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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on August 6, 2026

Registration Statement No. 333-296872

 

 
 

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C.

 

 

AMENDMENT NO. 1

TO

REGISTRATION STATEMENT

UNDER

SCHEDULE B

OF

THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

 

 

THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK

(Name of Registrant)

 

 

THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

(Co-Registrant and Guarantor)

 

 

Names and Addresses of Authorized Representatives in the United States:

 

Chi Young Choi or Jinwon Kim

Duly Authorized Representatives of

The Korea Development Bank

320 Park Avenue, 32nd Floor

New York, NY 10022

 

Seongsoo Kim

Duly Authorized Representative of

The Republic of Korea

101 East 56th St.

New York, NY 10022

 

 

Copies to:

Jinduk Han, Esq.

Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP

c/o 19F, Ferrum Tower

19, Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu

Seoul 04539, Korea

 

 

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after this Registration Statement becomes effective.

The securities registered hereby will be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to the procedures set forth in Securities Act Release Nos. 33-6240 and 33-6424.

 

 

CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE

 

 

Title of each class of

securities being registered

 

Amount

to be registered(2)

  Amount of
registration fee

Debt securities, with or without warrants to purchase debt securities, and guarantees(1)

  US$10,000,000,000   US$1,381,000

Guarantees of The Republic of Korea

  (3)   (3)

 

 

(1)

Consists of guarantees to be issued by The Korea Development Bank in respect of obligations of other parties.

(2)

Or an equivalent amount in another currency or currencies or in composite currencies or as determined by reference to an index or, if the debt securities are to be offered at a discount, the approximate proceeds to The Korea Development Bank. Includes the maximum principal amount of the obligations to be guaranteed by the Registrants under the guarantees registered hereby.

(3)

The Republic of Korea may irrevocably guarantee the debt securities being registered hereby. Pursuant to Rule 457(n) of the Securities Act of 1933, no registration fee is required with respect to the guarantees.

 

 

Pursuant to Rule 429 under the Securities Act of 1933, the Prospectus contained in this Registration Statement and supplements to such Prospectus will also be used in connection with US$4,854,705,000 of debt securities with or without warrants to purchase debt securities registered under Registration Statement No. 333-280021.

The Registrants hereby amend this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrants shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

 

*

This Registration Statement also constitutes Post-Effective Amendment No. 7 to Registration Statement No. 333-280021.

 

 
 


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EXPLANATORY NOTE

This registration statement relates to US$10,000,000,000 aggregate amount of (i) debt securities (with or without warrants) of The Korea Development Bank to be offered from time to time as separate issues on terms and in the manner to be specified in a prospectus supplement to be delivered in connection with each such offering, (ii) guarantees that may be issued by The Korea Development Bank in respect of obligations of other parties on terms and in the manner to be specified in a prospectus supplement to be delivered in connection with each such issuance and (iii) guarantees that may be issued by The Republic of Korea in respect of debt securities of The Korea Development Bank on terms and in the manner to be specified in a prospectus supplement to be delivered in connection with each such issuance. The prospectus constituting a part of this registration statement relates to (i) the debt securities (with or without warrants) and guarantees to be issued by The Korea Development Bank, registered hereunder, (ii) guarantees to be issued by The Republic of Korea, registered hereunder and (iii) US$4,854,705,000 aggregate principal amount of debt securities (with or without warrants) and guarantees registered under Registration Statement No. 333-280021 (including an aggregate principal amount of US$200,000,000 of debt securities that may be sold by us from time to time in a continuous offering of designated Medium-Term Notes, Series C, Due Not Less Than Nine Months From Date of Issue, or the Series C Notes).

This registration statement contains a form of prospectus supplement filed as Exhibit K-1 to this registration statement, together with the supplement to that prospectus supplement filed as Exhibit K-2 to this registration statement, to be used in connection with the sale by us of the Series C Notes in a continuous offering.


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The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. We may not sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is not permitted.

 

SUBJECT TO COMPLETION, DATED AUGUST 6, 2026

PROSPECTUS

 

 

LOGO

US$14,854,705,000

The Korea Development Bank

Debt Securities

Warrants to Purchase Debt Securities

Guarantees

The Republic of Korea

Guarantees

 

 

 

We will provide the specific terms of these securities in supplements to this prospectus. You should read this prospectus and any prospectus supplement carefully before you invest.

 

 

 

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

 

This prospectus is dated     , 2026


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TABLE OF CONTENTS

 

     Page  

CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS AND CONVENTIONS

     1  

USE OF PROCEEDS

     2  

THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK

     3  

Overview

     3  

Capitalization

     6  

Business

     6  

Selected Financial Statement Data

     8  

Operations

     16  

Sources of Funds

     23  

Debt

     25  

Overseas Operations

     26  

Property

     27  

Directors and Management; Employees

     27  

Tables and Supplementary Information

     27  

Financial Statements and the Auditors

     36  

THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

     177  

Land and History

     177  

Government and Politics

     179  

The Economy

     182  

Principal Sectors of the Economy

     190  

The Financial System

     198  

Monetary Policy

     203  

Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade

     207  

Government Finance

     216  

Debt

     218  

Tables and Supplementary Information

     221  

DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES

     224  

Description of Debt Securities

     224  

Description of Warrants

     231  

Terms Applicable to Debt Securities and Warrants

     231  

Description of Guarantees to be Issued by Us

     233  

Description of Guarantees to be Issued by The Republic of Korea

     233  

LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE OF BEARER DEBT SECURITIES AND BEARER WARRANTS

     234  

TAXATION

     235  

Korean Taxation

     235  

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

     237  

PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

     248  

LEGAL MATTERS

     249  

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES

     249  

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS

     249  

EXPERTS

     249  

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

     250  

FURTHER INFORMATION

     252  

 

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CERTAIN DEFINED TERMS AND CONVENTIONS

All references to the “Bank”, “we”, “our” or “us” mean The Korea Development Bank. All references to “Korea” or the “Republic” contained in this prospectus mean The Republic of Korea. All references to the “Government” mean the government of Korea.

Unless otherwise indicated, all references to “won”, “Won” or “W” contained in this prospectus are to the currency of Korea, references to “U.S. dollars”, “Dollars”, “$”, “USD” or “US$” are to the currency of the United States of America, references to “Euro”, “EUR” or “€” are to the currency of the European Union, references to “Japanese Yen”, “JPY” or “¥” are to the currency of Japan, references to “Singapore dollar” or “SGD” are to the currency of Singapore, references to “Swiss franc” or “CHF” are to the currency of Switzerland, references to “pound sterling”, “GBP” or “£” are to the currency of the United Kingdom, references to “Chinese offshore renminbi” or “CNH” are to the currency of the People’s Republic of China traded outside of mainland China, references to “Hong Kong dollar” or “HKD” are to the currency of Hong Kong, S.A.R., references to “Mexican Peso” or “MXN” are to the currency of the United Mexican States, references to “New Zealand Dollar” or “NZD” are to the currency of New Zealand, references to “Australian dollar” or “AUD” are to the currency of Australia, references to “Brazilian real” or “BRL” are to the currency of the Federative Republic of Brazil, references to “Indonesian Rupiah” or “IDR” are to the currency of Indonesia, references to “Indian Rupee” or “INR” are to the currency of India, references to “Swedish Krona” or “SEK” are to the currency of Sweden and references to “Turkish Lira” or “TRY” are to the currency of the Republic of Türkiye.

All discrepancies in any table between totals and the sums of the amounts listed are due to rounding.

Our separate financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 included in this prospectus has been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted in Korea, or Korean IFRS or K-IFRS. References in this prospectus to “separate” financial statements and information are to financial statements and information prepared on a non-consolidated basis. Unless specified otherwise, our financial and other information included in this prospectus is presented on a separate basis in accordance with Korean IFRS and does not include such information with respect to our subsidiaries. KDB Financial Group, or KDBFG, a financial holding company, and Korea Finance Corporation, or KoFC, a public policy financing vehicle and the parent company of KDBFG, both of which had originally been established by spinning off a portion of our assets, liabilities and equity in October 2009, merged with and into us on December 31, 2014.

 

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USE OF PROCEEDS

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will use the net proceeds from the sale of the securities for our general operations.

 

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THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK

Overview

We were established in 1954 as a government-owned financial institution pursuant to The Korea Development Bank Act, as amended, or the KDB Act. Since our establishment, we have been the leading bank in the Republic with respect to the provision of long-term financing for projects designed to assist the nation’s economic growth and development. The Government directly owns all of our paid-in capital. Our registered office is located at 14, Eunhaeng-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, The Republic of Korea. Our primary purpose, as stated in the KDB Act, the KDB Decree and our Articles of Incorporation, is to “furnish funds in order to expedite the development of the national economy.” We make loans available to major industries for equipment, capital investment and the development of high technology, as well as for working capital.

As of December 31, 2025, we had W220,702.8 billion of loans outstanding (including loans, call loans, domestic usance, bills of exchange bought, local letters of credit negotiation and loan-type suspense accounts pursuant to the applicable guidelines without adjusting for allowance for loan losses, present value discounts and deferred loan fees), W346,273.1 billion of total assets and W45,455.4 billion of total equity, compared to W212,382.5 billion of loans outstanding, W339,221.1 billion of total assets and W42,924.9 billion of total equity as of December 31, 2024. In 2025, we recorded interest income of W10,872.3 billion, interest expense of W9,766.3 billion and net income of W1,715.2 billion, compared to W12,105.9 billion of interest income, W10,987.8 billion of interest expense and of W2,007.2 billion of net income in 2024. See “—Selected Financial Statement Data.”

Currently, the Government directly holds 100% of our paid-in capital. In addition to contributions to our capital, the Government provides direct financial support for our financing activities, in the form of loans or guarantees. The Government has the power to elect or dismiss our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, members of our Board of Directors and Auditor. The Government may dismiss each such person if he/she (i) violates the KDB Act, an order issued thereunder, or the Articles of Incorporation or (ii) is unable to perform his/her duties due to physical or mental disability. The Chairman may be dismissed by the President of the Republic at the recommendation of the chairman of the Financial Services Commission. The Chief Executive Officer and members of the Board of Directors may be dismissed by the Financial Services Commission at the recommendation of the Chairman and the Auditor may be dismissed by the Financial Services Commission. There is no prescribed timeline for dismissal. Pursuant to the KDB Act, the Financial Services Commission has supervisory power and authority over matters relating to our general business including, but not limited to, capital adequacy and managerial soundness.

The Government supports our operations pursuant to Article 32 of the KDB Act. Article 32 provides that “the annual net losses of the Korea Development Bank shall be offset each year by the reserve, and if the reserve be insufficient, the deficit shall be replenished by the Government.” As a result of the KDB Act, the Government is generally responsible for our operations and is legally obligated to replenish any deficit that arises if our reserve, consisting of our surplus and capital surplus items, is insufficient to cover our annual net losses. In light of the above, if we had insufficient funds to make any payment under any of our obligations, including the debt securities and guarantees covered by this prospectus, the Government would take appropriate steps, such as by making a capital contribution, by allocating funds or by taking other action, to enable us to make such payment when due. The provisions of Article 32 do not, however, constitute a direct guarantee by the Government of our obligations under the debt securities or the guarantees, and the provisions of the KDB Act, including Article 32, may be amended at any time by action of the National Assembly.

In January 1998, the Government amended the KDB Act to:

 

   

subordinate our borrowings from the Government to other indebtedness incurred in our operations;

 

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allow the Government to offset any deficit that arises if our reserve fails to cover our annual net losses by transferring Government-owned property, including securities held by the Government, to us; and

 

   

allow direct injections of capital by the Government without prior approval of the National Assembly.

The Government amended the KDB Act in May 1999 and the KDB Decree in March 2000, to allow the Financial Services Commission to supervise and regulate us in terms of capital adequacy and managerial soundness.

In March 2002, the Government amended the KDB Act to enable us, among other things, to:

 

   

obtain low-cost funds from The Bank of Korea and from the issuance of debt securities (in addition to already permitted industrial finance bonds), which may be used for increased levels of lending to small- and medium-sized enterprises;

 

   

broaden the scope of borrowers to which we may extend working capital loans to include companies in the manufacturing industry, enterprises which are “closely related” to enhancing the corporate competitiveness of the manufacturing industry and leading-edge high-tech companies; and

 

   

extend credits to mergers and acquisitions projects intended to facilitate corporate restructuring efforts.

In July 2005 and May 2009, the Government amended the KDB Act to provide that:

 

  (1)

our annual net profit, after adequate allowances are made for depreciation in assets, shall be distributed as follows:

 

  (i)

40% or more of the net profit shall be credited to reserve, until the reserve amounts equal the total amount of paid-in capital; and

 

  (ii)

any net profit remaining following the apportionment required under subparagraph (i) above shall be distributed in accordance with the resolution of our Board of Directors and the approval of our shareholders;

 

  (2)

accumulated amounts in reserve may be capitalized after offsetting any net losses; and

 

  (3)

any distributions made in accordance with paragraph (1)(ii) above may be in the form of cash dividends or dividends in kind, provided that any distributions of dividends in kind must be made in accordance with applicable provisions of the KDB Decree.

In February 2008, the Government further amended the KDB Act, primarily to transfer most of the Government’s supervisory authority over us from the Ministry of Economy and Finance to the Financial Services Commission.

In May 2009, the Government amended the KDB Act to facilitate our privatization. The amendment provided for, among others:

 

   

the preparation for the transformation of us from a special statutory entity into a corporation, including the application of the Banking Act as applicable;

 

   

the expansion of our operation scope that enables us to engage in commercial banking activities, including retail banking (which was subsequently adjusted due to a change in the Government’s decision to halt its plan for our privatization and to consolidate and strengthen our public financing role, utilizing our rich experience and expertise in public policy financing);

 

   

the provision of government guarantees for our mid- to long-term foreign currency debt outstanding at the time of initial sale of the Government’s stake in KDBFG (subject to the National Assembly’s authorization of the Government guarantee amount) and possible guarantees for our foreign currency debt incurred for the refinancing of such mid- to long-term foreign currency debt with the government guarantee during the period when the Government owns more than 50% of our shares; and

 

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the establishment of KDBFG and KoFC and application of the Financial Holding Company Act to KDBFG.

In May 2014, the Government and the National Assembly amended the KDB Act to streamline the financial policy roles among Government-owned banks and financial corporations in order to better respond systematically to rapidly changing domestic and international economic conditions by merging KDBFG and KoFC into us. The amended KDB Act provides, among others, that:

 

   

the Government will halt its plan for our privatization;

 

   

public policy financing will be consolidated and strengthened through the newly merged entity;

 

   

we will comprehensively succeed to the properties, rights and obligations of KDBFG and KoFC upon the consummation of the merger;

 

   

the bonds issued by KDBFG and the policy bank bonds issued by the KoFC shall be deemed as the industrial financial bonds issued by us;

 

   

the business engaged in by KoFC in accordance with the Korea Finance Corporation Act or other laws and decrees will be continuously performed by us; and

 

   

the repayment of the principal of and interest on foreign currency debt (with an original maturity of one year or more at the time of issuance) incurred by KoFC and us before this amended KDB Act comes into force shall be guaranteed by the Government at the time of initial sale by the Government of its equity interest in us, subject to the approval by the National Assembly.

In May 2020, the Government amended the KDB Act in order to provide statutory grounds for the establishment of the Key Industry Stabilization Fund to support businesses in certain key industries that face financial difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In accordance with the terms of its formation, all operations under the fund are currently scheduled to terminate by the end of 2025, at which point all rights and obligations under the fund will be transferred to the Government.

The KDB Act was further amended in September 2025 to (i) increase the maximum amount of our authorized capital from W30,000 billion to W45,000 billion, following which our Articles of Incorporation were amended in December 2025 to implement such increase, and (ii) to provide statutory grounds for the establishment of the High-Tech Strategic Industry Fund to support businesses in industries such as semiconductors, secondary batteries and artificial intelligence.

The Minister of Finance and Economy of the Republic has, on behalf of the Republic, signed the registration statement of which this prospectus forms a part.

 

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Capitalization

As of December 31, 2025, our authorized capital was W45,000 billion and our capitalization was as follows:

 

     As of
December 31,
2025(1)
 
     (billions of Won)  

Long-term debt(2):

  

Won currency borrowings

   W 4,513.3  

Industrial finance bonds

     169,820.8  

Foreign currency borrowings

     6,679.0  
  

 

 

 

Total long-term debt

     181,013.1 (3)(4) 
  

 

 

 

Capital:

  

Paid-in capital

     27,257.8  

Capital surplus

     2,452.5  

Retained earnings(5)

     14,680.2  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     1,064.9  
  

 

 

 

Total capital

     45,455.4  
  

 

 

 

Total capitalization

   W 226,468.5  
  

 

 

 
 
(1)

Except as disclosed in this prospectus, there has been no material adverse change in our capitalization since December 31, 2025.

(2)

Defined as debt that has a maturity at issuance of one year or more.

(3)

We have translated borrowings in foreign currencies into Won at the rate of W1,434.9 to US$1.00, which was the market average exchange rate, as announced by the Seoul Monetary Brokerage Services Ltd., on December 31, 2025.

(4)

As of December 31, 2025, we had confirmed acceptances and guarantees totaling W12,188.8 billion under outstanding guarantees issued on behalf of our clients. See “—Financial Statements and the Auditors—Notes to Separate Financial Statements of December 31, 2025 and 2024—Note 39.”

(5)

Includes regulatory reserve for credit losses of W72.6 billion as of December 31, 2025. If our allowance for credit losses is deemed insufficient for regulatory purposes, we compensate for the difference by recording a regulatory reserve for credit losses, which is shown as a separate item included in retained earnings. See “—Financial Statements and the Auditors—Notes to Separate Financial Statements of December 31, 2025 and 2024—Note 23.”

Business

Purpose and Authority

Since our establishment, we have been the leading bank in the Republic in providing long-term financing for projects designed to assist the nation’s economic growth and development.

Under the KDB Act, the KDB Decree and our Articles of Incorporation, our primary purpose is to “contribute to the sound development of the financial industry and the national economy by supplying and managing funds necessary for the development and promotion of industries, expansion of social infrastructure, development of regions, stabilization of the financial markets and facilitation of sustainable growth.” Since we serve the public policy objectives of the Government, we do not seek to maximize profits. We do, however, strive to maintain a level of profitability to strengthen our equity base and support growth in the volume of our business.

Under the KDB Act, we may:

 

   

carry out activities necessary to accomplish the expansion of the national economy, subject to the approval of the Financial Services Commission;

 

   

provide loans or discount notes;

 

   

subscribe to, underwrite or invest in securities, subject to certain restrictions;

 

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guarantee or assume indebtedness;

 

   

raise funds by accepting demand deposits and time and savings deposits from the general public, issuing securities, borrowing from the Government, The Bank of Korea or other financial institutions, and borrowing from lenders overseas;

 

   

execute foreign exchange transactions, including currency and interest swap transactions;

 

   

provide planning, management, research and other support services at the request of the Government, public bodies, financial institutions or enterprises;

 

   

manage and operate various funds established pursuant to Government-led initiatives;

 

   

fund the operation of the High-Tech Strategic Industry Fund; and

 

   

carry out other businesses incidental to the foregoing (subject to the approval of the Financial Services Commission).

Government Support and Supervision

The Government owns directly all of our paid-in capital. Since our establishment, the Government has made capital contributions not only in cash but also in the form of shares of common stock of Government-affiliated entities. Recent examples include the Government’s contributions to our capital of (i) W510 billion in cash and W611 billion in cash in January 2021 and May 2021, respectively, (ii) W392 billion in cash in March 2022, W308 billion in cash in July 2022 and W565 billion in the form of shares of common stock of Korea Land and Housing Corporation in December 2022, (iii) W435 billion in the form of shares of common stock of Korea Land and Housing Corporation in March 2023, W120 billion in cash in May 2023 and W220 billion in cash in October 2023, (iv) W2 trillion in the form of shares of common stock of Korea Land and Housing Corporation in March 2024, W84 billion in cash in April 2024, W121 billion in cash in June 2024 and W185 billion in cash in July 2024 and (v) W65 billion in cash in March 2025, W156 billion in cash in April 2025, W388 billion in cash in June 2025, W206 billion in cash in July 2025, W90 billion in cash in September 2025 and W37 billion in cash in October 2025.

Taking into account these capital contributions, as of December 31, 2025, our total paid-in capital was W27,257.8 billion. See “—Financial Statements and the Auditors—Notes to Separate Financial Statements of December 31, 2025 and 2024—Note 23.” The Government further contributed W395 billion in cash in April 2026 and W283 billion in cash in May 2026.

In addition to capital contributions, the Government directly supports our financing activities by:

 

   

lending us funds to on-lend;

 

   

allowing us to administer Government loans made from a range of special Government funds;

 

   

allowing us to administer some of The Bank of Korea’s surplus foreign exchange holdings; and

 

   

allowing us to receive credit from The Bank of Korea.

The Government also supports our operations pursuant to Articles 31 and 32 of the KDB Act. Article 31 provides that “40% or more of the annual net profit of the Korea Development Bank shall be transferred to reserve, until the reserve amounts equal the total amount of authorized capital” and that accumulated amounts in reserve may be capitalized. Article 32 provides that “the net losses of the Korea Development Bank shall be offset each fiscal year by the reserve, and if the reserve be insufficient, the deficit shall be replenished by the Government.”

 

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As a result of the KDB Act, the Government is generally responsible for our operations and is legally obligated to replenish any deficit that arises if our reserve, consisting of our surplus and capital surplus items, is insufficient to cover our annual net losses. In light of the above, if we had insufficient funds to make any payment under any of our obligations, including the debt securities and guarantees covered by this prospectus, the Government would take appropriate steps, such as by making a capital contribution, by allocating funds or by taking other action, to enable us to make such payment when due. The provisions of Article 32 do not, however, constitute a direct guarantee by the Government of our obligations under the debt securities or the guarantees, and the provisions of the KDB Act, including Article 32, may be amended at any time by action of the National Assembly.

 

   

The Government closely supervises our operations in the following ways:

 

   

the Government has the power to elect or dismiss our Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, members of our Board of Directors and Auditor;

 

   

within three months after the end of each fiscal year, we must submit our financial statements for the fiscal year to the Financial Services Commission;

 

   

the Financial Services Commission has broad authority to require reports from us on any matter and to examine our books, records and other documents. On the basis of the reports and examinations, the Financial Services Commission may issue any orders deemed necessary to enforce the KDB Act;

 

   

the Financial Services Commission must approve our operating manual, which sets out the guidelines for all principal operating matters;

 

   

the Financial Services Commission may supervise our operations to ensure managerial soundness based upon the KDB Decree and the Bank Supervisory Regulations of the Financial Services Commission and may issue orders deemed necessary for such supervision; and

 

   

we may amend our Articles of Incorporation only with the approval of the Financial Services Commission.

We have had our annual financial statements for years commencing 1998 audited by an external auditor. See “—Financial Statements and the Auditors” and “Experts.”

