026 annual consultation with South Korean institutions.
The IMF is due to conclude the consultation and brief on its results.
The Bank of Korea is due to publish preliminary third-quarter household credit data.
The Korea Development Institute is due to publish its second-half economic outlook.
- Second-quarter household credit
- 2,019.8 trillion won
- Household credit release
- November 18, 2026
- IMF briefing
- November 17, 2026
- KDI outlook release
- November 18, 2026
- KDI 2026 growth forecast
- 3.2% in its August revision