South Korean depository corporations raise industrial lending by 2.7% in Q2

Lending for working capital and facilities investment rose during the quarter.

Depository corporations in South Korea increased their lending by $10.42b (KRW14.5t) in the second quarter of 2025, according to data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).

This is a 2.7% year-on-year higher increase compared to the level in Q2 2024.

By end-June, the outstanding amount of industrial loans by depository corporations is at $1.43t (KRW1,994t), official data showed.

By purpose, lending for working capital rose to $6.36b (KRW8.85t), a 1.7% increase compared to the same quarter in 2024.

Facilities investment expanded by almost $4.1b (KRW5.7t) or 3.8% over the same period of comparison.

(US$1 = KRW1,391.42; as of 8 September 2025, Morningstar via Google)