Pursuant to our most recently approved program of operations, we expect to support the reform and restructuring of the Republic’s economic and industrial structure, including financing of promising small- and medium-sized enterprises, providing export finance and encouraging investments in infrastructure necessary to promote consumer demand and industrial reorganization.

We also pay dividends on a regular basis to the Government. For fiscal years 2023, 2024 and 2025, we paid to the Government dividends amounting to W878.1 billion, W758.7 billion and W880.6 billion, respectively.

Selected Financial Statement Data

Unless specified otherwise, the information provided below is stated on a separate basis in accordance with Korean IFRS.

 

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Consolidated Financial Statement Data

The following table presents selected statements of financial position data regarding our assets, liabilities and shareholders’ equity on a consolidated basis as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, which have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2024      2025  
         
     (billions of Won)  

Statements of Financial Position Data

     

Total Loans (measured at amortized cost)(1)

   W 227,453.1        236,806.7  

Total Borrowings(2)

     281,379.7        292,285.8  

Total Assets

     372,581.1        384,622.2  

Total Liabilities

     328,571.4        335,030.5  

Equity

     44,009.7        49,591.7  
 
(1)

Gross amount, which includes loans for facility development, loans for working capital, loans for households, inter-bank loans, private loans, off-shore loan receivables, loans borrowed from overseas financial institutions, bills bought in foreign currencies, advance payments on acceptances and guarantees and other loans without adjusting for allowance for loan losses, present value discounts and deferred loan fees.

(2)

Total Borrowings include deposits, financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, borrowings and debentures.

Our selected income statement data included in the following table have been derived from our audited consolidated financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2024      2025  
         
     (billions of Won)  

Income Statement Data

     

Total Interest Income

     13,555.8        12,372.5  

Total Interest Expense

     11,537.8        10,362.1  

Net Interest Income

     2,018.0        2,010.4  

Operating Income

     2,207.6        1,874.2  

Non-operating Income

     465.0        5,179.3  

Profit before Income Taxes

     2,672.6        7,053.4  

Income Tax Expense

     525.9        1,823.9  

Net Income

     2,146.7        5,229.6  

Separate Financial Statement Data

The following tables present selected separate financial information as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, which has been derived from our audited separate financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 included in this prospectus. You should read the following financial statement data together with the financial statements and notes included in this prospectus.

 

     As of December 31,  
     2024      2025  
         
     (billions of Won)  

Statements of Financial Position Data

     

Total Loans (measured at amortized cost)(1)

     212,382.5        220,702.8  

Total Borrowings(2)

     266,322.6        275,342.1  

Total Assets

     339,221.1        346,273.1  

Total Liabilities

     296,296.2        300,817.8  

Equity

     42,924.9        45,455.4  
 
(1)

Gross amount, which includes loans for facility development, loans for working capital, loans for households, inter-bank loans, private loans, off-shore loan receivables, loans borrowed from overseas financial institutions, bills bought in foreign currencies, advance payments on acceptances and guarantees and other loans without adjusting for allowance for loan losses, present value discounts and deferred loan fees.

(2)

Total Borrowings include deposits, financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss, borrowings and debentures.

 

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As of December 31, 2025, our total assets increased by 2.1% to W346,273.1 billion from W339,221.1 billion as of December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in loans measured at amortized cost to W217,168.1 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W209,481.4 billion as of December 31, 2024 and an increase in securities measured at fair value through profit or loss to W21,176.6 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W18,418.8 billion as of December 31, 2024. The effects of such increases were partially offset by a decrease in derivative financial assets to W11,090.4 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W13,915.3 billion as of December 31, 2024.

As of December 31, 2025, our total liabilities increased by 1.5% to W300,817.8 billion from W296,296.2 billion as of December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in debentures to W173,370.0 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W165,102.3 billion as of December 31, 2024 and an increase in deposits to W68,474.9 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W66,100.6 billion as of December 31, 2024. The effects of such increases were partially offset by a decrease in derivative financial liabilities to W10,385.7 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W14,873.9 billion as of December 31, 2024.

As of December 31, 2025, our total equity increased by 5.9% to W45,455.4 billion from W42,924.9 billion as of December 31, 2024, primarily due to an increase in retained earnings to W14,680.2 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W12,914.6 billion as of December 31, 2024 and an increase in issued capital to W27,257.8 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W26,316.6 billion as of December 31, 2024.

Our selected income statement data included in the following table have been derived from our audited separate financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 included in this prospectus.

 

     Year Ended December 31,  
     2024      2025  
     (billions of Won)  

Income Statement Data

     

Total Interest Income

   W 12,105.9        10,872.3  

Total Interest Expense

     10,987.8        9,766.3  

Net Interest Income

     1,118.1        1,106.0  

Operating Income

     2,294.1        2,160.9  

Profit before Income Taxes

     2,440.8        2,558.7  

Income Tax Expense

     433.7        843.5  

Net Income

     2,007.2        1,715.2  

2025

We had net income of W1,715.2 billion in 2025 compared to W2,007.2 billion in 2024, on a separate basis. The principal factors for the decrease in net income included:

 

   

a change in provision for (reversal of) credit losses to provisions of W608.4 billion in 2025 from reversals of provisions of W244.1 billion in 2024, primarily due to an increase in provisions for loan loss allowance to W810.8 billion in 2025 from W90.8 billion in 2024, which in turn mainly reflected the significant provisions we recorded in 2025 for our exposures to borrowers in the petrochemical sector in light of the deterioration in their operating environment in 2025;

 

   

an increase in income tax expense to W843.5 billion in 2025 from W433.7 billion in 2024, mainly due to a change in the non-recognition effect of deferred income taxes and others to an expense in 2025 from a benefit in 2024 and an increase in corporate tax rates; and

 

   

contributions to the High-Tech Strategic Industry Fund of W339.4 billion in 2025, compared to no such contributions in 2024.

 

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The above factors were offset in significant part by the following factors:

 

   

an increase in gains on disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates to W794.4 billion in 2025 from W1.4 billion in 2024, primarily due to the gains recognized on our partial divestments of Hanwha Ocean and HMM Company Limited in 2025; and

 

   

a decrease in net loss on derivatives to W208.3 billion in 2025 from W829.8 billion in 2024, primarily due to a change in net gain (loss) on hedging purpose currency derivatives to a net gain in 2025 from a net loss in 2024, which was offset in large part by a change in net gain (loss) on trading purpose currency derivatives to a net loss in 2025 from a net gain in 2024 and an increase in net losses on fair value hedged items.

2024

We had net income of W2,007.2 billion in 2024 compared to W3,027.1 billion in 2023, on a separate basis. The principal factors for the decrease in net income included:

 

   

a change in net gain (loss) on derivatives to a net loss of W829.8 billion in 2024 from a net gain of W1.3 billion in 2023, primarily due to a change in net gain (loss) on hedging purpose derivatives to a net loss in 2024 from a net gain in 2023, which in turn resulted mainly from foreign currency fluctuations;

 

   

a significant decrease in reversal of impairment loss on investments in subsidiaries and associates to W160.9 billion in 2024 from W972.4 billion in 2023, primarily due to an increase in impairment loss on our investment in HMM Company Limited; and

 

   

a significant decrease in reversal of provisions for credit losses to W244.1 billion in 2024 from W802.6 billion in 2023, primarily due to a provision of our loan loss allowances in 2024, which was in turn primarily due to a decrease in the reversal of provisions for loan loss allowance for Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

The above factors were offset in significant part by the following factors:

 

   

an increase in net foreign currency transaction gain to W864.9 billion in 2024 from W302.4 billion in 2023, primarily due to foreign currency fluctuations; and

 

   

a decrease in income tax expense to W433.7 billion in 2024 from W938.6 billion in 2023, primarily due to a decrease in profit before income taxes to W2,440.8 billion in 2024 from W3,965.7 billion in 2023.

Allowances for Loan Losses and Loans in Arrears

We establish allowances for losses from problem loans, including guarantees and other extensions of credit, based on the length of the delinquent periods and the nature of the loans, including guarantees and other extensions of credit. Under Korean IFRS 1109, we establish allowances for credit losses based on expected credit losses instead of incurred losses by assessing changes in expected credit losses and recognizing such changes as impairment loss (or reversal of impairment loss) in profit or loss. The allowance required to be established with respect to a loan or receivable is the amount of the expected 12-month credit loss or the expected lifetime credit loss for the applicable loan or receivable, according to three stages of credit risk deterioration since initial recognition.

 

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As of December 31, 2025, we established allowances of W3,565.4 billion for loan losses, which was 21.8% higher than the allowances as of December 31, 2024 of W2,926.0 billion, which mainly reflected the significant provisions we recorded in 2025 for our exposures to borrowers in the petrochemical sector in light of the deterioration in their operating environment in 2025. Allowances for loan losses under Korean IFRS are recorded for loans based on expected credit losses, depending on whether there has been a significant increase in credit risk or a credit impairment since initial recognition and, if our allowances for loan losses are deemed insufficient for regulatory purposes, we compensate for the difference by recording a regulatory reserve for loan losses within retained earnings. See “—Financial Statements and the Auditors—Notes to Separate Financial Statements of December 31, 2025 and 2024—Notes 3(27), 9(1), 23(4) and 23(5).”

Certain of our customers have restructured loans with their creditor banks. As of December 31, 2025, we have provided loans of W729.5 billion for companies under workout, court receivership, court mediation and other restructuring procedures. In addition, as of such date, we held equity securities of such companies in the amount of W14.0 billion, acquired through debt-for-equity swap transactions. As of December 31, 2025, we had established allowances of W371.0 billion for loan losses with respect to such companies. We cannot assure you that actual results of the credit loss from the loans to these customers will not exceed the allowances established.

The following table provides information on our loan loss allowances.

 

         As of December 31, 2024(1)      As of December 31, 2025(1)  
         Loan
Amount
     Loan
Loss
Allowances
     Loan
Amount
     Loan
Loss
Allowances
 
         (billions of Won)  

Loan Classification

  Normal(2)    W 210,727.5      W 2,186.3      W 218,675.0      W 2,572.4  
 

Precautionary

     551.5        100.0        543.5        93.2  
 

Substandard

     566.8        225.6        525.3        176.5  
 

Doubtful

     177.1        107.3        251.8        125.0  
 

Expected Loss

     359.7        306.8        707.2        598.3  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Total

   W 212,382.5      W  2,926.0      W 220,702.8      W  3,565.4  
    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

These figures include loans for facility development, loans for working capital, loans for households, inter-bank loans, private loans, off-shore loan receivables, loans borrowed from overseas financial institutions, bills bought in foreign currencies, advance payments on acceptances and guarantees and other loans.

(2)

Includes loans guaranteed by the Government. Under Korean IFRS, we establish loan loss allowances for all loans including loans guaranteed by the Government.

As of December 31, 2025, our non-performing loans totaled W1,484.4 billion, representing 0.7% of our outstanding loans as of such date. Non-performing loans are defined as loans that are classified as substandard or below. On December 31, 2025, our legal reserve was W4,528.3 billion, representing 2.1% of our outstanding loans as of such date.

Loans to Financially Troubled Companies

We have credit exposure to a number of financially troubled Korean companies, including HMM Company Limited (formerly, Hyundai Merchant Marine Co., Ltd.), HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Co., Ltd. (formerly, Hanjin Heavy Industries and Construction Co., Ltd.), Daehan Shipbuilding Co., Ltd., K Shipbuilding Co., Ltd. (formerly, STX Offshore & Shipbuilding), GM Korea Company and Taeyoung E&C. As of December 31, 2025, our credit extended to these companies totaled W9,555.7 billion, accounting for 2.8% of our total assets as of such date.

 

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The following table shows the changes in credit exposure (including loans, guarantees and equity investments classified as substandard or below) extended to these companies as of the dates indicated:

 

     As of December 31,       

Company

   2024      2025     

Primary Reason for Change

           
     (billions of Won)       

HMM Company Limited

     6,595.1        6,676.1      Increase due to an increase in the value of stocks

HJ Shipbuilding & Construction

     966.8        882.3      Decrease due to repayment of loans and a decrease in refund guarantees

Daehan Shipbuilding

     1,067.3        628.7      Decrease due to repayment of loans and a decrease in refund guarantees

K Shipbuilding

     728.5        751.4      Increase due to an increase in refund guarantees

GM Korea Company

     474.7        483.5      Increase due to an increase in the value of stocks

Taeyoung E&C

     133.7        133.7     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

Total

   W 9,966.1        9,555.7     
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

As of December 31, 2025, we established allowances of W0.1 billion for HMM Company Limited, W126.2 billion for HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, W13.3 billion for Daehan Shipbuilding, W28.1 billion for K Shipbuilding, none for GM Korea Company and W13.0 billion for Taeyoung E&C.

In July 2016, HMM Company Limited executed a debt-to-equity swap with us and other creditors, as part of its continued restructuring led by us as its largest creditor, and affiliates of the Hyundai group reduced their shareholdings in HMM Company Limited, which resulted in us becoming the largest shareholder of HMM Company Limited. In October 2018, we injected W1 trillion in emergency aid into HMM Company Limited in order to normalize its operations by purchasing bonds with warrants and convertible bonds issued by HMM Company Limited. We also concurrently entered into an agreement to jointly manage HMM Company Limited together with Korea Ocean Business Corporation until December 2020, which was subsequently extended to January 2022. In June 2021, we exercised our right to convert W300 billion of our convertible bonds into 60 million common shares of HMM Company Limited. Following an improvement in the financial performance of HMM Company Limited, we ended our joint management of HMM Company Limited in January 2022, upon which Korea Ocean Business Corporation became its sole manager. In July 2023, we and Korea Ocean Business Corporation jointly announced a combined sale of an aggregate of approximately 38.9% of the equity interest in HMM Company Limited through a competitive bidding process. Although a consortium led by Harim Group was initially selected as the preferred bidder in December 2023, we concluded our negotiations with them in February 2024 upon failure to reach an agreement on certain issues. In October 2023, we exercised our right to convert W200 billion of our convertible bonds into 40 million common shares of HMM Company Limited and exercised our stock purchase warrant tied to the bonds with warrants we had purchased previously and acquired 60 million common shares of HMM Company Limited. In May, June and October 2024, we exercised our right to convert an aggregate of W480 billion of our convertible bonds into an aggregate of 96 million common shares of HMM Company Limited. In April 2025, we exercised our right to convert W360 billion of our convertible bonds into 72 million common shares of HMM Company Limited, following which our equity stake in HMM Company Limited amounted to 36.02% as of April 30, 2025. In September 2025, HMM Company Limited repurchased approximately 35 million of its common shares from us as treasury stock through a tender offer, following which our equity stake in HMM Company Limited further decreased to 35.42% as of December 31, 2025.

 

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In January 2019, HJ Shipbuilding & Construction Philippines, a subsidiary of HJ Shipbuilding & Construction at Subic Bay in the Philippines, declared bankruptcy and filed for corporate rehabilitation with a regional trial court following its failure to comply with loan obligations to its Philippine lenders. In March 2019, creditors in Korea (including us) and lenders in the Philippines agreed on, and executed, a business normalization plan including a debt-to-equity swap and capital reduction for HJ Shipbuilding & Construction, as a result of which we became the largest shareholder of HJ Shipbuilding & Construction. In September 2021, creditors of HJ Shipbuilding & Construction (including us) sold a 66.85% interest in the company to a consortium led by Dongbu Corporation.

K Shipbuilding has faced financial difficulties for the past several years due to prolonged slowdowns in the Korean shipbuilding and shipping industries. K Shipbuilding, which had filed for court receivership in May 2016 and executed debt-to-equity swaps with their creditors (including us) in December 2016 under a rehabilitation plan through which we increased our equity interest to 43.9% and became its largest shareholder, exited court receivership in July 2017. In November 2020, we selected a consortium consisting of KH Investment and UAMCO., Ltd. as the preferred bidder for the sale of shares of K Shipbuilding. In July 2021, the consortium acquired a 97% interest in K Shipbuilding for W250 billion. In December 2021, we terminated our creditor management of K Shipbuilding, and in December 2022, sold all of our equity stake in K Shipbuilding.

In January 2024, Taeyoung Engineering & Construction Co., or Taeyoung E&C, commenced workout procedures, pursuant to which its creditors, including us, agreed to temporarily defer all of its debt payment obligations. Subsequently, we, as the lead creditor, worked together with external consultants to evaluate Taeyoung E&C’s ability to maintain its business and repay its loans. In April 2024, we proposed a corporate improvement plan to restructure Taeyoung E&C based on such evaluation, which would involve debt-to-equity swaps and capital reductions, among others, and the creditors approved such corporate improvement plan, following which we entered into an agreement with Taeyoung E&C to implement such plan.

In 2025, we sold non-performing loans worth W187.6 billion to Hana F&I Co., Ltd.

Our large exposure to financially troubled companies in Korea means that we are also exposed to financial difficulties experienced by our borrowers as a result of, among other things, adverse economic conditions in Korea and globally, which could disrupt the business, activities and operations of many of our borrowers, which in turn could have an adverse impact on the ability of our borrowers to meet existing payment or other obligations to us. For example, the recent COVID-19 pandemic resulted in significant global and domestic economic and financial disruptions, and had an especially direct negative impact on certain of our borrowers, among them the airline industry, which required significant liquidity following a sharp decline in aircraft traffic and a dramatic increase in the number of suspended flights due to entry restrictions imposed by many countries in response to COVID-19 during the course of the pandemic.

 

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In April 2020, we provided Asiana Airlines, a subsidiary of Kumho Asiana Group and the second-largest airline in Korea, with liquidity support in the aggregate amount of approximately W1.2 trillion, in the form of the provision of a credit line and an investment in its perpetual convertible bonds. Our decision to take such measure was largely driven by a need to address Asiana Airlines’ financial difficulties resulting from the negative impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the airline industry, although we had previously provided Asiana Airlines with liquidity support in similar amount and form in 2019 as well with the aim of enhancing its financial condition. In the fourth quarter of 2020, we injected W0.3 trillion into Asiana Airlines through the Key Industry Stabilization Fund, which was established by the Government to support businesses in certain key industries that faced financial difficulties resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic, in order to normalize its operations following the cancellation of plans by a consortium led by HDC Hyundai Development to acquire Asiana Airlines. In November 2020, we signed an investment agreement with Hanjin KAL, the parent company of Korean Air Lines, to inject W800 billion (consisting of W500 billion through participation in a rights offering and W300 billion through purchase of exchangeable bonds) into Hanjin KAL in connection with Korean Air Lines’ contemplated acquisition of a 63.9% stake in Asiana Airlines through a transaction valued at W1.8 trillion (the “Asiana Acquisition”). In December 2020, Asiana Airlines’ shareholders approved a 3-to-1 share capital reduction plan, which was aimed at offsetting part of Asiana Airlines’ deficits and improving its capital structure. The Asiana Acquisition was consummated in December 2024 after a lengthy approval process by the antitrust authorities of a number of jurisdictions, following which Asiana Airlines became a consolidated subsidiary of Korean Airlines Co., Ltd. As of December 31, 2025, our equity interest in Hanjin KAL amounted to approximately 10.7%. In February 2025, Asiana Airlines repaid all of its outstanding credit obligations to us, in the aggregate amount of approximately W1.4 trillion.

In addition, adverse economic conditions in Korea have prompted the Government in recent years to implement various emergency aid initiatives involving Korean banks, including us, to provide liquidity assistance to a range of financially troubled companies. Such initiatives include, among others, the provision of new loans to financially troubled companies, extension of maturity dates for existing loans and suspension of interest payment obligations for an extended period of time. For example, in February 2024, the Government announced a financial support program amounting to W75.9 trillion mostly aimed at helping small- and medium-sized enterprises overcome adverse economic conditions resulting from the prevailing high interest rate environment and expand their businesses into new industries. We provided W16.0 trillion toward this program as of December 31, 2025. Our participation in such Government-led initiatives may lead us to extend credit to financially troubled borrowers that we would not otherwise extend, or offer terms for such credit that we would not otherwise offer, in the absence of such initiatives. Furthermore, there is no guarantee that the financial condition and liquidity position of our financially troubled borrowers benefiting from such initiatives will improve sufficiently for them to service their debt on a timely basis, or at all. Accordingly, increases in our exposure to financially troubled borrowers resulting from such Government-led initiatives may have a material adverse effect on our financial condition and results of operations.

 

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Furthermore, in recent years, the Korean petrochemical industry has experienced deteriorating conditions, including persistent global oversupply resulting in part from significant production capacity expansion in China and the Middle East, weakening demand, and declining profitability of Korean petrochemical producers, with major domestic companies experiencing operating losses and liquidity shortfalls amid a prolonged structural downturn. In response, the Korean government has recently promoted a series of measures intended to facilitate voluntary, preemptive restructuring of the industry. These measures are designed to encourage voluntary consolidation among industry participants, reduce domestic excess capacity, scale back the production of commodity-grade products and shift towards high-value-added products with improved long-term competitiveness. To support these restructuring efforts, in February 2026, the Korean government announced a financial support package of approximately W2.0 trillion for eligible restructuring projects, of which we are expected to provide approximately W430 billion. Our participation is expected to include financing for facility rationalization, restructuring implementation, capital expenditures, technology upgrades and research and development, with the scope, timing and terms of such financing depending on, among others, the restructuring plans submitted by the relevant companies, governmental approvals and our credit review and other internal procedures. There can be no assurance that such restructuring measures will achieve their intended objectives or that market conditions will not deteriorate further, which could adversely affect our credit exposure to the petrochemical sector.

A deterioration in the financial condition of our borrowers, including those under workout, court receivership, court mediation or other restructuring procedures, could result in a deterioration in the quality of our loan portfolio. This, in turn, could result in an increase in delinquency ratios, increased charge-offs and higher provisioning, as well as an increase in impairment losses on such loans, which could have a material adverse impact on our business, financial condition or results of operations.

Operations

Loan Operations

We mainly provide equipment capital loans, project loans and working capital loans to private Korean enterprises that undertake major industrial projects either directly or indirectly through on-lending. The loans generally cover over 50%, and in some cases as much as 100%, of the total project cost. Equipment capital loans include loans to major industries for development of high technology and for acquisition, improvement or repair of machinery and equipment. We disburse loan proceeds in installments to ensure that the borrower uses the loan for its intended purpose.

Before approving a loan, we consider:

 

   

the economic benefits of the project to the Republic;

 

   

the extent to which the project serves priorities established by the Government’s industrial policy;

 

   

the project’s operational feasibility;

 

   

the loan’s and the project’s profitability; and

 

   

the quality of the borrower’s management.

The interest rate we charge on our loans varies based on a number of factors, including the purpose of the loan, maturity date and the borrower’s credit ratings. Certain loans bear interest at below market rates. Equipment capital loans generally have original maturities of three to five years, although we occasionally make equipment capital loans with longer maturities. Working capital loans usually mature within two years.

