arirangnews2014.5.14---韓國國民家庭財富報告

arirangnews2014.5.14---韓國國民家庭財富報告
發佈時間：2014年5月14日
For the first time ever, Korea has put together a national balance sheet... that gives a detailed breakdown of the country's economic structure all the way down to average household wealth. It shows that the nation's total asset volume is maturing at rate that competes with other advanced nations. Our Shin Se-min reports. Korea's national household wealth,... in terms of purchasing power is roughly 60-percent of that of the U.S.,... and 80 percent of Japan's. A report released by the Bank of Korea and Statistics Korea Wednesday,... shows Korea's national wealth or net asset, as of 2012, stood at 10-point-6 quadrillion won,... or over 9-point-4-trillion U.S. dollars -- 7-point-7 times that of the nation's gross domestic product. This is relatively high on the scale of national net asset to GDP ratio; France stands at 6-point-7,... Japan at 6.4... and Canada at 3-point-5. When the nation's net asset is broken down to the individual level... it amounts to 2-hundred-and-seven-thousand U.S. dollars per person. The nation's wealth can be calculated by deducting debt from assets,... and this is the first time that Korea has drawn up a figure for a balanced sheet based on international standards.
The latest figures prove that the nation's economic structure has matured to the level of developed countries.
Shin Se-min, Arirang News.