The Business and Investment Planning Department functions as our centralized policy-making and planning division with respect to our lending activities. The Business and Investment Planning Department formulates and revises our internal regulations on loan programs as well as setting basic lending guidelines.

 

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We have multiple levels of loan approval authority, depending on the loan amount and other factors such as the availability of collateral or guarantee, debt repayment ability and business prospects. The Credit Review Committee, Division Credit Review Committee, Division Credit Review Sub-Committee, Credit Officer, Head of the Regional Head Office and General Manager each has authority to approve loans up to a specified amount. The amount differs depending on the type of loan and certain other factors, for example, whether a loan is collateralized or guaranteed.

Our overall risk management policy is set by the Risk Management Committee. For detailed information regarding our risk management policy and procedures, see “—Financial Statements and the Auditors—Notes to Separate Financial Statements of December 31, 2025 and 2024—Note 48.”

The following table sets out, by currency and category of loan, our total outstanding loans:

Loans(1)

 

     As of December 31,  
     2024      2025  
     (billions of Won)  

Equipment Capital Loans:

     

Domestic Currency

   W 62,063.4        64,488.0  

Foreign Currency

     12,719.7        12,743.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     74,783.1        77,231.7  

Working Capital Loans:

     

Domestic Currency(2)

     68,969.5        69,822.1  

Foreign Currency

     21,931.6        21,827.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     90,901.1        91,649.4  

Other Loans(3)

     46,698.2        51,821.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Loans

     212,382.5        220,702.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

Includes loans extended to affiliates.

(2)

Includes loans on households.

(3)

Includes inter-bank loans, private loans, off-shore loan receivables, loans borrowed from overseas financial institutions, bills bought in foreign currencies, advance payments on acceptances and guarantees and other loans.

As of December 31, 2025, we had W220,702.8 billion in outstanding loans, which represents a 3.9% increase from W212,382.5 billion of outstanding loans as of December 31, 2024.

 

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Maturities of Outstanding Loans

The following table categorizes our outstanding equipment capital and working capital loans by their remaining maturities:

Outstanding Equipment Capital and Working Capital Loans by Remaining Maturities(1)

 

     As of December 31,      As % of
December 31, 2025
Total
 
     2024      2025  
     (billions of Won, except percentages)  

Loans with Remaining Maturities of One Year or Less

   W 78,640.4        73,708.6        43.6

Loans with Remaining Maturities of More Than One Year

     87,043.8        95,172.4        56.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   W 165,684.2        168,881.0        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

Includes loans extended to affiliates.

Loans by Industrial Sector

The following table sets out the total amount of our outstanding equipment capital and working capital loans, categorized by industry sector:

Outstanding Equipment Capital and Working Capital Loans by Industry Sector(1)

 

     As of December 31,     As % of
December 31, 2025
Total
 
     2024     2025  
     (billions of Won, except percentages)  

Manufacturing

   W 76,354.0     W 78,267.0       46.3

Banking and Insurance

     40,685.5       43,567.2       25.8  

Transportation

     10,259.3       8,403.6       5.0  

Public Administration

     745.9       766.5       0.5  

Electric, Gas and Water Supply Industry

     5,689.7       5,888.4       3.5  

Others(2)

     31,949.8       31,988.3       18.9  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   W 165,684.2     W 168,881.0       100.0
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percentage increase (decrease) from previous period

     3.6     1.9  
 
(1)

Includes loans extended to affiliates.

(2)

Includes wholesale and retail trade, real estate and leasing, and construction.

Industrial Bank of Korea was our single largest borrower as of December 31, 2025, accounting for 3.7% of our outstanding equipment capital and working capital loans. As of December 31, 2025, our five largest borrowers and 20 largest borrowers accounted for 10.4% and 19.1%, respectively, of our outstanding equipment capital and working capital loans.

 

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The following table breaks down the equipment capital and working capital loans to our 20 largest borrowers outstanding as of December 31, 2025 by industry sector:

20 Largest Borrowers by Industry Sector

 

     As % of December 31, 2025
Total Outstanding Equipment
Capital and Working Capital Loans
to Our 20 Largest Borrowers
 

Manufacturing

     38.7

Banking and Insurance

     50.6  

Transportation

     3.8  

Electric, Gas and Water Supply Industry

     4.3  

Others(1)

     2.6  
  

 

 

 

Total

     100.0
  

 

 

 
 
(1)

Includes wholesale and retail trade, real estate and leasing, and construction.

The following table categorizes the new loans made by us by industry sector:

New Loans by Industry Sector

 

     Year Ended December 31,     As % of Year
Ended
December 31, 2025
Total
 
     2024     2025  
     (billions of Won, except percentages)  

Manufacturing

   W 42,934.2       44,624.0       46.7

Banking and Insurance

     22,440.0       25,664.6       26.8  

Transportation

     4,190.6       3,914.9       4.1  

Electric, Gas and Water Supply Industry

     3,527.6       3,656.7       3.8  

Public Administration

     434.7       144.7       0.2  

Others(1)

     17,070.3       17,609.6       18.4  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

   W 90,597.4     W 95,614.5       100.0  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Percentage increase (decrease) from previous period

     12.4     5.5  
 
(1)

Includes wholesale and retail trade, real estate and leasing, and construction.

Loans by Categories

In addition to dividing our loans into equipment capital and working capital loans, we classify loans into several groupings, the most important being:

 

   

industrial fund loans;

 

   

on-lending loans;

 

   

foreign currency loans;

 

   

local currency loans denominated in foreign currencies;

 

   

offshore loans in foreign countries; and

 

   

government fund loans.

 

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The following table sets out equipment capital and working capital loans by categories as of December 31, 2025:

 

     Equipment
Capital Loans(1)
     Working
Capital Loans(1)
 
     As of
December 31,
2025
     %      As of
December 31,
2025
     %  
     (billions of Won, except percentages)  

Industrial fund loans

   W 60,296.6        78.1    W 55,018.3        60.1

On-lending loans

     1,670.8        2.2        14,288.3        15.6  

Foreign currency loans

     7,673.6        9.9        1,372.8        1.5  

Local currency loans denominated in foreign currencies

     0.4        0.0        15.2        0.0  

Offshore loans in foreign currencies

     5,052.8        6.5        18,007.2        19.6  

Government fund loans

     46.6        0.1        —         0.0  

Overdraft

     —         0.0        10.7        0.0  

Others(1)

     2,491.0        3.2        2,936.8        3.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   W 77,231.7        100.0    W 91,649.3        100.0
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

Includes loans on households and loans extended to affiliates.

Industrial Fund Loans. Industrial fund loans are equipment capital and working capital loans denominated in Won to borrowers in major industries to finance equipment and facilities.

We currently make equipment capital industrial fund loans at floating or fixed rates for terms of up to 20 years and for up to 100% of the equipment cost being financed. We make working capital industrial fund loans at floating or fixed rates and in amounts constituting up to 50% of the borrower’s estimated annual sales for the manufacturing industry or up to 40% for the non-manufacturing industry, excluding depreciation expenses.

On-lending Loans. On-lending is a form of indirect financing that involves intermediary financial institutions which on-lend the funds provided by us to industrial borrowers and are responsible for repayment to us. Most of the funds provided by us through on-lending are ultimately lent to small- and medium-sized enterprises for their equipment purchases and working capital. We explicitly set detailed guidelines (including scope of borrowers, maturity and interest rates) for intermediary financial institutions to be followed when on-lending to the ultimate borrowers. We monitor our exposure to, and the credit standing of, each financial institution to which we lend. Borrowers do not apply directly to us and may only apply for our on-lending loans through their regular bank or another bank of their choice. The intermediary bank appraises the financial and business situation of the applicant and generally assumes liability for repayment to us. Although the processing of individual loans requires two formally separate loan approvals for each borrower, first by the intermediary bank and then by us, the ultimate borrower need only apply to the intermediary bank for approval.

Foreign Currency Loans. We extend loans denominated in U.S. dollars, Japanese Yen or other foreign currencies principally to finance the purchase of industrial equipment from abroad or the implementation of overseas industrial development projects by Korean companies. We make these loans at floating interest rates with original maturities, in the case of equipment capital foreign currency loans, of up to 20 years and, in the case of working capital foreign currency loans, of up to three years.

Local Currency Loans Denominated in Foreign Currencies. We make local currency loans denominated in foreign currencies for the same purposes, and to the same borrowers, as foreign currency loans. Although we denominate the loans in foreign currency, the borrower receives and repays the loans in Won based on foreign exchange rates at the time of receipt and repayment. We currently make loans of this type at floating interest rates, with original maturities, in the case of equipment capital loans, of up to 20 years and, in the case of working capital loans, of up to three years.

 

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Offshore Loans in Foreign Currencies. We extend offshore loans in foreign currencies to finance:

 

   

the purchase of industrial equipment and the implementation of overseas industrial projects by overseas subsidiaries and branches of Korean companies; and

 

   

the overseas industrial development projects of foreign government entities, international organizations and foreign companies.

We make these loans at floating interest rates with original maturities, in the form of equipment capital foreign currency loans, generally of up to 20 years and, working capital foreign currency loans, generally of up to three years. However, longer maturities may be negotiated on an individual basis.

Government Fund Loans. We make government fund loans primarily to finance:

 

   

water supply and drainage facilities;

 

   

the Seoul subway system;

 

   

freight terminal facilities;

 

   

hospitals; and

 

   

other facilities.

Government fund loans that are equipment capital loans require approval by the appropriate Government ministry. We currently make government fund loans in Won at floating interest rates with original maturities of 10 to 20 years.

Other Loans. We also make special purpose fund loans for particular industries or projects using funds lent to us by the Government and foreign financial institutions. The Government funds that finance these loans include, among others:

 

   

the Tourism Promotion Fund (hotel and resort projects);

 

   

the Rational Use of Energy Fund (energy conservation projects and collective energy supply projects); and

 

   

the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Promotion Fund (small- and medium-sized enterprises).

 

   

For further information relating to such loans, see “—Sources of Funds.”

Guarantee Operations

We extend guarantees to our clients to facilitate their other borrowings and to finance major industrial projects. We guarantee Won-denominated corporate debentures, local currency loans, and other Won liabilities and foreign currency loans from domestic and overseas Korean financial institutions and from foreign institutions. The KDB Act and our Articles of Incorporation limit the aggregate amount of our industrial finance bond obligations and guarantee obligations. See “—Sources of Funds.”

We generally obtain collateral valued in excess of the original guarantee. We appraise the value of our collateral at least once a year. Depending on the borrower, the collateral may be industrial plants, real estate and/or marketable securities.

 

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The following table shows our outstanding guarantees:

Guarantees Outstanding

 

     As of December 31,  
     2024      2025  
     (billions of Won)  

Acceptances

   W 208.8      W 187.2  

Guarantees on local borrowing

     742.5        781.8  

Guarantees on foreign borrowing

     11,361.3        11,167.4  

Letter of guarantee for importers

     42.7        52.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

   W 12,355.3      W 12,188.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Investments

We invest in a range of Korean private and Government-owned enterprises but we will not take a controlling interest in a company unless the acquisition is necessary for the corporate restructuring of the company. Although generally a long-term investor, we sell investments from time to time. In recent years, sales resulted principally from the Government’s privatization program, and we expect to continue such sales in the future. Our equity investments increased to W54,421.7 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W51,083.5 billion as of December 31, 2024.

The KDB Act and our Articles of Incorporation provide that the cost basis of our total equity investments may not exceed twice the sum of our paid-in capital and our reserve from profit. In addition, pursuant to the KDB Decree, we may not acquire equity securities of a single company in excess of 15% of its entire voting shares. The 15% limit, however, does not apply to certain investments, including those in companies financed by capital contributions from the Government. As of December 31, 2025, the cost basis of our equity investments subject to restriction under the KDB Act and our Articles of Incorporation totaled W28,390.8 billion, equal to 44.6% of our equity investment ceiling. For a discussion of Korean accounting principles relating to our equity investments, see “—Financial Statements and the Auditors.”

The following table sets out our equity investments by industry sector on a book value basis as of December 31, 2025:

Equity Investments

 

     Book Value as of
December 31, 2025
 
     (billions of Won)  

Electric, Gas and Water Supply Industry

   W 16,921.1  

Construction

     1,014.7  

Banking and Insurance

     14,943.6  

Real Estate Business

     10.8  

Manufacturing

     3,465.7  

Transportation and Communication

     7,338.9  

Others

     10,726.9  
  

 

 

 

Total

   W 54,421.7  
  

 

 

 

 

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As of December 31, 2025, we held total equity investments, on a book value basis, of W2,958.8 billion in two of our five largest borrowers and W3,289.3 billion in three of our 20 largest borrowers. We have not established a policy addressing loans to enterprises in which we hold equity interests or equity interests in enterprises to which we have extended loans.

When possible, we use the prevailing market price of a security to determine the value of our interest. However, if no readily ascertainable market value exists for our holdings, we record these investments at the cost of acquisition. With respect to our equity interests in enterprises in which we hold more than 15% of interest, we value these investments annually, with certain exceptions, on a net asset value basis when the investee company releases its financial statements. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate value of our equity investments accounted for approximately 81.7% of their aggregate cost basis.

As part of our investment activities, we underwrite straight and convertible bond issuances in Won for domestic corporations. We also invest in municipal bonds, extending funds to municipalities at subsidized interest rates, mostly to finance water supply and drainage infrastructure projects.

Other Activities

We engage in a range of industrial development activities in addition to providing loans and guarantees, including:

 

   

conducting economic and industrial research;

 

   

performing engineering surveys;

 

   

providing business analyses and managerial assistance; and

 

   

offering trust services.

As of December 31, 2025, we held in trust cash and other assets totaling W30,919.6 billion, and we generated in 2025 trust fee income equaling W372.3 billion. As of December 31, 2024, we held in trust cash and other assets totaling W30,231.7 billion, and we generated in 2024 trust fee income equaling W441.5 billion. Pursuant to Korean law, we segregate trust assets from our other assets; trust assets are not available to satisfy claims of our depositors or other creditors. Accordingly, we account for our trust accounts separately from our banking accounts. However, if our trust operations fail to preserve the principal of our clients’ trust assets, we are responsible for covering the deficit either from previously established provisions in our trust accounts or by a transfer from our banking accounts. In 2024 and 2025, we did not transfer any funds from our banking accounts to cover deficits in our trust accounts. Surplus funds generated by the trust assets may be deposited into the clients’ accounts and earn interest. We reflect trust fees earned by us on our trust account management services as other operating revenues in the income statement of the banking accounts.

Sources of Funds

In addition to our capital and reserves, we obtain funds primarily from:

 

   

borrowings from the Government;

 

   

issuances of bonds in the domestic and international capital markets;

 

   

borrowings from international financial institutions or foreign banks; and

 

   

deposits.

 

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All of our borrowings are unsecured.

Borrowings from the Government

We borrow from the Government’s general purpose funds and its special purpose funds. General purpose loans generally are in Won and have fixed interest rates and maturities ranging from five to 20 years. We incur special purpose loans, principally from the Tourism Promotion Fund, the Rational Use of Energy Fund and the Small- and Medium-sized Enterprises Promotion Fund, in connection with specific projects we finance. The Government links the interest rate and maturity of each special purpose borrowing to the terms of the financing we provide for the specific project.

The following table sets out our Government borrowings as of December 31, 2025:

 

Type of Funds Borrowed

   As of
December 31, 2025
 
     (billions of Won)  

General Purpose

   W 47.5  

Special Purpose

     4,631.2  
  

 

 

 

Total

   W 4,678.7  
  

 

 

 

Domestic and International Capital Markets

We issue industrial finance bonds both in Korea and abroad, some of which the Government directly guarantees. We generally issue domestic bonds at fixed interest rates with original maturities of one to ten years.

The following table sets out the outstanding balance of our industrial finance bonds as of December 31, 2025:

 

Outstanding Balance

   As of
December 31, 2025
 
     (billions of Won)  

Denominated in Won

   W 118,692.5  

Denominated in Other Currencies

     55,429.5  
  

 

 

 

Total

   W 174,122.0  
  

 

 

 

The KDB Act provides that the aggregate outstanding principal amount of our industrial finance bonds, other than those directly guaranteed or purchased by the Government, plus the aggregate outstanding amount of debt (including bonds and loans) guaranteed or purchased by us, other than those excepted by the KDB Act, may not exceed 30 times the sum of our paid-in capital and our reserve from profit. As of December 31, 2025, the aggregate amount of our industrial finance bonds and guarantee obligations (including guarantee obligations relating to loans that had not been borrowed as of December 31, 2025) was W192,587.1 billion, equal to 20.2% of our authorized amount under the KDB Act, which was W955,758.9 billion.

In 2025, we issued W54.8 trillion in Won-denominated industrial finance bonds and W20.3 trillion in industrial finance bonds denominated in other currencies. In 2026, we are targeting to issue approximately W51.2 trillion in Won-denominated industrial finance bonds and approximately W20.0 trillion in industrial finance bonds denominated in other currencies, subject to change depending on our funding needs and market conditions.

Foreign Currency Borrowings

We borrow money from institutions, principally syndicates of commercial banks, outside the Republic in foreign currencies. We frequently enter into related interest rate and currency swap transactions. The loans generally have original maturities of one to five years. As of December 31, 2025, the outstanding amount of our foreign currency borrowings was US$18.5 billion.

 

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Our long term and short term foreign currency borrowings decreased to W26,479.2 billion as of December 31, 2025 from W27,999.4 billion as of December 31, 2024.

Deposits

We take demand deposits and time and savings deposits from the general public. Time and savings deposits generally have maturities shorter than three years and bear interest at fixed rates. As of December 31, 2025, demand deposits held by us totaled W2,014.9 billion and time and savings deposits held by us totaled W57,014.4  billion.

Debt

Debt Repayment Schedule

The following table sets out our principal repayment schedule as of December 31, 2025:

Debt Principal Repayment Schedule(1)

 

     Maturing on or before December 31,  

Currency(2)(3)

   2026      2027      2028      2029      Thereafter  
     (billions of Won)  

Won

   W 60,098.7      W 41,184.0      W 13,287.5      W 1,426.4      W 7,326.2  

Foreign

     41,048.9        14,230.3        12,455.2        2,543.5        11,630.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Won Equivalent

   W 101,147.6      W 55,414.3      W 25,742.7      W 3,969.9      W 18,957.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

Excludes bonds sold under repurchase agreements.

(2)

Borrowings in foreign currencies have been translated into Won at the market average exchange rates on December 31, 2025, as announced by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services Ltd.

(3)

We categorize debt with respect to which we have entered into currency swap agreements by our repayment currency under such agreements.

The following table summarizes, as of December 31 of the years indicated, our outstanding direct internal debt:

Direct Internal Debt

 

     (billions of Won)  

2021

     115,318.8  

2022

     126,854.0  

2023

     121,108.9  

2024

     120,191.5  

2025

     123,426.5  

The following table summarizes, as of December 31 of the years indicated, our outstanding direct external debt:

Direct External Debt

 

     (billions of Won)  

2021

     52,412.9  

2022

     60,771.2  

2023

     66,102.6  

2024

     80,023.5  

2025

     81,908.7  

 

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The following table sets out, by currency and the equivalent amount in U.S. Dollars, our outstanding external bonds as of December 31, 2025:

External Bonds

 

     Amount in
Original
Currency
     Equivalent
Amount in
U.S. Dollars(1)
 
     (millions)  

US$

     USD25,864        25,864  

Euro (EUR)

     EUR3,220        3,783  

New Zealand Dollar (NZD)

     NZD140        81  

Hong Kong dollar (HKD)

     HKD13,524        1,738  

Chinese offshore renminbi (CNH)

     CNH5,318        761  

Swiss franc (CHF)

     CHF650        821  

Brazilian real (BRL)

     BRL18,995        3,468  

Australian dollar (AUD)

     AUD2,043        1,368  

Great Britain Sterling (GBP)

     GBP586        789  

Indonesian Rupiah (IDR)

     IDR325,000        20  

Indian Rupee (INR)

     INR19,763        219  

Swedish Krona (SEK)

     SEK1,410        153  

Mexican Peso (MXN)

     MXN3,500        195  

Singapore Dollar (SGD)

     SGD84        65  

Japanese Yen (JPY)

     JPY10,000        64  

Turkish Lira (TRY)

     TRY9,900        231  
     

 

 

 

Total

        US$39,620  
     

 

 

 
 
(1)

Amounts expressed in currencies other than US$ are converted to US$ at the exchange rate announced by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. in effect on December 31, 2025.

For further information on our outstanding indebtedness, see “—Tables and Supplementary Information.”

Debt Record

We have never defaulted in the payment of principal or interest on any of our obligations.

Overseas Operations

We operate overseas subsidiaries in Hong Kong, Dublin, Budapest, Sao Paulo, Tashkent, Jakarta and Mountain View. The subsidiaries engage in a variety of banking and merchant banking services, including:

 

   

managing and underwriting new securities issues;

 

   

syndicating medium and long-term loans;

 

   

trading securities;

 

   

trading in the money market; and

 

   

providing investment management and advisory services.

We currently maintain twelve branches in Tokyo, Shanghai, Singapore, New York City, London, Beijing, Guangzhou, Qingdao, Shenyang, Yangon, Hong Kong and Frankfurt, and six overseas representative offices in Ho Chi Minh City, Abu Dhabi, Moscow, Sydney, Bangkok and Jakarta.

 

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Property

Our head office is located at 14 Eunhaeng-ro, Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, Korea, a 35,996 square meter building completed in July 2001 and owned by us. In addition to the head office, we maintain 59 branches in major cities throughout the Republic, including 16 in Seoul. We generally lease our domestic and overseas offices under long-term leases.

Directors and Management; Employees

Our Board of Directors has ultimate responsibility for management of our affairs. Under the KDB Act and our Articles of Incorporation, our Board of Directors is to consist of one Chief Executive Officer (who also serves as the Chairman of the Board of Directors), one Chief Operating Officer and not more than eight directors. Under the KDB Act, the President of the Republic appoints our Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors upon the recommendation of the Chairman of the Financial Services Commission. The Financial Services Commission appoints all of our directors upon the recommendation of our Chief Executive Officer. Under our Articles of Incorporation, our executive directors serve for three-year terms and they may be re-appointed, and our independent non-executive directors serve for two-year terms and they may be re-appointed; provided, however, that our independent non-executive directors shall not serve more than one year for each reappointment and shall not serve more than five years consecutively.

Currently, the members of our Board of Directors are:

 

Position

  

Name

  

Expiration of Term

Chief Executive Officer and Chairman of the Board of Directors

   Sangjin Park    September 9, 2028

Chief Operating Officer and Vice Chairman of the Board of Directors

   Bong Hee Lee    March 23, 2029

Auditor

   Jaeshin Kim    August 25, 2027

Independent Non-executive Directors

   Seung Cheol Jeon    May 1, 2027
   Seungho Lee    April 23, 2028
   Woo Chan Kim    April 23, 2028
   Seeun Jeong    April 23, 2028
   Kyung-Woo Lee    April 23, 2028

As of December 31, 2025, we employed 3,486 persons with 2,113 persons located in our head office.

Tables and Supplementary Information

A. External Debt of KDB

(1) External Bonds of KDB

 

Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

USD

     50,000,000        2.730      February 6, 2015    February 6, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     1,000,000,000        3.000      January 13, 2016    January 13, 2026*     1,000,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        2.690      March 30, 2016    March 30, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     53,000,000        2.180      August 10, 2016    August 10, 2026     53,000,000  

USD

     500,000,000        2.000      September 12, 2016    September 12, 2026     500,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        2.530      November 10, 2016    November 10, 2028     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.088      January 17, 2017    January 17, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.800      January 29, 2018    January 29, 2038     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.100      March 19, 2018    March 19, 2048     50,000,000  

USD

     500,000,000        0.800      October 27, 2020    April 27, 2026*     500,000,000  

 

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Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

USD

     500,000,000        0.800      January 19, 2021    July 19, 2026*     500,000,000  

USD

     300,000,000        1.625      January 19, 2021    January 19, 2031     300,000,000  

USD

     500,000,000        1.000      March 9, 2021    September 9, 2026     500,000,000  

USD

     300,000,000        2.000      April 1, 2021    April 1, 2031     300,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        1.146      May 18, 2021    May 18, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        1.035      June 18, 2021    June 18, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        1.145      June 4, 2021    June 4, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        3M USD Libor+0.25    June 11, 2021    June 11, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        2.470      August 24, 2021    August 24, 2051     50,000,000  

USD

     200,000,000        1.750      September 27, 2021    September 27, 2031     200,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        2.850      October 12, 2021    October 12, 2051     20,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        2.925      October 18, 2021    October 18, 2051     20,000,000  

USD

     500,000,000        1.375      October 25, 2021    April 25, 2027     500,000,000  

USD

     300,000,000        2.000      October 25, 2021    October 25, 2031     300,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        2.870      November 19, 2021    November 19, 2051     20,000,000  

USD

     38,000,000        1.950      January 25, 2022    January 25, 2027     38,000,000  

USD

     200,000,000        2.250      January 26, 2022    January 26, 2032     200,000,000  

USD

     500,000,000        2.250      February 24, 2022    February 24, 2027     500,000,000  

USD

     40,000,000        2.643      March 18, 2022    March 18, 2032     40,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.400      May 18, 2022    May 18, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     450,000,000        4.250      September 8, 2022    September 8, 2032     450,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+1.00    October 14, 2022    October 14, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+1.00      October 17, 2022    October 17, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.99      October 17, 2022    October 17, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+1.00      October 19, 2022    October 19, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+1.03      October 26, 2022    October 26, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+1.03    October 27, 2022    October 27, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+1.03    October 28, 2022    October 28, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        SOFR+1.30    November 4, 2022    November 4, 2027     20,000,000  

USD

     130,000,000        5.450      November 21, 2022    November 21, 2028     130,000,000  

USD

     35,000,000        SOFR+1.30    November 22, 2022    November 22, 2027     35,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        5.450      November 28, 2022    November 28, 2028     20,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        SOFR+1.30    November 28, 2022    November 28, 2027     20,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        SOFR+1.30    December 8, 2022    December 8, 2027     20,000,000  

USD

     60,000,000        SOFR+1.29    December 14, 2022    December 14, 2027     60,000,000  

USD

     40,000,000        SOFR+0.95    February 10, 2023    February 10, 2028     40,000,000  

USD

     1,000,000,000        4.375      February 15, 2023    February 15, 2028     1,000,000,000  

USD

     1,000,000,000        4.375      February 15, 2023    February 15, 2033     1,000,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.75    February 16, 2023    February 16, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     10,000,000        5.010      March 3, 2023    March 3, 2026*     10,000,000  

USD

     40,000,000        SOFR+0.85    May 11, 2023    May 11, 2028     40,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.80    June 5, 2023    June 5, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.80    June 15, 2023    June 15, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.80    June 20, 2023    June 20, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.82    June 26, 2023    June 26, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     22,000,000        SOFR+0.80      July 12, 2023    July 12, 2026*     22,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        5.320      July 14, 2023    July 14, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     300,000,000        SOFR+0.90    August 1, 2023    August 1, 2028     300,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        5.240      August 2, 2023    August 2, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        5.250      August 11, 2023    August 11, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        5.500      August 29, 2023    August 29, 2043     50,000,000  

USD

     300,000,000        SOFR+0.70    October 23, 2023    October 23, 2026     300,000,000  

USD

     700,000,000        5.375      October 23, 2023    October 23, 2026     700,000,000  

USD

     500,000,000        5.375      October 23, 2023    October 23, 2028     500,000,000  

USD

     500,000,000        5.625      October 23, 2023    October 23, 2033     500,000,000  

USD

     38,000,000        SOFR+0.70    October 31, 2023    October 30, 2026     38,000,000  

USD

     33,000,000        SOFR+0.87    November 15, 2023    November 15, 2028     33,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.87    November 29, 2023    November 29, 2028     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        SOFR+0.79    December 20, 2023    December 20, 2028     20,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.51      January 19, 2024    January 19, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        SOFR+0.90      January 24, 2024    January 24, 2031     20,000,000  

USD

     1,750,000,000        4.625      February 15, 2024    February 15, 2027     1,750,000,000  

 

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Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

USD

     1,250,000,000        4.500      February 15, 2024    February 15, 2029     1,250,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.945      February 28, 2024    February 28, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        SOFR+0.60      April 17, 2024    April 17, 2029     20,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.60      June 3, 2024    June 3, 2029     50,000,000  

USD

     25,000,000        SOFR+0.59      June 14, 2024    June 14, 2027     25,000,000  

USD

     1,000,000,000        4.750      June 26, 2024    June 26, 2027     1,000,000,000  

USD

     65,000,000        SOFR+0.75      July 12, 2024    July 12, 2029     65,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        SOFR+0.40      August 30, 2024    February 27, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        4.071      September 5, 2024    September 5, 2027     20,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        SOFR+0.45      September 12, 2024    March 12, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.45      September 13, 2024    March 13, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     1,000,000,000        4.125      October 16, 2024    October 16, 2027     1,000,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.470      November 12, 2024    November 12, 2029     50,000,000  

USD

     10,000,000        4.530      November 19, 2024    May 19, 2026*     10,000,000  

USD

     10,000,000        4.580      November 20, 2024    November 20, 2026     10,000,000  

USD

     200,000,000        SOFR+0.49      January 7, 2025    December 7, 2026     200,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        4.720      January 13, 2025    January 13, 2028     100,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.580      January 10, 2025    January 10, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     42,800,000        4.830      January 21, 2025    January 21, 2028     42,800,000  

USD

     30,000,000        0.000      January 17, 2025    January 16, 2026*     30,000,000  

USD

     900,000,000        4.625      February 3, 2025    February 3, 2028     900,000,000  

USD

     1,200,000,000        4.875      February 3, 2025    February 3, 2030     1,200,000,000  

USD

     900,000,000        SOFR + 0.76      February 3, 2025    February 3, 2030     900,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.650      February 11, 2025    February 11, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.470      February 13, 2025    February 13, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.547      February 18, 2025    February 18, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.630      February 14, 2025    February 14, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     45,000,000        4.625      February 19, 2025    February 19, 2026*     45,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        4.945      February 21, 2025    February 21, 2030     30,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.55      February 25, 2025    February 25, 2028     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.30      March 6, 2025    February 27, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        4.380      March 20, 2025    March 20, 2026*     20,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.32      March 27, 2025    April 27, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.40      March 27, 2025    September 27, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.260      April 10, 2025    April 10, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        4.320      April 30, 2025    April 30, 2026*     20,000,000  

USD

     200,000,000        SOFR+0.55      May 13, 2025    May 13, 2027     200,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.300      May 13, 2025    May 13, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        4.330      May 9, 2025    May 9, 2026*     20,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        SOFR+0.45      May 14, 2025    June 5, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.190      May 14, 2025    May 14, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.49      May 15, 2025    December 15, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     13,000,000        4.000      May 16, 2025    May 16, 2026*     13,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.40      May 19, 2025    June 11, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        4.350      May 20, 2025    May 20, 2027     20,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.480      May 21, 2025    May 21, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        SOFR+0.65      May 22, 2025    May 22, 2028     20,000,000  

USD

     40,000,000        4.570      May 30, 2025    May 30, 2030     40,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.300      May 29, 2025    May 28, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        SOFR+0.7      June 5, 2025    June 5, 2028     30,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR+0.43      June 11, 2025    June 11, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        SOFR+0.67      June 18, 2025    June 18, 2028     30,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        0.000      June 18, 2025    June 11, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        SOFR+0.67      June 17, 2025    June 17, 2028     30,000,000  

USD

     25,000,000        4.500      June 18, 2025    June 18, 2026*     25,000,000  

USD

     10,000,000        SOFR+0.35      June 18, 2025    June 18, 2026*     10,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        SOFR+0.50      June 26, 2025    June 26, 2027     30,000,000  

USD

     14,000,000        4.430      June 26, 2025    June 26, 2026*     14,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.090      July 3, 2025    July 2, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.270      July 10, 2025    July 10, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        4.360      July 14, 2025    July 14, 2026*     100,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        4.300      July 15, 2025    July 14, 2026*     30,000,000  

 

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Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

USD

     50,000,000        0.000      July 16, 2025    July 16, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR + 0.70      July 17, 2025    July 17, 2030     50,000,000  

USD

     14,000,000        4.370      July 23, 2025    July 23, 2026*     14,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.363      July 25, 2025    July 28, 2026*     50,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        4.320      July 28, 2025    July 28, 2026*     30,000,000  

USD

     80,000,000        4.330      July 31, 2025    July 31, 2026*     80,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        4.140      August 20, 2025    August 20, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     14,000,000        4.000      August 22, 2025    August 21, 2026     14,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        4.100      August 26, 2025    August 26, 2028     100,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        4.165      August 27, 2025    August 27, 2026     30,000,000  

USD

     15,000,000        4.160      August 28, 2025    August 28, 2026     15,000,000  

USD

     1,000,000,000        3.750      September 16, 2025    September 16, 2030     1,000,000,000  

USD

     40,000,000        SOFR + 0.55      September 19, 2025    September 19, 2028     40,000,000  

USD

     40,000,000        3.840      September 25, 2025    September 25, 2029     40,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        3.965      September 24, 2025    September 24, 2030     100,000,000  

USD

     25,000,000        3.980      September 30, 2025    September 30, 2026     25,000,000  

USD

     14,000,000        3.950      October 3, 2025    October 2, 2026     14,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        3.940      October 16, 2025    October 16, 2026     30,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR + 0.30      October 23, 2025    October 23, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.600      October 24, 2025    October 24, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     88,000,000        3.905      October 30, 2025    October 30, 2030     88,000,000  

USD

     30,000,000        3.800      October 28, 2025    October 28, 2026     30,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.700      November 4, 2025    November 4, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     20,000,000        3.982      November 6, 2025    November 6, 2030     20,000,000  

USD

     75,000,000        3.950      November 10, 2025    November 10, 2026     75,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        SOFR + 0.50      November 10, 2025    November 10, 2028     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.880      November 12, 2025    November 12, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.900      November 14, 2025    November 14, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.825      November 17, 2025    November 17, 2027     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.910      November 21, 2025    November 23, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        SOFR + 0.26      November 28, 2025    November 27, 2026     100,000,000  

USD

     100,000,000        SOFR + 0.26      November 28, 2025    November 28, 2026     100,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.870      November 25, 2025    November 25, 2026     50,000,000  

USD

     50,000,000        3.830      December 9, 2025    December 9, 2026     50,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   USD 25,863,800,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(1)   W 37,111,966,620,000  
 

 

 

 

NZD

     27,000,000        2.600      June 1, 2021    June 1, 2031     27,000,000  

NZD

     27,000,000        2.600      June 9, 2021    June 9, 2031     27,000,000  

NZD

     27,000,000        2.600      June 16, 2021    June 16, 2031     27,000,000  

NZD

     29,000,000        3.000      October 8, 2021    October 8, 2031     29,000,000  

NZD

     30,000,000        5.060      January 27, 2023    January 27, 2028     30,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   NZD 140,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(2)   W 116,342,800,000  
 

 

 

 

HKD

     390,000,000        3.450      May 10, 2022    May 10, 2029     390,000,000  

HKD

     169,000,000        3.600      May 12, 2022    May 12, 2029     169,000,000  

HKD

     349,000,000        4.200      June 28, 2022    June 17, 2032     349,000,000  

HKD

     230,000,000        4.100      April 25, 2023    April 25, 2030     230,000,000  

HKD

     200,000,000        4.150      April 26, 2023    April 26, 2030     200,000,000  

HKD

     170,000,000        4.620      September 11, 2023    September 11, 2026     170,000,000  

HKD

     100,000,000        4.630      September 13, 2023    September 13, 2026     100,000,000  

HKD

     390,000,000        4.040      January 25, 2024    January 25, 2027     390,000,000  

HKD

     300,000,000        4.450      March 27, 2024    March 27, 2026*     300,000,000  

HKD

     123,000,000        4.640      May 7, 2024    May 7, 2026*     123,000,000  

HKD

     250,000,000        4.450      May 10, 2024    May 10, 2027     250,000,000  

HKD

     389,000,000        3.500      August 20, 2024    August 20, 2027     389,000,000  

HKD

     360,000,000        3.725      December 10, 2024    December 10, 2029     360,000,000  

HKD

     200,000,000        4.420      March 7, 2024    March 7, 2026*     200,000,000  

HKD

     250,000,000        4.080      January 15, 2025    January 15, 2026*     250,000,000  

HKD

     238,000,000        4.070      January 16, 2025    January 16, 2026*     238,000,000  

HKD

     350,000,000        4.000      February 12, 2025    February 12, 2026*     350,000,000  

HKD

     238,000,000        3.910      February 13, 2025    February 13, 2026*     238,000,000  

 

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Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

HKD

     160,000,000        3.930      February 14, 2025    February 20, 2026*     160,000,000  

HKD

     443,000,000        4.000      February 18, 2025    February 18, 2026*     443,000,000  

HKD

     200,000,000        3.970      February 24, 2025    February 24, 2026*     200,000,000  

HKD

     160,000,000        3.950      February 24, 2025    February 24, 2026*     160,000,000  

HKD

     350,000,000        4.010      February 26, 2025    February 26, 2027     350,000,000  

HKD

     100,000,000        3.780      April 16, 2025    April 16, 2026*     100,000,000  

HKD

     580,000,000        3.820      April 23, 2025    April 23, 2026*     580,000,000  

HKD

     100,000,000        HIBOR + 0.12      April 30, 2025    April 30, 2026*     100,000,000  

HKD

     595,000,000        3.080      May 29, 2025    May 29, 2026*     595,000,000  

HKD

     355,000,000        2.900      June 11, 2025    June 11, 2026*     355,000,000  

HKD

     780,000,000        2.860      June 20, 2025    June 20, 2026*     780,000,000  

HKD

     390,000,000        3.075      June 23, 2025    June 23, 2027     390,000,000  

HKD

     150,000,000        2.800      June 26, 2025    June 26, 2026*     150,000,000  

HKD

     80,000,000        2.750      June 27, 2025    June 27, 2026*     80,000,000  

HKD

     750,000,000        2.710      July 11, 2025    July 13, 2026*     750,000,000  

HKD

     355,000,000        2.900      July 15, 2025    July 15, 2027     355,000,000  

HKD

     190,000,000        2.820      July 16, 2025    July 16, 2026*     190,000,000  

HKD

     150,000,000        2.820      July 16, 2025    July 16, 2026*     150,000,000  

HKD

     200,000,000        2.820      July 21, 2025    July 21, 2026*     200,000,000  

HKD

     200,000,000        2.800      July 23, 2025    July 15, 2026*     200,000,000  

HKD

     200,000,000        2.965      July 30, 2025    July 30, 2028     200,000,000  

HKD

     110,000,000        2.670      August 5, 2025    August 5, 2026*     110,000,000  

HKD

     700,000,000        3.280      November 10, 2025    November 10, 2026     700,000,000  

HKD

     400,000,000        3.280      November 11, 2025    November 11, 2026     400,000,000  

HKD

     350,000,000        3.290      November 14, 2025    November 13, 2026     350,000,000  

HKD

     380,000,000        3.240      November 20, 2025    November 20, 2026     380,000,000  

HKD

     400,000,000        3.230      November 28, 2025    November 27, 2026     400,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   HKD  13,524,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(3)   W 2,493,960,840,000  
 

 

 

 

CNH

     140,000,000        3.460      May 19, 2022    May 19, 2026*     140,000,000  

CNH

     260,000,000        3.300      June 30, 2022    June 20, 2032     260,000,000  

CNH

     330,000,000        3.700      November 30, 2022    November 30, 2027     330,000,000  

CNH

     250,000,000        3.410      January 19, 2023    January 19, 2026*     250,000,000  

CNH

     250,000,000        3.510      January 19, 2023    January 19, 2026*     250,000,000  

CNH

     355,000,000        2.950      June 14, 2023    June 14, 2026*     355,000,000  

CNH

     325,000,000        2.950      June 15, 2023    June 15, 2026*     325,000,000  

CNH

     330,000,000        3.050      June 26, 2023    June 26, 2026*     330,000,000  

CNH

     187,000,000        3.080      June 30, 2023    June 30, 2026*     187,000,000  

CNH

     181,000,000        3.000      July 26, 2023    July 26, 2026*     181,000,000  

CNH

     350,000,000        3.000      July 31, 2023    July 31, 2026*     350,000,000  

CNH

     150,000,000        3.120      September 14, 2023    September 14, 2026     150,000,000  

CNH

     360,000,000        2.770      July 31, 2024    July 31, 2027     360,000,000  

CNH

     250,000,000        2.800      September 5, 2024    September 5, 2034     250,000,000  

CNH

     100,000,000        2.230      May 22, 2025    May 22, 2030     100,000,000  

CNH

     350,000,000        2.100      July 24, 2025    July 24, 2030     350,000,000  

CNH

     1,150,000,000        1.900      September 30, 2025    March 30, 2027     1,150,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   CNH 5,318,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(4)   W 1,088,913,680,000  
 

 

 

 

EUR

     500,000,000        2.625      September 8, 2022    September 8, 2027     500,000,000  

EUR

     50,000,000        2.810      October 13, 2022    October 13, 2026     50,000,000  

EUR

     50,000,000        2.810      October 14, 2022    October 14, 2026     50,000,000  

EUR

     100,000,000        3.180      October 19, 2022    October 19, 2026     100,000,000  

EUR

     100,000,000        3.180      October 19, 2022    October 19, 2026     100,000,000  

EUR

     750,000,000        3.375      May 23, 2023    May 23, 2028     750,000,000  

EUR

     250,000,000        3.375      September, 2023    May 23, 2028     250,000,000  

EUR

     20,000,000        ESTR + 0.36      March 25, 2024    March 25, 2026*     20,000,000  

EUR

     100,000,000        EURIBOR + 0.315      July 2, 2025    July 2, 2027     100,000,000  

EUR

     250,000,000        2.375      September 4, 2025    September 4, 2028     250,000,000  

EUR

     1,000,000,000        2.375      September 4, 2025    September 4, 2028     1,000,000,000  

EUR

     50,000,000        2.150      October 6, 2025    October 6, 2026     50,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   EUR 3,220,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(5)   W 5,428,018,400,000  
 

 

 

 

 

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Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

CHF

     200,000,000        0.170      July 22, 2021    July 22, 2031     200,000,000  

CHF

     225,000,000        0.940      April 28, 2022    April 28, 2027     225,000,000  

CHF

     200,000,000        2.2225      July 24, 2024    July 24, 2026*     200,000,000  

CHF

     25,000,000        0.000      August 4, 2025    August 4, 2026*     25,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   CHF 650,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(6)   W 1,177,780,500,000  
 

 

 

 

BRL

     250,500,000        8.638      March 22, 2024    March 23, 2026*     250,500,000  

BRL

     249,000,000        8.240      April 4, 2024    April 2, 2026*     249,000,000  

BRL

     249,500,000        8.940      April 8, 2024    April 8, 2026*     249,500,000  

BRL

     251,000,000        8.978      April 11, 2024    April 10, 2026*     251,000,000  

BRL

     253,500,000        9.260      April 18, 2024    April 17, 2026*     253,500,000  

BRL

     518,000,000        8.680      April 19, 2024    April 17, 2026*     518,000,000  

BRL

     527,000,000        8.880      April 22, 2024    April 22, 2026*     527,000,000  

BRL

     256,500,000        9.570      May 10, 2024    May 8, 2026*     256,500,000  

BRL

     257,500,000        9.550      May 21, 2024    May 21, 2026*     257,500,000  

BRL

     256,000,000        9.525      May 23, 2024    May 22, 2026*     256,000,000  

BRL

     256,500,000        8.745      May 23, 2024    May 22, 2026*     256,500,000  

BRL

     254,500,000        8.835      May 28, 2024    May 28, 2026*     254,500,000  

BRL

     257,500,000        9.747      May 31, 2024    May 29, 2026*     257,500,000  

BRL

     257,000,000        9.700      June 3, 2024    June 1, 2026*     257,000,000  

BRL

     515,000,000        8.828      June 4, 2024    June 2, 2026*     515,000,000  

BRL

     519,500,000        9.021      June 5, 2024    June 5, 2026*     519,500,000  

BRL

     1,400,000,000        9.888      July 30, 2024    January 8, 2026*     1,400,000,000  

BRL

     236,000,000        9.145      August 12, 2024    August 3, 2026*     236,000,000  

BRL

     234,000,000        9.360      August 13, 2024    August 3, 2026*     234,000,000  

BRL

     271,000,000        9.600      September 30, 2024    January 15, 2026*     271,000,000  

BRL

     278,500,000        11.040      October 17, 2024    October 16, 2026     278,500,000  

BRL

     281,500,000        11.180      October 21, 2024    October 21, 2026     281,500,000  

BRL

     288,500,000        11.210      November 22, 2024    November 19, 2026     288,500,000  

BRL

     289,000,000        11.235      November 25, 2024    November 25, 2026     289,000,000  

BRL

     2,943,000,000        13.420      February 10, 2025    February 4, 2027     2,943,000,000  

BRL

     289,000,000        13.310      March 7, 2025    March 4, 2027     289,000,000  

BRL

     291,500,000        13.285      March 18, 2025    March 18, 2027     291,500,000  

BRL

     284,500,000        11.921      March 24, 2025    March 23, 2027     284,500,000  

BRL

     850,000,000        12.600      March 31, 2025    March 31, 2026*     850,000,000  

BRL

     113,000,000        11.800      May 9, 2025    January 4, 2027     113,000,000  

BRL

     283,500,000        12.280      May 12, 2025    May 12, 2026*     283,500,000  

BRL

     1,126,000,000        12.510      May 29, 2025    May 26, 2027     1,126,000,000  

BRL

     283,500,000        12.680      June 5, 2025    June 4, 2027     283,500,000  

BRL

     167,500,000        12.830      June 13, 2025    June 11, 2027     167,500,000  

BRL

     277,500,000        12.550      June 18, 2025    December 15, 2026     277,500,000  

BRL

     279,000,000        12.685      June 20, 2025    December 16, 2026     279,000,000  

BRL

     750,000,000        11.880      July 10, 2025    January 4, 2027     750,000,000  

BRL

     750,000,000        11.880      July 10, 2025    January 4, 2027     750,000,000  

BRL

     277,500,000        11.840      July 23, 2025    November 27, 2026     277,500,000  

BRL

     275,000,000        11.130      July 7, 2025    June 21, 2028     275,000,000  

BRL

     272,000,000        11.100      July 30, 2025    June 21, 2028     272,000,000  

BRL

     269,000,000        10.550      October 30, 2025    December 30, 2026     269,000,000  

BRL

     268,500,000            11.0750      November 4, 2025    December 23, 2026     268,500,000  

BRL

     269,000,000        10.550      November 6, 2025    December 30, 2026     269,000,000  

BRL

     269,000,000        10.860      November 10, 2025    April 30, 2027     269,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   BRL 18,995,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(7)   W 4,975,740,250,000  
 

 

 

 

AUD

     100,000,000        3.966      November 30, 2016    November 30, 2026     100,000,000  

AUD

     60,000,000        3.760      January 18, 2018    January 18, 2028     60,000,000  

AUD

     56,000,000        2.565      April 7, 2021    April 1, 2036     56,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        2.550      September 28, 2021    September 28, 2041     30,000,000  

AUD

     40,000,000        2.500      September 28, 2021    September 28, 2041     40,000,000  

AUD

     40,000,000        BBSW+0.70    September 28, 2021    September 28, 2031     40,000,000  

AUD

     60,000,000        2.550      September 30, 2021    September 30, 2036     60,000,000  

AUD

     50,000,000        2.780      October 18, 2021    October 18, 2041     50,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        3.190      November 26, 2021    November 26, 2041     30,000,000  

 

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Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date   Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

AUD

     50,000,000        3.240      November 30, 2021    November 30, 2041     50,000,000  

AUD

     28,000,000        3.040      February 8, 2022    February 8, 2032     28,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        3.000      March 17, 2022    March 17, 2027     30,000,000  

AUD

     40,000,000        5.550      June 23, 2022    June 23, 2032     40,000,000  

AUD

     27,000,000        4.030      August 10, 2022    August 10, 2027     27,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        5.450      January 27, 2023    January 27, 2033     30,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        4.090      April 21, 2023    April 21, 2026*     30,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        5.050      April 26, 2023    April 26, 2033     30,000,000  

AUD

     70,000,000        BBSW+0.905    April 28, 2023    April 28, 2028     70,000,000  

AUD

     37,000,000        5.100      April 28, 2023    April 28, 2033     37,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000              5.000      May 15, 2023    May 15, 2033     30,000,000  

AUD

     60,000,000        6.340      November 2, 2023    November 2, 2033     60,000,000  

AUD

     40,000,000        6.310      November 2, 2023    November 2, 2033     40,000,000  

AUD

     35,000,000        6.140      November 28, 2023    November 28, 2038     35,000,000  

AUD

     32,000,000        6.150      December 8, 2023    December 8, 2038     32,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        BBSW+0.77      January 22, 2024    January 22, 2029     30,000,000  

AUD

     30,000,000        5.570      January 30, 2024    January 30, 2034     30,000,000  

AUD

     40,000,000        BBSW+0.69      October 31, 2024    October 31, 2029     40,000,000  

AUD

     35,000,000        5.140      November 5, 2024    November 5, 2032     35,000,000  

AUD

     61,500,000        4.710      February 25, 2025    February 25, 2030     61,500,000  

AUD

     61,500,000        4.720      February 25, 2025    February 25, 2030     61,500,000  

AUD

     250,000,000        4.150      June 5, 2025    June 5, 2028     250,000,000  

AUD

     500,000,000        BBSW+0.760      June 5, 2025    June 5, 2028     500,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   AUD 2,043,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(8)   W 1,963,363,860,000  
 

 

 

 

IDR

     325,000,000,000        6.750      July 17, 2024    July 17, 2029     325,000,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   IDR 325,000,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(9)   W 27,820,000,000  
 

 

 

 

INR

     3,712,500,000        5.980      October 13, 2021    October 13, 2026     3,712,500,000  

INR

     3,500,000,000        7.400      January 25, 2024    January 25, 2029     3,500,000,000  

INR

     4,000,000,000        7.250      June 11, 2024    June 11, 2029     4,000,000,000  

INR

     4,250,000,000        7.400      January 17, 2025    January 17, 2030     4,250,000,000  

INR

     4,300,000,000        6.750      July 1, 2025    July 1, 2030     4,300,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   INR 19,762,500,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(10)   W 315,804,750,000  
 

 

 

 

GBP

     36,000,000        2.045      March 18, 2022    March 18, 2029     36,000,000  

GBP

     25,000,000        2.190      April 6, 2022    April 6, 2032     25,000,000  

GBP

     250,000,000        4.250      October 29, 2024    October 22, 2028     250,000,000  

GBP

     275,000,000        4.500      April 9, 2025    January 31, 2028     275,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   GBP 586,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(11)   W 1,132,333,660,000  
 

 

 

 

SGD

     20,000,000        3.700      September 8, 2023    September 8, 2026     20,000,000  

SGD

     64,000,000        2.000      July 28, 2025    July 28, 2030     64,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   SGD 84,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(12)   W 93,871,680,000  
 

 

 

 

SEK

     400,000,000        1.830      August 10, 2017    August 10, 2027     400,000,000  

SEK

     400,000,000        1.815      August 16, 2017    August 16, 2027     400,000,000  

SEK

     410,000,000        1.740      November 30, 2017    November 30, 2027     410,000,000  

SEK

     200,000,000        2.010      February 27, 2018    February 27, 2028     200,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   SEK 1,410,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(13)   W 219,917,700,000  
 

 

 

 

MXN

     3,500,000,000        TIIE28+0.20    July 14, 2022    July 9, 2026*     3,500,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   MXN 3,500,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(14)   W 279,195,000,000  
 

 

 

 

JPY

     2,000,000,000        0.450      May 27, 2024    May 27, 2026*     2,000,000,000  

JPY

     8,000,000,000        0.500      August 30, 2024    February 28, 2027     8,000,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency   JPY 10,000,000,000  
 

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(15)   W 91,763,000,000  
 

 

 

 

 

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Currency

   Original
Principal
Amount
     Interest Rate
(%)
     Issue Date    Maturity Date    Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025
 

TRY

     9,900,000,000        32.050      October 1, 2025    October 1, 2027      9,900,000,000  
        Subtotal in Original Currency    TRY 9,900,000,000  
  

 

 

 
        Subtotal in Equivalent Amount of Won(16)    W 330,660,000,000  
  

 

 

 

Total External Bonds of KDB in Equivalent Amount of Won

   W 56,847,452,740,000  
  

 

 

 
 
*

Repaid on the respective maturity dates.

(1)

U.S. dollar amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of USD 1.00 to Won 1,434.90, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(2)

New Zealand dollar amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of NZD 1.00 to Won 831.02, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(3)

Hong Kong dollar amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of HKD 1.00 to Won 184.41, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(4)

Chinese offshore renminbi amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of CNH 1.00 to Won 204.76, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(5)

Euro amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of EUR 1.00 to Won 1,685.72, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(6)

Swiss franc amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of CHF 1.00 to Won 1,811.97, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(7)

Brazilian real amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of BRL 1.00 to Won 261.95, the prevailing market rate on December 31, 2025.

(8)

Australian dollar amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of AUD 1.00 to Won 961.02, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(9)

Indonesian rupiah amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of IDR 100.00 to Won 8.56, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(10)

Indian Rupee amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of INR 1.00 to Won 15.98, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(11)

Great Britain Sterling amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of GBP 1.00 to Won 1,932.31, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(12)

Singapore Dollar amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of SGD 1.00 to Won 1,117.52, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(13)

Swedish Krona amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of SEK 1.00 to Won 155.97, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(14)

Mexican Peso amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of MXN 1.00 to Won 79.77, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(15)

Japanese Yen amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of JPY 100.00 to Won 917.63, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(16)

Turkish Lira amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of TRY 1.00 to Won 33.40, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

 

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(2) External Borrowings of KDB

 

Lender

 

Classifications

  Range of
Interest Rates
    Range of
Years of
Issue
    Range of
Years of
Maturity
    Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025(1)
 
        (%)                 (millions of Won)  

Mizuho and others

  Bank loans from foreign funds     2.44~4.93       2022~2025       2026~2028       2,894,882  

Bank of New York Mellon, London and others

  Off-shore short-term borrowings     1.72~4.41       2025       2026       717,523  

China Development Bank and others

  Off-shore long-term borrowings     2.07~5.00       2023~2025       2026       1,269,986  

Others

  Short-term borrowings in foreign currency     0.00~5.29       2025       2026       13,699,482  
  Long-term borrowings in foreign currency     0.10~5.86       2023~2025       2026~2028       2,727,973  
         

 

 

 

Total External Borrowings of KDB

          W 21,309,846  
         

 

 

 
 
(1)

Converted to Won amounts at the relevant market average exchange rates in effect on December 31, 2025 as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

B. Internal Debt of KDB

 

Title

   Range of
Interest Rates
     Range of
Years of Issue
     Range of Years
of Original
Maturity
     Principal
Amounts
Outstanding as
of December 31,
2025
 
     (%)                    (millions of Won)  

1.Bonds

           

Short-term Industrial Finance Bonds

     2.45~2.98        2025        2026      W 3,712,726  

Long-term Industrial Finance Bonds

     0.98~6.60        2007~2025        2013~2052        114,979,782  
           

 

 

 

Total Bonds

     0.98~6.60        2007~2005        2013~2052        118,692,508  

2.Borrowings

           

Borrowings from the Ministry of Finance and Economy

     1.94~2.10        2006~2012        2026~2032        47,473  

Borrowings from Korea SMEs and Startups Agency

     1.44~2.64        2017~2025        2026~2035        72,837  

Borrowings from the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

     0.35~1.56        2012~2025        2026~2037        2,908,102  

Borrowings from Korea Energy Agency

     0.25~1.75        2011~2025        2026~2040        329,045  

Others(1)

     0.00~2.91        2003~2025        2026~2044        1,321,239  
           

 

 

 

Total Borrowings(2)

              4,678,696  

3.Other Debt(3)

              450,507  
           

 

 

 

Total Internal Floating Debt(4)

              4,383,950  

Total Internal Funded Debt(5)

              119,437,761  
           

 

 

 

Total Internal Debt

            W 123,821,711  
           

 

 

 
 
(1)

Includes borrowings from local governments, The Bank of Korea, the petroleum enterprises support fund and others.

(2)

Consist of short term borrowings in the amount of W220,717 million and long term borrowings in the amount of W4,457,979 million.

(3)

Other debt includes bonds sold under repurchase agreements and call money.

(4)

Floating debt is debt that has a maturity at issuance of less than one year.

(5)

Funded debt is debt that has a maturity at issuance of one year or more.

 

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Financial Statements and the Auditors

The Government elects our Auditor who is responsible for examining our financial operations and auditing our financial statements and records. The present Auditor is Jae Shin Kim, who was appointed by the Financial Services Commission for a three-year term on August 26, 2024.

We prepare our financial statements annually for submission to the Financial Services Commission, accompanied by an opinion of the Auditor. Although we are not legally required to have financial statements audited by external independent auditors, an independent public accounting firm has audited our separate and consolidated financial statements commencing with such financial statements as of and for the year ended December 31, 1998. As of the date of this prospectus, our external independent auditor is Nexia Samduk, located at 12th Floor, S&S Building, 48 Ujeongguk-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul 03145, Korea, which has audited our separate financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 included in this prospectus.

Our separate financial statements appearing in this prospectus were prepared in conformity with Korean IFRS, as summarized in “—Notes to Separate Financial Statements of December 31, 2025 and 2024—Note 2.” These principles and procedures differ in certain material respects from generally accepted accounting principles in the United States.

With respect to the list of litigation matters disclosed in tabular form under “(8) Provision for litigations” in “—Notes to Separate Financial Statements of December 31, 2025 and 2024—Note 21,” we note that the litigation matters in the table as of December 31, 2024 that have not been referenced in the table as of December 31, 2025 were either deemed closed or no longer deemed material as of December 31, 2025.

 

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Independent Auditors’ Report

Based on a report originally issued in Korean

The Board of Directors and Shareholders

Korea Development Bank

Opinion

We have audited the accompanying separate financial statements of Korea Development Bank (the “Bank”), which comprise the separate statements of financial position as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 and the separate statements of comprehensive income, the separate statements of changes in equity and the separate statements of cash flows for the years then ended, and notes to the separate financial statements, including a summary of significant accounting policies.

In our opinion, the accompanying separate financial statements present fairly, in all material respects, the separate financial position of the Bank as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, and its separate financial performance and its separate cash flows for the years then ended in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the Republic of Korea (“Korean IFRS”).

Basis for Opinion

We conducted our audits in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing. Our responsibilities under those standards are further described in the Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements section of our report. We are independent of the Bank in accordance with the ethical requirements of the Republic of Korea that are relevant to our audit of the separate financial statements and we have fulfilled our other ethical responsibilities in accordance with the ethical requirements. We believe that the audit evidence we have obtained is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our audit opinion.

Other Matter

Auditing standards and their application in practice vary among countries. The procedures and practices used in the Republic of Korea to audit such financial statements may differ from those generally accepted and applied in other countries.

Responsibilities of Management and Those Charged with Governance for the Financial Statements

Management is responsible for the preparation and fair presentation of the separate financial statements in accordance with Korean IFRS, and for such internal control as management determines is necessary to enable the preparation of financial statements that are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error.

In preparing the separate financial statements, management is responsible for assessing the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern, disclosing, as applicable, matters related to going concern and using the going concern basis of accounting unless management either intends to liquidate the Bank or to cease operations.

Those charged with governance are responsible for overseeing the Bank’s financial reporting process.

Auditor’s Responsibilities for the Audit of the Financial Statements

Our objectives are to obtain reasonable assurance about whether the separate financial statements as a whole are free from material misstatement, whether due to fraud or error, and to issue an auditor’s report that includes our opinion. Reasonable assurance is a high level of assurance, but is not a guarantee that an audit conducted in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing will always detect a material misstatement when it exists. Misstatements can arise from fraud or error and are considered material if, individually or in the aggregate, they could reasonably be expected to influence the economic decisions of users taken on the basis of these separate financial statements.

 

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As part of an audit in accordance with Korean Standards on Auditing, we exercise professional judgment and maintain professional skepticism throughout the audit. We also:

 

   

Identify and assess the risks of material misstatement of the separate financial statements, whether due to fraud or error, design and perform audit procedures responsive to those risks, and obtain audit evidence that is sufficient and appropriate to provide a basis for our opinion. The risk of not detecting a material misstatement resulting from fraud is higher than for one resulting from error, as fraud may involve collusion, forgery, intentional omissions, misrepresentations, or the override of internal control.

 

   

Obtain an understanding of internal control relevant to the audit in order to design audit procedures that are appropriate in the circumstances, but not for the purpose of expressing an opinion on the effectiveness of the entity’s internal control.

 

   

Evaluate the appropriateness of accounting policies used and the reasonableness of accounting estimates and related disclosures made by management.

 

   

Conclude on the appropriateness of management’s use of the going concern basis of accounting and, based on the audit evidence obtained, whether a material uncertainty exists related to events or conditions that may cast significant doubt on the Bank’s ability to continue as a going concern. If we conclude that a material uncertainty exists, we are required to draw attention in our auditor’s report to the related disclosures in the financial statements or, if such disclosures are inadequate, to modify our opinion. Our conclusions are based on the audit evidence obtained up to the date of our auditor’s report. However, future events or conditions may cause the Bank to cease to continue as a going concern.

 

   

Evaluate the overall presentation, structure and content of the separate financial statements, including the disclosures, and whether the separate financial statements represent the underlying transactions and events in a manner that achieves fair presentation.

We communicate with those charged with governance regarding, among other matters, the planned scope and timing of the audit and significant audit findings, including any significant deficiencies in internal control that we identify during our audit.

/s/ Nexia Samduk

Seoul, Korea

March 31, 2026

 

This report is effective as of March 31, 2026, the audit report date. Certain subsequent events or circumstances, which may occur between the audit report date and the time of reading this report, could have a material impact on the accompanying separate financial statements and notes thereto. Accordingly, the readers of the audit report should understand that the above audit report has not been updated to reflect the impact of such subsequent events or circumstances, if any.

 

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Korea Development Bank

Separate Statements of Financial Position

December 31, 2025 and 2024

 

(In millions of won)

  Notes     December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

Assets

     

Cash and due from financial institutions

    4,42,44,45,48     W 11,687,001       12,995,521  

Securities measured at FVTPL

    5,44,45,48       21,176,621       18,418,800  

Securities measured at FVOCI

    6,38,44,45,48       31,678,661       32,760,193  

Securities measured at amortized cost

    7,38,44,45,48       9,887,461       8,936,305  

Loans measured at FVTPL

    8,44,45,48       87,141       419,773  

Loans measured at amortized cost

    9,44,45,48       217,168,085       209,481,353  

Derivative financial assets

    10,44,45,46,48       11,090,446       13,915,251  

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

    11,47       34,899,175       33,263,341  

Property and equipment, net

    12,47       809,972       794,138  

Investment property, net

    13,47       62,515       62,573  

Intangible assets, net

    14,47       65,815       62,171  

Net defined benefit assets

    20       54,097       30,968  

Current tax assets

      282,967       24,196  

Other assets

    15,44,45,48       7,323,182       8,056,518  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total assets

    W 346,273,139       339,221,101  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Liabilities

     

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

    16,44,45,48     W 1,892,399       2,389,246  

Deposits

    17,44,45,48       68,474,854       66,100,573  

Borrowings

    18,44,45,48       31,604,779       32,730,518  

Debentures

    19,44,45,48       173,370,023       165,102,269  

Derivative financial liabilities

    10,44,45,46,48       10,385,734       14,873,939  

Provisions

    21       935,339       814,870  

Deferred tax liabilities

    36       5,054,373       4,032,721  

Current tax liabilities

      22,506       268,596  

Other liabilities

    22,44,45,48       9,077,776       9,983,473  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities

      300,817,783       296,296,205  

Equity

     

Issued capital

    1,23       27,257,759       26,316,559  

Capital surplus

    23       2,452,466       2,457,006  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

    23       1,064,909       1,236,725  

Retained earnings

    23       14,680,222       12,914,606  

(Regulatory reserve for credit losses of W72,522 million and W77,581 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)

     

(Required provision for (reversal of) regulatory reserve for credit losses of W111,170 million and W(5,029) million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)

     

(Planned provision for (reversal of) regulatory reserve for credit losses of W111,170 million and W(5,029) million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)

     
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total equity

      45,455,356       42,924,896  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total liabilities and equity

    W 346,273,139       339,221,101  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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Korea Development Bank

Separate Statements of Comprehensive Income

Years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

 

(In millions of won, except earnings per share information)

  Notes     2025     2024  

Interest income

    47     W 10,872,311       12,105,864  

Interest expense

    24       (9,766,273     (10,987,799
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net interest income

    24       1,106,038       1,118,065  

Net fees and commission income

    25       526,211       487,716  

Dividend income

    26       890,733       1,037,482  

Gains on securities measured at FVTPL

    27       518,998       720,623  

Gains (losses) on financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

    28       111,692       (51,047

Gains on securities measured at FVOCI

    29       45,212       30,359  

Losses on derivatives

    30       (208,322     (829,751

Foreign currency transaction gains

    31       610,855       864,870  

Other operating income(expense), net

    32       24,561       (471,244
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-interest income, net

      2,519,940       1,789,008  

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses

    33       608,401       (244,126

General and administrative expenses

    34,47       856,723       857,083  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

    47       2,160,854       2,294,116  

Reversal of impairment loss on investments in subsidiaries and associates

    11       414,355       160,887  

Other non-operating income

    35       23,196       11,587  

Other non-operating expense

    35       (39,734     (25,780
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Non-operating expense, net

      397,817       146,694  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit before income taxes

      2,558,671       2,440,810  

Income tax expense

    36       843,460       433,652  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit for the year

    23       1,715,211       2,007,158  

(Profit for the year adjusted for regulatory reserve for credit losses: W1,604,041 million and W2,012,187 million for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively)

     

Other comprehensive income for the year, net of tax Items that are or may be reclassified subsequently to profit or loss:

    23      

Gains on securities measured at FVOCI

      69,081       119,989  

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

      (62,973     256,500  

Valuation losses on cash flow hedge

      (769     (2,200

Gains (losses) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations

      7,325       (122,706
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      12,664       251,583  

Items that will not be reclassified to profit or loss:

     

Gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI

      625,974       (232,332

Fair value changes on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk

      58       (15,116

Remeasurements of defined benefit liabilities

      (1,401     (17,096
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      624,631       (264,544
   

 

 

   

 

 

 
      637,295       (12,961
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

    W 2,352,506       1,994,197  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share

     

Basic and diluted earnings per share (in won)

    37     W 319       391  
   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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Korea Development Bank

Separate Statements of Changes in Equity

Years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

 

(In millions of won)

  Issued
capital
    Capital
surplus
    Accumulated
other
comprehensive
income
    Retained
earnings
    Total
equity
 

Balance at January 1, 2024

    W23,926,559       2,468,715       2,158,351       10,876,908       39,430,533  

Profit for the year

    —        —        —        2,007,158       2,007,158  

Gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI

    —        —        (1,021,008     908,665       (112,343

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

    —        —        256,500       —        256,500  

Valuation losses on cash flow hedge

    —        —        (2,200     —        (2,200

Losses on hedges of net investments in foreign operations

    —        —        (122,706     —        (122,706

Fair value changes on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk

    —        —        (15,116     —        (15,116

Remeasurements of defined benefit liabilities

    —        —        (17,096     —        (17,096
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

    —        —        (921,626     2,915,823       1,994,197  

Dividends

    —        —        —        (878,125     (878,125

Paid in capital increase

    2,390,000       (11,709     —        —        2,378,291  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transaction with owners

    2,390,000       (11,709     —        (878,125     1,500,166  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2024

    W26,316,559       2,457,006       1,236,725       12,914,606       42,924,896  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at January 1, 2025

    W26,316,559       2,457,006       1,236,725       12,914,606       42,924,896  

Profit for the year

    —        —        —        1,715,211       1,715,211  

Gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI

    —        —        (114,056     809,111       695,055  

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

    —        —        (62,973     —        (62,973

Valuation losses on cash flow hedge

    —        —        (769     —        (769

Gains on hedges of net investments in foreign operations

    —        —        7,325       —        7,325  

Fair value changes on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk

    —        —        58       —        58  

Remeasurements of defined benefit liabilities

    —        —        (1,401     —        (1,401
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total comprehensive income for the year

    —        —        (171,816     2,524,322       2,352,506  

Dividends

    —        —        —        (758,706     (758,706

Paid in capital increase

    941,200       (4,540     —        —        936,660  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Transaction with owners

    941,200       (4,540     —        (758,706     177,954  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Balance at December 31, 2025

    W27,257,759       2,452,466       1,064,909       14,680,222       45,455,356  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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Korea Development Bank

Separate Statements of Cash Flows

Years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

 

(In millions of won)

   Notes      2025     2024  

Cash flows from operating activities

       

Profit for the year

      W 1,715,211       2,007,158  

Adjustments for:

       

Income tax expense

     36        843,460       433,652  

Interest income

     24        (10,872,311     (12,105,864

Interest expense

     24        9,766,273       10,987,799  

Dividend income

     26        (890,733     (1,037,482

Gains on valuation of securities measured at FVTPL

     27        (379,538     (541,330

Gains on disposal of securities measured at FVTPL

        (112,053     (44,189

Losses (gains) on financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

     28        (111,692     51,047  

Gains on disposal of securities measured at FVOCI

     29        (45,212     (30,359

Impairment losses (gains) on securities measured at amortized cost

        (2,400     496  

Losses on loans measured at FVTPL

     32        5,394       24,105  

Losses (gains) on valuation of derivatives

        (1,556,533     399,252  

Losses on fair value hedged items

     30        1,264,231       811,454  

Gains on foreign exchange translations

     31        (635,934     (869,967

Losses (gains) on disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates

     32        (789,865     6,769  

Reversal of impairment loss on investments in subsidiaries and associates

        (414,355     (160,887

Provision for loan loss allowance

     33        810,762       90,837  

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses for other assets

     33        2,257       (3,683

Reversal of provision for payment guarantees

     21        (174,632     (210,329

Reversal of provision for unused commitments

     21        (34,341     (77,748

Increase (reversal) of provision for financial guarantees

     21        4,355       (43,203

Increase of provision for litigations

     21        —        21,405  

Reversal of provision for restoration costs

     21        (1,127     (109

Provision for contributions to the High Tech Strategic Industry Fund

     21        339,446       —   

Defined benefit costs

     20        31,466       24,880  

Depreciation of property and equipment

     34        83,817       73,856  

Losses on disposal of property and equipment

     35        625       792  

Gains on disposal of intangible assets

     35        —        (29

Depreciation of investment property

     35        1,787       2,293  

Amortization of intangible assets

     34        21,155       42,721  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        (2,845,698     (2,153,821

Changes in operating assets and liabilities:

       

Due from financial institutions

        (43,169     (897,272

Securities measured at FVTPL

        587,930       (2,480,154

Loans measured at FVTPL

        327,238       44,554  

Loans measured at amortized cost

        (6,420,911     (11,429,775

Derivative financial instruments

        (75,509     118,150  

Other assets

        561,689       2,324,550  

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

        (37,548     140,952  

Deposits

        2,472,209       98,689  

Defined benefit liabilities (assets)

        (55,051     (10,156

Other liabilities

        (1,148,768     (2,418,461
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
        (3,831,890     (14,508,923

 

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Korea Development Bank

Separate Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

Years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024

 

(In millions of won)

   Notes      2025     2024  

Income taxes paid

        (602,810     (370,177

Interest received

        11,054,906       12,077,199  

Interest paid

        (9,326,136     (10,530,167

Dividends received

        888,072       1,037,888  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash used in operating activities

      W (2,948,345     (12,440,843

Cash flows from investing activities

       

Net decrease (increase) of securities measured at FVTPL

      W (2,842,777     538,112  

Disposal of securities measured at FVOCI

        9,171,173       10,710,160  

Acquisition of securities measured at FVOCI

     6        (8,497,487     (7,844,743

Redemption of securities measured at amortized cost

     7        4,523,060       4,708,420  

Acquisition of securities measured at amortized cost

     7        (5,493,996     (5,020,325

Disposal of property and equipment

        1,863       4,108  

Acquisition of property and equipment

     12        (44,089     (26,459

Disposal of intangible assets

        —        129  

Acquisition of intangible assets

     14        (24,490     (18,566

Disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates

        2,352,064       390,644  

Acquisition of investments in subsidiaries and associates

        (1,385,134     (936,925
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by (used in) investing activities

        (2,239,813     2,504,555  

Cash flows from financing activities

       

Increase of financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

        —        380,000  

Decrease of financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

        (346,337     (123,352

Increase in borrowings

        56,880,731       61,331,012  

Decrease in borrowings

        (57,872,409     (56,510,708

Proceeds from issuance of debentures

        121,506,181       114,684,239  

Repayment of debentures

        (114,580,878     (107,791,891

Decrease in lease liabilities

        (36,155     (33,273

Dividends

        (758,706     (878,125

Paid in capital increase

        936,660       378,511  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net cash provided by financing activities

        5,729,087       11,436,413  

Effects from changes in foreign currency exchange rate for cash and cash equivalents held

        (126,377     514,311  

Net increase in cash and cash equivalents

        414,552       2,014,436  

Cash and cash equivalents at the beginning of the year

        13,875,013       11,860,577  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

Cash and cash equivalents at the end of the year

     42      W 14,289,565       13,875,013  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

See accompanying notes to the separate financial statements.

 

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Korea Development Bank

Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

1. Reporting Entity

Korea Development Bank (the “Bank”) was established on April 1, 1954, in accordance with The Korea Development Bank Act to finance and manage major industrial projects.

The Bank is engaged in the banking industry under The Korea Development Bank Act and other applicable statutes, and in the fiduciary in accordance with the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, in order to expedite industrial development and enhance the national economy.

Korea Finance Corporation (KoFC), the former ultimate parent company, and KDB Financial Group Inc. (KDBFG), the former immediate parent company, were established by spin-offs of divisions of the Bank as of October 28, 2009. KoFC and KDBFG were merged into the Bank, effective as of December 31, 2014. Issued capital is W27,257,759 million with 5,451,551,768 shares of issued and outstanding as of December 31, 2025. As of that date, 100% of the Bank’s shares are owned by the Government of the Republic of Korea.

The Bank’s head office is located in 14, Eunhaeng-ro (Yeouido-dong), Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul and its service network as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:

 

     Domestic      Overseas         
     Head Office      Branches      Branches      Subsidiaries      Representative
offices
     Total  

The Bank

      1         61         12         7         6         87  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

2. Basis of Preparation

(1) Application of accounting standards

The financial statements of the Bank have been prepared in accordance with International Financial Reporting Standards as adopted by the Republic of Korea (“Korean IFRS”) enacted by the Act on External Audit of Stock Companies, Article 5. The accompanying separate financial statements have been condensed, restructured and translated into English from the Korean language financial statements.

(2) Changes and disclosures of accounting policies

(i) New standards and amendments to existing standards adopted

The Bank has applied the following new standards and amendments to existing standards for the first time for the annual period beginning on January 1, 2025. The nature and the impact of each new standard or amendment are described below:

Amendment of Korean IFRS No. 1021 “The Effects of Changes in Foreign Exchange Rates” and Korean IFRS No. 1101 “First-time Adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards”—Lack of exchangeability

The amendments require the Bank to determine a spot exchange rate when exchangeability is lacking, and to disclose information on the nature and financial effects of the currency not being exchangeable into the other currency, the spot exchange rate(s) used, the estimation process, and the risks to which the Bank is exposed. These amendments do not have a material impact on the financial statements.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

(ii) New standards and interpretations, amendments to existing standarads issued but not effective

The following new standards, interpretations and amendments to existing standards have been issued but not effective for annual reporting periods beginning after January 1, 2025, and the Bank has not early adopted them.

Amendment of Korean IFRS No. 1109 “Financial Instruments” and No. 1107 “Financial Instruments: Disclosures”

Korean IFRS No. 1109 Financial Instruments and Korean IFRS No. 1107 Financial Instruments: Disclosures have been amended to respond to recent questions arising in practice, and to include new requirements. The amendments should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and earlier application is permitted. These amendments do not have a significant impact on the financial statements.

These amendments:

 

   

clarify the date of recognition and derecognition of some financial assets and liabilities, with a new exception for some financial liabilities settled through an electronic cash transfer system;

 

   

clarify and add further guidance for assessing whether a financial asset meets the solely payments of principal and interest (SPPI) criterion;

 

   

add new disclosures of impact on the entity and the extent to which the entity is exposed for each type of financial instruments if the timing or amount of contractual cash flow changes due to amendment of contract term; and

 

   

update the disclosures for equity instruments designated at fair value through other comprehensive income (FVOCI).

Korean IFRS Accounting Standards Annual Improvements Volume 11

Annual Improvements to Korean IFRS—Volume 11 should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2026, and earlier application is permitted. The Bank does not expect the amendments to have a significant impact on the financial statements.

 

   

Korean IFRS No. 1101 “First-time adoption of International Financial Reporting Standards”: Hedge accounting by a first-time adopter

 

   

Korean IFRS No. 1107 “Financial Instruments: Disclosures”: Gain or loss on derecognition and implementation guidance

 

   

Korean IFRS No. 1109 “Financial Instruments”: Derecognition of lease liabilities and definition of transaction price

 

   

Korean IFRS No. 1110 “Consolidated Financial Statements”: Determination of a ‘de facto agent’

 

   

Korean IFRS No. 1107 “Statement of Cash Flows”: Cost method

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

Korean IFRS No. 1118 Presentation and Disclosures in Financial Statements

Korean IFRS No. 1118 “Presentation and Disclosure in Financial Statements” replaces Korean IFRS No. 1001 “Presentation of Financial Statements”. The new presentation requirements introduced in Korean IFRS No. 1118 will increase comparability of the financial performance of similar entities, especially related to how ‘operating profit or loss’ is defined. The new disclosure requirements for ‘management-defined performance measures’ will enhance transparency. The standard should be applied for annual periods beginning on or after January 1, 2027, and earlier application is permitted. In accordance with the retrospective application requirements, comparative information for the year ended December 31, 2026, shall be restated under Korean IFRS No. 1118.

The Bank has not yet adopted Korean IFRS No. 1118 and is in the process of determining the impact on the Bank of applying Korean IFRS No. 1118. The Bank has prepared a transition plan and is on track to report their first Korean IFRS No. 1118-compliant interim financial statements for the period ending March 31, 2027 and annual financial statements for the period ending December 31, 2027.

(3) Basis of measurement

The financial statements have been prepared on the historical cost basis except for the following material items in the statement of financial position:

 

   

Derivative financial instruments measured at fair value

 

   

Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss

 

   

Financial instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income

 

   

Fair value hedged financial instruments with changes in fair value, due to hedged risks, recognized in profit or loss

 

   

Net defined benefit liabilities, which is recognized by subtracting the fair value of plan assets from the present value of defined benefit obligations.

(4) Functional and presentation currency

These financial statements are presented in Korean won (“W”), which is the Bank’s functional currency and the currency of the primary economic environment in which the Bank operates.

(5) Use of estimates and judgments

The preparation of the financial statements in conformity with Korean IFRS requires management to make judgments, estimates and assumptions that affect the application of accounting policies and the reported amounts of assets, liabilities, income and expenses. Management’s estimates of outcomes may differ from actual outcomes if management’s estimates and assumptions based on management’s best judgment at the reporting date are different from the actual environment.

Estimates and assumptions are continually evaluated and any change in an accounting estimate is recognized prospectively by including it in profit or loss in the period of the change, if the change affects that period only.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

The following are the key assumptions concerning the future and other key sources of estimation uncertainty at the end of the reporting period that have a significant risk of causing a material adjustment to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities within the next financial year:

(i) Fair value of financial instruments

Financial instruments measured at fair value through profit or loss and other comprehensive income are recognized at fair value, and all derivative instruments are measured at fair value. If the market for a financial instrument is not active, fair value is determined by using valuation techniques. Valuation techniques include using recent arm’s length market transactions between knowledgeable, willing parties, if available, referencing to the current fair value of another instrument that is substantially the same, discounted cash flow analysis and option pricing models.

Financial instruments, which are not actively traded in the market and those with less transparent market prices, will have less objective fair values and require broad judgment on liquidity, concentration, uncertainty in market factors and assumptions in price determination and other risks.

Diverse valuation techniques are used to determine the fair value of financial instruments, from generally accepted market valuation models to internally developed valuation models that incorporate various types of assumptions and variables.

(ii) Credit losses allowance

The Bank tests impairment and recognizes loss allowance on financial assets classified at amortized cost, debt instruments measured at fair value through other comprehensive income and recognizes provisions for payment guarantee, financial guarantee and unused commitments. Accuracy of allowances and provisions for credit losses is dependent upon estimation of expected cash flows of the borrower for individually assessed allowance of loans, and upon assumptions and methodology used for collectively assessed allowance for groups of loans, guarantees and unused loan commitments.

The Bank incorporates macroeconomic scenario assumptions into the probability of default used in estimating collective allowance for credit losses. In this regard, the Bank currently applies weightings of 75% and 25% to the downturn scenario and the severe scenario, respectively. If the weightings applied to the downturn and severe scenarios were changed to 80% and 20%, respectively, the allowance for credit losses and related items would decrease by W39.2 billion. Conversely, if the weightings were changed to 50% and 50%, respectively, the allowance for credit losses and related items would increase by W191.8 billion.

In addition, to proactively address the potential increase in credit risk upon the termination of the COVID-19 financial support programs, the Bank reassessed the expected credit losses for borrowers whose repayments had been deferred or whose loan maturities had been extended under such programs, including through adjustments to the probability of default. As a result, the Bank has recognized additional loss allowance of W628.2 billion for borrowers subject to the COVID-19 financial support programs.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

2. Basis of Preparation, Continued

 

Furthermore, in response to the heightened risk of credit deterioration in the petrochemical industry arising from global oversupply, the Bank recalculated expected credit losses for borrowers in the petrochemical sector by adjusting the probability of default, in order to strengthen its loss-absorbing capacity. Accordingly, the Bank recognized additional loss allowance of W571.6 billion for borrowers in the petrochemical industry during the current year.

(iii) Deferred taxes

Deferred tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply in the year when the asset is realized or the liability is settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted at the reporting date. Deferred income tax assets are recognised to the extent that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow all or part of the deferred tax asset to be utilized. Actual income taxes in the future may not be identical to the recognised deferred tax assets and liabilities.

(iv) Defined benefit liabilities

The Bank operates a defined benefit plan. Defined benefit liability is calculated by annual actuarial valuations as of the reporting date. To perform the actuarial valuations, assumptions for discount rates, future salary increases and others are required to be estimated. Defined benefit plans contain significant uncertainties in estimations due to its long-term nature.

(6) Approval date for the separate financial statements

The separate financial statements were authorized for issue by the Board of Directors on March 30, 2026, which will be submitted for approval to the shareholders’ meeting to be held on March 31, 2026.

3. Significant Accounting Policies

The significant accounting policies applied by the Bank in preparation of its separate financial statements are included below. The accounting policies set out below have been applied consistently to all periods presented in these separate financial statements.

(1) Investments in subsidiaries and associates

The accompanying financial statements are separate financial statements in accordance with Korean IFRS 1027 ‘Separate Financial Statements’ and investments in subsidiaries and associates are accounted for at cost, not by performance and net asset reported by the investee. Dividends received from subsidiaries and associates are recognised as income as of the time the right to receive the dividends is established.

(2) Business combination of entities under common control

The assets and liabilities acquired under business combinations under common control are recognised at the carrying amounts recognised previously in the consolidated financial statements of the ultimate parent. The difference between consideration transferred and carrying amounts of net assets acquired is recognised as part of share premium.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(3) Operating segments

The Bank makes decisions regarding allocation of resources to segments and categorizes segments, based on internal reports reviewed periodically by the chief operating decision maker, to assess performance. Information on segments reported to the chief operating decision maker includes items directly attributable to segments as well as those that can be allocated on a reasonable basis. Unallocated items mainly comprise corporate assets (such as the Bank Headquarters), head office expenses, and income tax assets and liabilities. The Bank recognises the CEO as the chief operating decision maker.

(4) Foreign exchange

(i) Foreign currency transactions

Transactions in foreign currencies are translated to the functional currency of the Bank, at exchange rates of the dates of transactions. Monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies at the reporting date are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at that date. The foreign currency gain or loss on monetary items is the difference between amortized cost in the functional currency at the beginning of the period, adjusted for effective interest and payments during the period, and the amortized cost in foreign currency translated at the exchange rate at the end of the reporting period. Non-monetary assets and liabilities denominated in foreign currencies that are measured at fair value are translated to the functional currency at the exchange rate at the date that the fair value was determined.

Foreign currency differences arising on transactions and translations of monetary items are recognised in profit or loss, except for differences arising on the translation of a financial instruments designated as hedges of the net investment in foreign operations, or cash flow hedge, which are recognised in other comprehensive income.

When a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recognised in other comprehensive income, any exchange component of that gain or loss is recognised in other comprehensive income. Conversely, when a gain or loss on a non-monetary item is recognised in profit or loss, any exchange component of that gain or loss shall be recognised in profit or loss.

(ii) Foreign operations

If the presentation currency of the Bank is different from a foreign operation’s functional currency, the financial statements of the foreign operation are translated into the presentation currency using the following methods:

Unless the functional currency of foreign operations is in a state of hyperinflation, assets and liabilities of foreign operations are translated at the closing exchange rate at the end of the reporting period. Revenues and expenses on the statement of comprehensive income are translated at the exchange rates of the date of transaction. Foreign currency differences that arise from translation are recognized as other comprehensive income, and the disposal of a foreign operation is re-categorized as profit or loss as of the moment of the disposal profit or loss is recognized.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Any goodwill arising on the acquisition of a foreign operation, and any adjustments in fair value to the carrying amounts of assets and liabilities due to such acquisition, are treated as assets and liabilities of the foreign operation. Therefore, such are expressed in the functional currency of the foreign operations and, alongside other assets and liabilities of the foreign operation, translated at the closing exchange rate.

In the case of the disposal of a foreign operation, cumulative amounts of exchange difference regarding the foreign operation, recognized separately from other comprehensive income, are re-categorized from assets to profit or loss as of the disposal profit or loss is recognized.

(iii) Foreign exchange of net investment in foreign operations

Monetary items receivable from or payable to a foreign operation, with none or little possibility of being settled in the foreseeable future, are considered a part of the net investment in the foreign operation. Therefore, the exchange difference is recognised as comprehensive income or loss in the financial statement and re-categorized to profit or loss as of the disposal of the related net investment.

(5) Recognition and measurement of financial instruments

(i) Initial recognition

The Bank recognizes a financial asset or a financial liability in its separate statement of financial position when the Bank becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the instrument. A regular way purchase or sale of financial assets is recognized and derecognized using trade date accounting.

The Bank classifies financial assets as financial assets at fair value through profit or loss, financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, or financial assets at amortized cost on the basis of the Bank’s business model for managing the financial assets and the contractual cash flow characteristics of the financial assets. The Bank classifies financial liabilities as financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss, or financial liabilities at amortized cost.

At initial recognition, a financial asset or financial liability is measured at its fair value plus or minus, in the case of a financial asset or financial liability not at fair value through profit or loss, transaction costs that are directly attributable to the acquisition or issue of the financial asset or financial liability.

(ii) Subsequent measurement

After initial recognition, financial instruments are measured at amortized cost or fair value based on classification at initial recognition.

Amortized cost

The amortized cost is the amount at which the financial asset or financial liability is measured at initial recognition minus the principal repayments, plus or minus the cumulative amortization using the effective interest method of any difference between that initial amount and the maturity amount and, for financial assets, adjusted for any loss allowance.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Fair value

Fair values, which the Bank primarily uses for the measurement of financial instruments, are the published price quotations based on market prices or dealer price quotations of financial instruments traded in an active market where available. These are the best evidence of fair value. A financial instrument is regarded as quoted in an active market if quoted prices are readily and regularly available from an exchange, dealer, broker, an entity in the same industry, pricing service or regulatory agency, and those prices represent actual and regularly occurring market transactions on an arm’s length basis.

If the market for a financial instrument is not active, fair value is determined either by using a valuation technique or independent third-party valuation service. Valuation techniques include using recent arm’s length market transactions between knowledgeable, willing parties, if available, referencing to the current fair value of another instrument that is substantially the same, discounted cash flow analysis and option pricing models.

The Bank uses valuation models that are commonly used by market participants and customized for the Bank to determine fair values of common over-the-counter (“OTC”) derivatives such as options, interest rate swaps and currency swaps which are based on the inputs observable in markets. For more complex instruments, the Bank uses internally developed models, which are usually based on valuation methods and techniques generally used within the industry, or a value measured by an independent external valuation institution as the fair values if all or some of the inputs to the valuation models are not market observable and therefore it is necessary to estimate fair value based on certain assumptions.

If the valuation technique does not reflect all factors which market participants would consider in setting a price, the fair value is adjusted to reflect those factors. Those factors include counterparty credit risk, bid-ask spread, liquidity risk and others.

The chosen valuation technique makes maximum use of market inputs and relies as little as possible on entity-specific inputs. It incorporates all factors that market participants would consider in setting a price and is consistent with economic methodologies applied for pricing financial instruments. Periodically, the Bank calibrates the valuation technique and tests its validity using prices of observable current market transactions of the same instrument or based on other relevant observable market data.

(iii) Derecognition

Derecognition is the removal of a previously recognized financial asset or financial liability from the statement of financial position. The Bank derecognizes a financial asset or a financial liability when, and only when:

Derecognition of financial assets

Financial assets are derecognized when the contractual rights to the cash flows from the financial assets expire or the financial assets have been transferred and substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets are also transferred, or all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets are neither substantially transferred nor retained and the Bank has not retained control. If the Bank neither transfers nor disposes of substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial assets, the Bank continues to recognize the financial asset to the extent of its continuing involvement in the financial asset.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

If the Bank transfers the contractual rights to receive the cash flows of the financial asset, but retains substantially all the risks and rewards of ownership of the financial asset, the Bank continues to recognize the transferred asset in its entirety and recognize a financial liability for the consideration received.

Derecognition of financial liabilities

Financial liabilities are derecognized from the statement of financial position when the obligation specified in the contract is discharged, cancelled or expires.

(iv) Offsetting

Financial assets and liabilities are offset and the net amount reported in the separate statements of financial position where there is a legally enforceable right to offset the recognized amounts and there is an intention to settle on a net basis or realize the assets and settle the liability simultaneously.

(6) Cash and cash equivalents

Cash and cash equivalents comprise balances with original maturities of three months or less from the date of acquisition that are subject to an insignificant risk of changes in their fair value, including cash on hand, deposits held at call with banks and other highly liquid short-term investments with original maturities of three months or less.

(7) Non-derivative financial assets

(i) Financial assets at fair value through profit or loss

Any non-derivative financial asset classified as held for trading or not classified as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income or financial assets measured at amortized cost is categorized under financial assets at fair value through profit or loss.

The Bank may designate certain financial assets upon initial recognition as at fair value through profit or loss when the designation eliminates or significantly reduces a measurement or recognition inconsistency (sometimes referred to as ‘an accounting mismatch’) that would otherwise arise from measuring assets or liabilities or recognizing the gains and losses on them on different bases.

After initial recognition, a financial asset at fair value through profit or loss is measured at fair value and gains or losses arising from a change in the fair value are recognized in profit or loss. Interest income and dividend income from financial assets at fair value through profit or loss are also recognized in profit or loss.

(ii) Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

The Bank classifies financial assets as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income if they meet the following conditions: 1) debt instruments that are a business model whose objective is achieved by both collecting contractual cash flows and selling financial assets, and consistent with representing solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding or 2) equity instruments, not held for trading with the objective of generating a profit from short-term fluctuations in price or dealer’s margin, designated as financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

After initial recognition, a financial asset at fair value through other comprehensive income is measured at fair value. Gain and loss from changes in fair value, other than dividend income and interest income amortized using effective interest method and exchange differences arising on monetary items which are recognized directly in profit or loss, are recognized as other comprehensive income in equity.

At disposal of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income, cumulative gain or loss is recognized as profit or loss for the reporting period. However, cumulative gain or loss of equity instrument designated as fair value through other comprehensive income are not recycled to profit or loss at disposal.

Financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income denominated in foreign currencies are translated at the closing rate. Exchange differences resulting from changes in amortized cost are recognized in profit or loss, and other changes are recognized as equity.

(iii) Financial assets measured at amortized cost

A financial asset, which are held within the business model whose objective is to hold assets in order to collect contractual cash flows and consistent with representing solely payments of principal and interest on the principal amount outstanding, are classified as a financial asset at amortized cost. Financial assets at amortized cost are subsequently measured at amortized cost using the effective interest method after initial recognition and interest income is recognized using the effective interest method.

(8) Expected credit loss of financial assets

The Bank measures expected credit loss and recognizes loss allowance at the end of the reporting period for financial assets measured at amortized cost and fair value through other comprehensive income with the exception of financial asset measured at fair value through profit or loss.

The expected credit loss (“ECL”) is the weighted average amount of possible outcomes within a certain range, reflecting the time value of money, estimates on the past, current and future situations, and information accessible without excessive cost of effort.

The Bank uses the following three measurement techniques in accordance with Korean IFRS:

 

   

General approach: for financial assets and off-balance-sheet unused credit line that are not applied below two approaches

 

   

Simplified approach: for receivables, contract assets and lease receivables

 

   

Credit-impaired approach: for purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets

The general approach is applied differently depending on the significance of the increase of the credit risk. If, at the reporting date, the credit risk on a financial instrument has not increased significantly since initial recognition, an entity shall measure the loss allowance for that financial instrument at an amount equal to 12-month expected credit losses. If the credit risk on that financial instrument has increased significantly since initial recognition, an entity shall measure the loss allowance for a financial instrument at an amount equal to the lifetime expected credit losses at each reporting date.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

The Bank applies the simplified approach to 1) trade receivables and contract assets that do not have a significant financing component or 2) trade receivables, contract assets and lease receivables upon determining the Bank’s accounting policies as the application of the simplified approach. The approach requires expected lifetime losses to be recognized from initial recognition of the financial assets. Under credit-impaired approach, the Bank shall only recognize the cumulative changes in lifetime expected credit losses since initial recognition as a loss allowance for purchased or originated credit-impaired financial assets.

The following non-exhaustive list of information may be relevant in assessing changes in credit risk:

 

   

Significant changes in internal price indicators of credit risk as a result of a change in credit risk since inception

 

   

Other changes in the rates or terms of an existing financial instrument that would be significantly different if the instrument was newly originated or issued at the reporting date

 

   

An actual or expected significant change in the financial instrument’s external credit rating

 

   

An actual or expected internal credit rating downgrade for the borrower or decrease in behavioural scoring used to assess credit risk internally

 

   

An actual or expected significant change in the operating results of the borrower

 

   

Past due information

(i) Forward-looking information

The Bank uses forward-looking information, when it determines whether the credit risk has increased significantly since initial recognition and measures expected credit losses.

The Bank assumes the risk component has a certain correlation with the business cycle, and calculates the expected credit loss by reflecting the forward-looking information with macroeconomic variables on the measurement inputs.

Forward looking information used in calculation of expected credit loss is derived after comprehensive consideration of a variety of factors including scenario in management planning, worst-case scenario used for stress testing, third party forecast, and others.

(ii) Measuring expected credit losses on financial assets at amortized cost

The amount of the loss on financial assets at amortized cost is measured as the difference between the asset’s carrying amount and the present value of estimated future cash flows discounted at the financial asset’s original effective interest rate. The Bank estimates expected future cash flows for financial assets that are individually significant (individual assessment of impairment).

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

For financial assets that are not individually significant, the Bank collectively estimates expected credit loss by grouping loans with homogeneous credit risk profile (collective assessment of impairment).

Individual assessment of impairment

Individual assessment of impairment losses is calculated using management’s best estimate on present value of expected future cashflows. The Bank uses all the available information including operating cash flow of the borrower and net realizable value of any collateral held.

Collective assessment of impairment

Collective assessment of loss allowance involves historical loss experience along with incorporation of forward-looking information. Such process incorporates factors such as type of collateral, product and borrowers, credit rating, size of portfolio and recovery period and applies probability of default on a group of assets and loss given default by type of recovery method. Also, the expected credit loss model involves certain assumption to determine input based on loss experience and forward-looking information. These models and assumptions are periodically reviewed to reduce gap between loss estimate and actual loss experience.

The expected credit loss for financial assets measured at amortized cost is recognized as the loss allowance, and when the financial asset is determined to be irrecoverable, the carrying amount and loss allowance are decreased. If financial assets previously written off are recovered, the loss allowance is increased and the difference is recognized in the current profit or loss.

(iii) Measuring expected credit losses on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income

Measuring method of expected credit losses on financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income is equal to the method of financial assets at amortized cost, except for changes in loss allowances that are recognized as other comprehensive income. Amounts recognized in other comprehensive income for sale or repayment of financial assets at fair value through other comprehensive income are reclassified to profit or loss.

(9) Derivative financial instruments including hedge accounting

Derivative financial instruments are initially recognised at fair value at the inception of the contract and re-estimated at fair value subsequently. The recognition of profit or loss due to changes in fair value of derivative instruments is as described below:

(i) Hedge accounting

Derivative financial instruments are accounted differently depending on whether hedge accounting is applied, and therefore, are classified into trading purpose derivatives and hedging purpose derivatives.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Upon the transaction of hedging purpose derivatives, two different types of hedge accounting are applied; a fair value hedge, and a cash flow hedge. A fair value hedge is a hedge of the exposure to changes in fair value of a recognised asset or liability or an unrecognised firm commitment, or an identified portion of such an asset, liability or firm commitment, that is attributable to a particular risk and could affect profit or loss. A cash flow hedge is a hedge of the exposure to variability in cash flows that (i) is attributable to a particular risk associated with a recognised asset or liability (such as all or some future interest payments on variable rate debt) or a highly probable forecast transaction and (ii) could affect profit or loss.

At the inception of the hedge relationship, the Bank formally documents the relationship between the hedged item and the hedging instrument, including the nature of the risk, the objective and strategy for undertaking the hedge, and the method that will be used to assess the effectiveness of the hedging relationship.

Fair value hedge

For designated and qualifying fair value hedges, the change in the fair value of a hedging derivative is recognised in profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income. Meanwhile, the change in the fair value of the hedged item, attributable to the risk hedged, is recorded as part of the carrying value of the hedged item and is also recognised in profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income. When the hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, the hedge relationship is terminated. For hedged item recorded at amortized cost, the difference between the carrying value of the hedged item on termination and the face value is amortized over the remaining term of the original hedge using the EIR.

Cash flow hedge

For designated and qualifying cash flow hedges, the effective portion of gain or loss on the hedging instruments is initially recognised directly in equity. The ineffective portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recognised immediately in the statement of comprehensive income. When the hedged cash flow affects the profit or loss in statement of comprehensive income, the gain or loss on the hedging instrument is recorded in the corresponding income or expense line in profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income. When a hedge no longer meets the criteria for hedge accounting, any cumulative gain or loss existing in equity at that time remains in equity and is recognised when the hedged forecasted transaction is ultimately recognised in the statement of comprehensive income. When a forecasted transaction is no longer expected to occur, the cumulative gain and loss that was reported in equity is immediately transferred to profit or loss in the statement of comprehensive income.

Hedges of net investments in foreign operations

The Bank designates non-derivative financial instruments as hedging instruments for foreign currency risk arising from net investments in foreign operations and recognises the portion of the gain or loss on the hedging instrument that is determined to be an effective hedge in other comprehensive income. The cumulative amounts recognised in other comprehensive income relating to both the foreign exchange differences arising on translation of the results and financial position of the foreign operation and the gain or loss on the hedging instrument that is determined to be an effective hedge of the net investment are reclassed from equity to profit or loss as a reclassification adjustment when the Bank disposes of the foreign operation.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(ii) Trading purpose derivatives

For trading purpose derivatives transaction, changes in the fair value of derivatives are recognised in net income.

(10) Day one profit or loss recognition

For financial instruments classified as level 3 on the fair value level hierarchy measured using assess variables not observable in the market, the difference between the fair value at initial recognition and the transaction price (Day one profit or loss) is deferred and amortized using straight-line method until maturity. When the relevant valuation inputs become observable in the market, the remaining balance is recognized immediately in gains and losses onn financial instruments measured at FVTPL, or other operating income and loss, as appropriate.

(11) Property and equipment

The Bank’s property and equipment are recognised at the carrying amount at historical costs less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment in value. Historical costs include the expenditures directly related to the acquisition of assets.

Subsequent costs are recognised in the carrying amount of assets or, if appropriate, as separate assets if the probabilities future economic benefits associated with the assets will flow into the Bank and the costs can be measured reliably; the carrying amount of the replaced part is derecognised. Furthermore, any other repairs or maintenances are charged to profit or loss as incurred.

Land is not depreciated. Depreciation on other assets is calculated using the straight-line method to the amount of residual value less acquisition cost over the following estimated useful lives:

 

Type

  

Useful lives (years)

Buildings

   20 ~ 50

Structure

   10 ~ 40

Movable property

   4

Property and equipment are impaired when the carrying amount exceeds the recoverable amount. The Bank assesses residual value and economic life of its assets at each reporting date and adjusts useful lives when necessary. Any gain or loss arising from the disposal of the asset (calculated as the difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset) is recognised in non-operating income (expense) in the statement of comprehensive income.

(12) Investment property

The Bank classifies property held for rental income or benefits from capital appreciation as investment property. Investment property is measured initially at cost, including transaction costs. Subsequent to initial recognition, the cost model is applied. Subsequent to initial recognition, an item of investment property is carried at its cost less any accumulated depreciation and any accumulated impairment loss.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Investment properties are derecognised either when they have been disposed of or when the investment property is permanently withdrawn from use and no future economic benefit is expected from its disposal. The difference between the net disposal proceeds and the carrying amount of the asset is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income in the period of de-recognition. Reclassification to other account is made if there is a change in use of corresponding investment property.

Depreciation of investment property is calculated using the straight-line method over its estimated useful lives as follows:

 

Type

  

Useful lives (years)

Buildings    20 ~ 50
Structure    10 ~ 40

(13) Intangible assets

An intangible asset is recognised only when its cost can be measured reliably, and the probabilities future economic benefits from the asset will flow into the Bank are high. Separately acquired intangible assets are recognised at the acquisition cost, and subsequently, the cost less accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment is recognised as the carrying amount.

Intangible assets with finite lives are amortized over the four-year to 30-year period of useful economic lives using the straight-line method. At the end of each reporting period, the Bank reviews intangible assets for any evidence that indicate impairment, and upon the presence of such evidence, the Bank estimates the amount recoverable and recognises the loss accordingly.

Intangible assets with indefinite useful lives are not amortized but are tested for impairment annually. Furthermore, the Bank reviews such intangible assets to determine whether it is appropriate to consider these assets to have indefinite useful lives. If in the case the Bank concludes an asset is not qualified to be classified as non-finite, prospective measures are taken to consider such an asset as finite.

(14) Leases

The Bank recognizes a right-of-use asset representing its right to use the underlying leased asset and a lease liability representing its obligation to make lease payments at the commencement date of the lease. The Bank elected not to apply the requirements to the short-term leases and leases of low value assets.

Right-of-use asset

The right-of-use asset is measured at its cost less subsequent accumulated depreciation and accumulated impairment loss with adjustments reflected arising from remeasurements of the lease liability. The cost of the right-of-use asset comprise the amount of the initial measurement of the lease liability, any initial direct costs incurred by the lessee and any lease payments made at or before the commencement date, less any lease incentive received. The right-of-use asset is depreciated over the shorter of the asset’s useful life and the lease term on a straight-line basis from the commencement date of the lease.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Lease liabilities

At the commencement date, the lease liability is measured at present value of the lease payments that are not paid at that date. Lease payments include fixed payments (including in-substance fixed payments), less any lease incentives receivable, variable lease payments that depend on an index or a rate, amounts expected to be payable by the lessee under residual value guarantees, the exercise price of a purchase option if the lessee is reasonably certain to exercise that option, and payments of penalties for terminating the lease, if the lease term reflects the lessee exercising an option to terminate the lease. The variable lease payments that do not depend on an index or a rate are recognized as an expense in the period in which the event or condition that triggers those payments occurs.

When measuring the present value, the lease payments are discounted using the interest rate implicit in the lease. If such implicit rate cannot be readily determined, the Bank uses the Bank’s incremental borrowing rate. The lease liability is subsequently increased by the amount of interest expenses recognized on the lease liability and reduced by the lease payments made. In addition, the Bank remeasures the lease liability to reflect any lease modification, changes in in-substance fixed lease payments, changes in the lease term, or changes in the assessment of a purchase option to acquire the underlying asset.

Short-term lease and lease of low-value assets

The Bank does not apply the requirements of lessee accounting to short-term leases and leases of low-value assets. The Bank recognizes the lease payments associated with these leases as expenses on a straight-line basis over the lease term.

(15) Impairment of non-financial assets

The Bank tests for any evidence of impairment in assets and reviews whether the impairment has taken place by estimating the recoverable amount, at the end of each reporting period. The recoverable amount is the higher of the fair value less cost and value in use of an asset.

Except for impairment losses in respect of goodwill which are never reversed, an impairment loss is reversed if there has been a change in the estimates used to determine the recoverable amount. The reversal is limited so that the carrying amount of the asset does not exceed its recoverable amount, nor exceeds the carrying amount that would have been determined, net of depreciation, had no impairment loss been recognised for the asset in prior years.

(16) Assets held for sale

Non-current assets, or disposal groups comprising assets and liabilities, that are expected to be recovered primarily through sale rather than through continuing use, are classified as held for sale. To be classified as held for sale, the asset (or disposal group) must be available for immediate sale in its present condition and its sale must be highly probable. The assets or disposal group that are classified as assets held for sale are measured at the lower of their carrying amount and fair value less cost to sell.

The Bank recognizes an impairment loss for any initial or subsequent write-down of an asset (or disposal group) to fair value less costs to sell, and a gain for any subsequent increase in fair value less costs to sell, up to the cumulative impairment loss previously recognized.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

Non-current assets that are classified as held for sale or part of a disposal group classified as held for sale are not depreciated (or amortized).

(17) Non-derivative financial liabilities

The Bank classifies non-derivative financial liabilities into financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss or other financial liabilities, in accordance with the substance of the contractual arrangement and the definitions of financial liability. The Bank recognizes these financial liabilities in the statement of financial position when the Bank becomes a party to the contractual provisions of the financial liability.

(i) Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss

Financial liabilities at fair value through profit or loss include financial liabilities held for trading and financial liabilities designated at FVTPL upon initial recognition. Financial liabilities and derivatives are classified as financial instruments held for trading if they are acquired for repurchasing soon. Financial liabilities are classified as financial liabilities at FVTPL upon initial recognition, if the profit or loss from the liabilities indicates to be more purpose-appropriate to be recognised as profit or loss. Financial liabilities at FVTPL are designated at fair value in subsequent measurements, and any related un-realized profit or loss is recognised as profit or loss. In addition, for the amount of change in the fair value of the financial liability that is attributable to changes in the credit risk of that liability, the Bank present this change in other comprehensive income, and does not recycle this other comprehensive income to profit or loss, subsequently.

(ii) Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost

Financial liabilities measured at amortized cost are recognised at fair value less cost less transaction cost upon initial recognition, and subsequently at amortized costs. The difference between the proceeds (net of transaction cost) and the redemption value is recognised in the statement of comprehensive income over the periods of the liabilities using the effective interest method.

Fees paid on the establishment of a loan facility are recognised as transaction costs of the loan, if the probability that some or all the facility will be drawn down is high. If, however, there is not enough evidence to conclude a draw-down of some or all the facility will occur, the fee is capitalized as a prepayment for liquidity services and amortized over the period of the facility to which it relates.

(18) Employee benefits

(i) Short-term employee benefits

Short-term employee benefits are employee benefits that are due to be settled wholly before 12 months after the end of the period in which the employees render the related service. When an employee has rendered service to the Bank during an accounting period, the Bank recognises the undiscounted amount of short-term employee benefits expected to be paid in exchange for that service.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(ii) Retirement benefits: defined contribution plans

A defined contribution plan is a pension plan under which the Bank pays fixed contributions into a separate fund. The Bank is no longer responsible for any foreseeable future liability after a certain amount or percentage of money is set aside for defined contribution plans. If the pension plan allows for early retirement, payments are recognised as employee benefits. If the contribution already paid exceeds the contribution due for service before the end of the reporting period, the Bank recognises that excess as an asset to the extent that the prepayment will lead to a reduction in future payments or a cash refund.

(iii) Retirement benefits: defined benefit plans

The Bank classifies all the pensions as defined benefit plans except defined contribution plans. The Bank’s net obligation in respect of defined benefit plans is calculated by estimating the amount of future benefit that employees have earned in the current and prior periods, discounting that amount and deducting the fair value of any plan assets. The calculation of defined benefit obligations is performed annually by a qualified actuary using the projected unit credit method. The present value of the defined benefit obligation is determined by discounting the estimated future cash outflows using interest rates of high-quality corporate bonds that are denominated in the currency in which the benefits will be paid and have terms to maturity like the terms of the related pension liability.

Remeasurements of the net defined benefit liabilities (assets), which comprise actuarial gains and losses, the return on plan assets (excluding interest) and the effect of the asset ceiling (if any, excluding interest), are recognised immediately in other comprehensive income.

(19) Provisions

Provisions are recognized when the Bank has a present legal or constructive obligation because of a past event, it is probable that an outflow of resources embodying economic benefits will be required to settle the obligation and a reliable estimate can be made of the amount of the obligation.

(20) Financial guarantees

Financial guarantee contracts are contracts that require the issuer (the Bank) to make specified payments to reimburse the holder for a loss it incurs because a specified debtor fails to make payments when due, in accordance with the original or changed terms of a debt instrument. Financial guarantees are initially recognized in the financial statements at fair value on the date the guarantee was given. Subsequent to initial recognition, the Bank’s liabilities under such guarantees are measured at the higher of:

 

   

The amount determined in accordance with Korean IFRS 1109 ‘Financial Instruments’ and

 

   

The initial amount recognized, less, when appropriate, cumulative amortization recognized in accordance with Korean IFRS 1115 ‘Revenue from Contracts with Customers’.

(21) Securities under resale or repurchase agreements

Securities purchased under agreements to resell are recorded as other loans and receivables and the related interest from these securities is recorded as interest income; securities sold under agreements to repurchase are recorded as other borrowings, and the related interest from these securities is recorded as interest expense.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(22) Interest income and expense

Interest income and expense are recognized in profit or loss using the effective interest method. The effective interest method measures the amortized costs of financial instruments and allocates the interest income or expense during the related period.

Upon the calculation of the effective interest rate, the Bank estimates future cash flows by taking into consideration all contractual terms of the financial instrument, but not future credit loss. The calculation also reflects any fees or points paid or received, transaction costs and any related premiums or discounts. In the case that the cash flow and expected duration of a financial instrument cannot be estimated reliably, the effective interest rate is calculated by the contractual cash flow during the contract period.

Once an impairment loss has been recognized on a financial asset or a group of similar assets, subsequent interest income is recognized on the interest rate that was used to discount future cash flow for measuring the impairment loss.

(23) Fees and commission income

Fees and commission income and expense are classified as follows according to related regulations:

(i) Fees and commission from financial instruments

Fees and commission income and expense that are integral to the effective interest rate on a financial asset or liability are included in the measurement of the effective interest rate. It includes those related to evaluation of the borrowers’ financial status, guarantee, collateral, other agreements and related evaluation as well as business transaction, rewards for activities, such as document preparation and recording and setup fees incurred during issuance of financial liabilities. However, when financial instruments are classified as financial instruments at fair value through profit or loss, fees and commission are recognized as revenue upon initial recognition.

(ii) Fees and commission from services

Fees and commission income charged in exchange for services to be performed during a certain period of time such as asset management fees, consignment fees and assurance service fees are recognized as the related services are performed. When a loan commitment is not expected to result in the draw-down of a loan and Korean IFRS No. 1109 is not applied for the commitment, the related loan commitment fees are recognized as revenue proportionally to time over the commitment period.

(iii) Fees and commission from significant transaction

Fees and commission from significant transactions, such as trading stocks and other securities, negotiation and mediation activities for third parties, for instance business transfer and takeover, are recognized when transactions are completed.

(24) Dividend income

Dividend income is recognized upon the establishment of the Bank’s right to receive the payment.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

(25) Income tax expense

Income tax expense comprises current and deferred income tax. Current income tax and deferred income tax are recognized in profit or loss except to the extent that the tax arises from a transaction or event, which is recognized in other comprehensive income or directly in equity, or a business combination.

The Bank recognizes deferred income tax liabilities for all taxable temporary differences associated with investments in subsidiaries, associates, except to the extent that the Bank can control the timing of the reversal of the temporary difference and it is probable that the temporary difference will not reverse in the foreseeable future. The Bank recognizes deferred income tax assets for all deductible temporary differences arising from investments in associates, to the extent that it is probable that the temporary difference will reverse in the foreseeable future and taxable profit will be available against which the temporary difference can be utilized.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are measured at the tax rates that are expected to apply to the reporting period when the assets are realized, or the liabilities settled, based on tax rates (and tax laws) that have been enacted or substantively enacted by the end of the reporting period.

The measurement of deferred income tax assets and liabilities reflects the income tax effects that would follow from the manner in which the Bank expects, at the end of the reporting period, to recover or settle the carrying amount of its assets and liabilities.

The carrying amount of a deferred income tax asset is reviewed at the end of each reporting period and reduced to the extent that it is no longer probable that sufficient taxable profit will be available to allow the benefit of part or all of that deferred income tax asset to be utilized.

Deferred income tax assets and liabilities are off-set only if the Bank has a legally enforceable right to off-set the related current income tax assets and liabilities, and the assets and liabilities relate to income tax levied by the same tax authority and are intended to be settled on a net basis.

(26) Accounting for trust accounts

The Bank, for financial reporting, differentiates trust assets from identifiable assets according to the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act. Furthermore, the Bank receives trust fees from the application, management and disposal of trust assets, and appropriates such amounts for fees from trust accounts.

Meanwhile, in the case the fee from an unspecified principal or interests guaranteed money in trust does not meet the principal or interest amount, even after appropriating deficit with trust fees and special reserve, the Bank fills in the remaining deficit in the trust account and appropriates such amounts for losses on trust accounts.

(27) Regulatory reserve for credit losses

When the total sum of allowance for possible credit losses is lower than the amount prescribed in Article 29(1) of the Regulations on Supervision of Banking Business, the Bank records the difference as regulatory reserve for credit losses at the end of each reporting period.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

3. Significant Accounting Policies, Continued

 

In the case that the existing regulatory reserve for credit losses exceeds the amount needed to be set aside at the reporting date, the surplus may be reversed. Furthermore, in the case that undisposed deficit exists, regulatory reserve for credit losses is saved from the time the undisposed deficit is disposed.

(28) Earnings per share

The Bank represents its diluted and basic earnings per common share in the separate statement of comprehensive income. Basic earnings per share (EPS) is calculated by dividing net profit attributable to shareholders of the Bank by the weighted average number of common shares outstanding during the reporting period. Diluted earnings per share is calculated by adjusting net profit attributable to common shareholders of the Bank, considering dilution effects from all potential common shares, and the weighted average number of common shares outstanding.

(29) Corrections of errors

Prior period errors shall be corrected by retrospective restatement in the first set of financial statements authorised for issue after their discovery except to the extent that it is impracticable to determine either the period-specific effects or the cumulative effect of the error.

4. Cash and Due from Financial Institutions

 

(1)

Cash and due from financial institutions as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Cash

   W 67,140        67,357  

Due from financial institutions in Korean won:

     

Due from Bank of Korea

     1,269,733        1,236,493  

Due from others

     69,152        316,521  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,338,885        1,553,014  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Due from financial institutions in foreign currencies / off-shores

     10,280,976        11,375,150  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  11,687,001        12,995,521  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2)

Restricted due from financial institutions as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Reserve deposit

   W 1,498,380        2,664,190  

Others

     1,252,963        380,971  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  2,751,343        3,045,161  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

The above amounts represent funds whose use is restricted due to requirements such as the statutory reserve deposits under the Bank of Korea Act and margin deposits related to derivative transactions.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

5. Securities Measured at FVTPL

Details of securities in financial assets at fair value through profit or loss as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  
     Fair value
(Carrying amounts)
     Fair value
(Carrying amounts)
 

Securities denominated in Korean won:

     

Stocks

   W 2,699,984        2,383,651  

Equity investments

     1,883,077        1,345,253  

Beneficiary certificates

     12,527,882        10,697,146  

Government and public bonds

     2,815,473        2,804,662  

Financial bonds

     280,386        230,200  

Others

     90,577        90,721  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     20,297,379        17,551,633  

Securities denominated in foreign currencies/off-shores:

     

Stocks

     68,038        30,688  

Equity investments

     280,683        217,416  

Beneficiary certificates

     530,521        551,952  

Debt securities

     —         67,111  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     879,242        867,167  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  21,176,621        18,418,800  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

6. Securities Measured at FVOCI

 

(1)

Details of securities measured at FVOCI as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  
     Fair value
(Carrying amounts)
     Fair value
(Carrying amounts)
 

Securities denominated in Korean won:

     

Stocks and equity investments

   W 14,590,612        13,841,932  

Government and public bonds

     1,178,218        611,775  

Financial bonds

     1,171,906        1,820,344  

Corporate bonds

     664,531        2,265,042  

Others

     223,359        1,504,996  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     17,828,626        20,044,089  

Securities denominated in foreign currencies/off-shores:

     

Equity securities

     105        1,214  

Debt securities

     13,849,930        12,674,481  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     13,850,035        12,675,695  

Loaned securities:

     

Debt securities

     —         40,409  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  31,678,661        32,760,193  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

6. Securities Measured at FVOCI, Continued

 

The Bank designates equity instruments acquired through in-kind contributions, debt-to-equity swaps, and investments in ventures and small and medium-sized enterprises as financial assets measured at FVOCI. The fair value of equity securities disposed of during the current and prior years amounted to W2,092,141 million and W1,502,987 million, respectively. The realized gains on the disposal of such equity securities, which were reclassified to retained earnings, amounted to W1,099,335 million (pre-tax) and W1,234,598 million (pre-tax), respectively.

 

(2)

Changes in carrying amounts of securities measured at FVOCI for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Beginning balance

   W 32,760,193       33,888,064  

Acquisition

     8,497,487       9,844,523  

Disposal

     (8,070,728     (9,430,950

Change due to amortization

     9,920       23,424  

Change in fair value

     50,198       (1,399,248

Reclassification

     (1,399,680     (1,696,500

Foreign exchange differences

     (170,781     1,489,314  

Others

     2,052       41,566  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  31,678,661       32,760,193  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(3)

Changes in gross carrying amounts of securities measured at FVOCI (excluding equity instruments) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit loss        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 17,212,112       199,939       —        17,412,051  

Transfer to non credit-impaired debt securities

     (134,550     134,550       —        —   

Transfer to credit-impaired debt securities

     (34,065     34,065       —        —   

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     9,973       (9,973     —        —   

Issuance or purchase of financial assets

     1,800,230       (32,065     360       1,768,525  

Disposal

     (2,110,268     —        —        (2,110,268

Foreign currency translation

     (202,845     (2,518     (360     (205,723
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  16,540,587       323,998       —        16,864,585  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

6. Securities Measured at FVOCI, Continued

 

 

     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit loss        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 17,977,454       266,395       —        18,243,849  

Transfer to non credit-impaired debt securities

     (34,787     34,787       —        —   

Transfer to credit-impaired debt securities

     (37,119     37,119       —        —   

Issuance or purchase of financial assets

     (1,112,037     (144,700     (1,377     (1,258,114

Disposal

     (1,062,998     —        —        (1,062,998

Foreign currency translation

     1,481,599       6,338       1,377       1,489,314  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  17,212,112       199,939       —        17,412,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(4)

Changes in the loss allowance of securities measured at FVOCI (excluding equity instruments) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit loss        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 18,342       1,799       75,472       95,613  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     126       (126     —        —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired debt securities

     (1,305     1,305       —        —   

Transfer to credit-impaired debt securities

     —        —        —        —   

Provision for (reversal of) loss allowance

     (1,062     (59     135       (986

Write-off

     —        —        (50,000     (50,000

Disposal

     (2,946     —        —        (2,946

Foreign currency translation

     (222     (4     (441     (667

Others

     2,626       (559     (6,326     (4,259
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  15,559       2,356       18,840       36,755  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

6. Securities Measured at FVOCI, Continued

 

     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit loss         
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
     Credit-
impaired
     Total  

Beginning balance

   W 16,186       1,173        73,063        90,422  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     —        —         —         —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

          

Transfer to non credit-impaired debt securities

     (302     302        —         —   

Transfer to credit-impaired debt securities

     (75     75        —         —   

Provision for (reversal of) loss allowance

     2,275       219        143        2,637  

Disposal

     (800     —         —         (800

Foreign currency translation

     910       3        1,759        2,672  

Others

     148       27        507        682  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  18,342       1,799        75,472        95,613  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(5)

Dividend income from securities measured at FVOCI for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Dividend income recognized from assets held as of the end of the reporting period

   W 149,841        124,583  

Dividend income recognized from assets removed during the reporting period

     —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  149,841        124,583  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

7. Securities Measured at Amortized Cost

 

(1)

Securities measured at amortized cost as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Amortized cost
(Carrying amounts)
    Fair value  

Securities denominated in Korean won:

    

Government and public bonds

   W 3,076,344       3,076,344  

Financial bonds

     2,703,116       2,702,466  

Corporate bonds

     3,454,926       3,448,260  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,234,386       9,227,070  

Securities denominated in foreign currencies:

    

Debt securities

     660,391       660,391  

Less: loss allowance

     (7,316  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  9,887,461       9,887,461  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

7. Securities Measured at Amortized Cost, Continued

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Amortized cost
(Carrying amounts)
    Fair value  

Securities denominated in Korean won:

    

Government and public bonds

   W 3,492,235       3,492,235  

Financial bonds

     2,015,083       2,014,617  

Corporate bonds

     2,849,742       2,840,493  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     8,357,060       8,347,345  

Securities denominated in foreign currencies:

    

Debt securities

     588,960       588,960  

Less: loss allowance

     (9,715  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  8,936,305       8,936,305  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(2)

Changes in gross carrying amounts of securities measured at amortized cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit loss         
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
    Credit-
impaired
     Total  

Beginning balance

   W 8,684,020       262,000       —         8,946,020  

Transfers

     (39,902     39,902       —         —   

Net increase (decrease)

     1,010,659       (61,902     —         948,757  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  9,654,777       240,000       —         9,894,777  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit loss         
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
    Credit-
impaired
     Total  
         

Beginning balance

   W 8,515,408       77,000       —         8,592,408  

Transfers

     (34,700     34,700       —         —   

Net increase (decrease)

     203,312       150,300       —         353,612  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  8,684,020       262,000       —         8,946,020  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

7. Securities Measured at Amortized Cost, Continued

 

(3)

Changes in the loss allowance on securities measured at amortized cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit loss         
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
    Credit-
impaired
     Total  

Beginning balance

   W   5,322       4,394       —         9,716  

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,266     (1,134     —         (2,400
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 4,056       3,259       —         7,316  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit loss         
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
Impaired
     Credit-
impaired
     Total  

Beginning balance

   W   6,827       2,392        —         9,219  

Net increase (decrease)

     (1,504     2,000        —         496  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 5,323       4,392        —         9,715  
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

8. Loans Measured at FVTPL

 

(1)

Loans measured at FVTPL as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Amortized cost      Fair value
(Carrying amounts)
 

Loans in Korean won:

     

Privately placed corporate bonds

   W 95,130        87,141  

Loans in foreign currencies:

     

Privately placed corporate bonds

     3,386        —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  98,516        87,141  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Amortized cost      Fair value
(Carrying amounts)
 

Loans in Korean won:

     

Privately placed corporate bonds

   W 378,250        419,773  

Loans in foreign currencies:

     

Privately placed corporate bonds

     3,400        —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  381,650        419,773  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

8. Loans Measured at FVTPL, Continued

 

(2)

Gains and losses on loans measured at FVTPL for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Transaction gains (losses) on loans measured at FVTPL

    

Transaction gains

   W 1,562       4,126  

Transaction losses

     (20,131     (6,796
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (18,569     (2,670

Valuation gains (losses) on loans measured at FVTPL

    

Valuation gains

     4,800       2,534  

Valuation losses

     (10,194     (26,639
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (5,394     (24,105
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  (23,963)       (26,775
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

9. Loans Measured at Amortized Cost

 

(1)

Loans measured at amortized cost and loss allowance for loan as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Amortized cost
(Carrying amounts)
    Fair value  

Loans in Korean won:

    

Loans for working capital

   W 69,724,420       68,863,120  

Loans for facility development

     64,487,992       62,960,254  

Loans for households

     97,644       96,511  

Inter-bank loans

     2,862,424       2,633,569  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     137,172,480       134,553,454  

Loans in foreign currencies:

    

Loans

     35,096,086       35,151,360  

Inter-bank loans

     6,317,943       6,295,905  

Off-shore loans

     25,581,461       25,305,775  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     66,995,490       66,753,040  

Other loans:

    

Bills bought in foreign currency

     3,346,251       3,310,819  

Advances for customers on acceptances and guarantees

     87,051       10,997  

Privately placed corporate bonds

     1,130,062       1,113,441  

Others

     11,971,451       11,751,597  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     16,534,815       16,186,854  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     220,702,785       217,493,348  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

    

Loss allowance for loan

     (3,565,448  

Present value discount

     (9,296  

Deferred loan origination costs and fees

     40,044    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  217,168,085       217,493,348  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

9. Loans Measured at Amortized Cost, Continued

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Amortized cost
(Carrying amounts)
    Fair value  

Loans in Korean won:

    

Loans for working capital

   W 68,851,877       68,093,728  

Loans for facility development

     62,063,432       61,108,673  

Loans for households

     117,607       116,709  

Inter-bank loans

     2,877,321       2,703,919  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     133,910,237       132,023,029  

Loans in foreign currencies:

    

Loans

     35,155,384       35,092,441  

Inter-bank loans

     7,052,491       7,029,441  

Off-shore loans

     23,728,052       23,543,740  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     65,935,927       65,665,622  

Other loans:

    

Bills bought in foreign currency

     2,755,722       2,723,534  

Advances for customers on acceptances and guarantees

     16,592       2,278  

Privately placed corporate bonds

     1,758,612       1,745,315  

Others

     8,005,365       7,827,441  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     12,536,291       12,298,568  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
      212,382,455       209,987,219  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Less:

    

Loss allowance for loan

     (2,926,042  

Present value discount

     (9,728  

Deferred loan origination costs and fees

     34,668    
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 209,481,353       209,987,219  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

9. Loans Measured at Amortized Cost, Continued

 

(2)

Changes in loss allowance on loans measured at amortized cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 733,919       1,265,026       927,097       2,926,042  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     637,805       (637,805     —        —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired loans

     (187,019     399,803       (212,784     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired loans

     (30,778     (72,789     103,567       —   

Provision for (reversal of) loss allowance

     1,250,392       19,213       (458,843     810,762  

Write-offs

     —        —        (16,203     (16,203

Recovery

     —        —        22,379       22,379  

Sale

     —        —        (109,459     (109,459

Debt-to-equity swap

     —        —        (41,653     (41,653

Foreign currency translation

     3,306       3,509       (140     6,675  

Others

     (9,191     (7,739     (16,165     (33,095
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  2,398,434       969,218       197,796       3,565,448  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 587,840       1,423,097       1,089,041       3,099,978  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     35,129       (35,005     (124     —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired loans

      (176,556     190,847       (14,291     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired loans

     (54,321     (85,329     139,650       —   

Provision for (reversal of) loss allowance

     326,386       (209,005     (26,544     90,837  

Write-offs

     —        —        (24,526     (24,526

Recovery

     —        —        52,255       52,255  

Sale

     —        —        (232,565     (232,565

Debt-to-equity swap

     —        —        (48,175     (48,175

Foreign currency translation

     22,358       6,134       18,557       47,049  

Others

     (6,917     (25,713     (26,181     (58,811
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 733,919       1,265,026       927,097       2,926,042  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

9. Loans Measured at Amortized Cost, Continued

 

(3)

Changes in gross carrying amounts of loans measured at amortized cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 170,428,196       39,462,693       2,491,566       212,382,455  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     13,395,146       (12,631,702     (763,444     —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired loans

     (20,399,383     20,698,696       (299,313     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired loans

     (3,193,218     (597,446     3,790,664       —   

Issuance or purchase of financial assets

     6,286,014       (44,033     1,609,730       7,851,711  

Write-offs

     —        —        (16,203     (16,203

Sale

     —        —        (109,459     (109,459

Debt-to-equity swap

     —        —        (41,653     (41,653

Foreign currency translation

     (1,908,232     2,616,025       (71,859     635,934  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  164,608,523       49,504,233       6,590,029       220,702,785  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 165,519,258       34,940,618       2,607,445       203,067,321  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     1,315,036       (1,312,501     (2,535     —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired loans

     (5,050,737     5,223,009       (172,272     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired loans

     (76,651     (254,891     331,542       —   

Issuance or purchase of financial assets

     7,917,788       806,250       26,395       8,750,433  

Write-offs

     —        —        (24,526     (24,526

Sale

     —        —        (232,565     (232,565

Debt-to-equity swap

     —        —        (48,175     (48,175

Foreign currency translation

     803,502       60,208       6,257       869,967  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  170,428,196       39,462,693       2,491,566       212,382,455  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(4)

Gains (losses) on loans measured at amortized cost for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Provision for allowance for loan losses

   W (810,762     (90,837

Losses on disposal of loan

     (3,797     (26,257
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  (814,559)       (117,094
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

9. Loans Measured at Amortized Cost, Continued

 

(5)

Changes in net deferred loan origination costs and fees for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Beginning balance

   W 34,668       25,490  

New deferral

     78,425       24,019  

Amortization

      (73,049     (14,841
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 40,044       34,668  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

10. Derivative Financial Instruments

The Bank’s derivative financial instruments consist of trading derivatives and hedging derivatives, depending on the nature of each transaction. The Bank enters into hedging derivative transactions mainly for the purpose of hedging risk related to changes in fair values of the underlying assets and liabilities and future cash flows.

The Bank enters into trading derivative transactions such as futures, forwards, swaps and options for arbitrage transactions by speculating on the future value of the underlying asset. Derivatives held-for trading transactions include contracts with the Bank’s clients and its liquidation position.

For the purpose of hedging the exposure to the variability of fair values and cash flows of funds in Korean won by changes in interest rate, the Bank mainly uses interest swaps or currency swaps. The main counterparties are foreign financial institutions and local banks. In addition, to hedge the exposure to the variability of fair values of bonds in foreign currencies by changes in interest rate or foreign exchange rate, the Bank mainly uses interest swaps or currency swaps.

The Bank applies net investment hedge accounting by designating non-derivative financial instruments as hedging instruments and any gain or loss on the hedging instruments relating to the effective portion of the hedge is recognised in other comprehensive income and accumulated in the foreign currency translation reserve.

Gains and losses on the hedging instrument accumulated in the foreign currency translation reserve are reclassified to profit or loss on the disposal or partial disposal of the foreign operation.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

10. Derivative Financial Instruments, Continued

 

(1)

The notional amounts outstanding for derivative contracts and the carrying amounts of the derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Notional
amounts
     Carrying amounts  
     Assets     Liabilities  

Trading purpose derivative financial instruments:

       

Interest rate

       

Futures

   W 1,246,200        —        —   

Forwards

     2,700,000        62,660       87,030  

Swaps

     401,757,175        1,125,710       1,527,020  

Options

     28,915,449        311,126       592,332  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     434,618,824        1,499,496       2,206,382  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency

       

Forwards

     80,829,142        2,341,204       793,580  

Swaps

     167,204,189        6,152,907       6,894,829  

Options

     1,102,631        3,649       5,045  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     249,135,962        8,497,760       7,693,454  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock

       

Options

     89,419        75,981       3,836  

Commodities

       

Options

     155,935        1,701       1,688  

Allowance and other adjustments

     —         (71,091     (2,192
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     684,000,140        10,003,847       9,903,168  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hedging purpose derivative financial instruments:

       

Interest rate

       

Swaps

     47,314,076        88,587       157,855  

Currency

       

Swaps

     16,043,456        998,269       327,258  

Allowance and other adjustments

     —         (257     (2,547
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     63,357,532        1,086,599       482,566  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 747,357,672        11,090,446       10,385,734  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

10. Derivative Financial Instruments, Continued

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Notional amounts      Carrying amounts  
     Assets     Liabilities  

Trading purpose derivative financial instruments:

       

Interest rate

       

Futures

   W 389,316        —        —   

Forwards

     1,120,000        694       101,248  

Swaps

     388,226,698        1,167,657       1,815,342  

Options

     23,679,084        279,721       543,144  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     413,415,098        1,448,072       2,459,734  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency

       

Forwards

     92,754,383        4,032,920       1,953,791  

Swaps

     165,177,681        8,147,283       9,318,293  

Options

     512,687        8,736       3,184  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     258,444,751        12,188,939       11,275,268  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Stock

       

Options

     3,132        259       —   

Allowance and other adjustments

     —         (12,825     (1,804
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     671,862,981        13,624,445       13,733,198  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Hedging purpose derivative financial instruments:

       

Interest rate

       

Swaps

     48,180,348        130,264       235,972  

Currency

       

Swaps

     11,609,881        160,577       907,743  

Allowance and other adjustments

     —         (35     (2,974
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     59,790,229        290,806       1,140,741  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  731,653,210        13,915,251       14,873,939  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

The expected maximum period for which derivative contracts, applied the cash flow hedge accounting, are exposed to risk of cash flow fluctuation is until April 29, 2025.

 

(2)

The notional amounts outstanding for the hedging instruments by period as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Within 1
month
     1~3
months
     3~12
months
     1~5
years
     Over 5
years
     Total  

Interest rate:

                 

Swaps

   W  2,272,723        993,939        7,341,024        28,955,239        7,751,151        47,314,076  

Currency:

                 

Swaps

   W 732,893        307,749        5,120,511        8,458,924        1,423,379        16,043,456  

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

10. Derivative Financial Instruments, Continued

 

The average hedge ratio of the hedging instruments is 100%, and the average fixed interest rate is 3.02%.

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Within 1
month
     1~3
months
     3~12
months
     1~5
years
     Over 5
years
     Total  

Interest rate:

                 

Swaps

   W 194,040        4,804,351        9,943,343        24,808,058        8,430,556        48,180,348  

Currency:

                 

Swaps

   W  532,518        600,953        1,277,080        7,771,329        1,428,001        11,609,881  

The average hedge ratio of the hedging instruments is 100%, and the average fixed interest rate is 3.19%.

 

(3)

Details of the balances of the hedging instruments by risk type as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Notional amounts      Balances      Changes
in fair value
for 2025
 
     Assets      Liabilities  

Fair value hedge accounting:

           

Interest rate risk:

           

Swaps

   W 47,314,076        88,587        157,855        334,024  

Currency risk

           

Swaps

     16,043,456        998,269        327,258        923,658  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  63,357,532        1,086,856        485,113        1,257,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Notional amounts      Balances      Changes
in fair value
for 2024
 
     Assets      Liabilities  

Cash flow hedge accounting:

           

Interest rate risk:

           

Swaps

   W 58,800        —         —         (2,044

Fair value hedge accounting:

           

Interest rate risk:

           

Swaps

     48,121,548        130,264        235,972        256,255  

Currency risk

           

Swaps

     11,609,881        160,577        907,743        (825,515
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     59,731,429        290,841        1,143,715        (569,260
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  59,790,229        290,841        1,143,715        (571,304
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

10. Derivative Financial Instruments, Continued

 

(4)

Details of the balances of the hedged items by risk type as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Carrying amounts      Change in value of
the hedged item
    Changes
in fair value
for 2025
 
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Fair value hedge accounting:

             

Interest rate risk:

             

Securities measured at FVOCI

   W 6,742,497        —         104,276        —        129,916  

Debentures

     —         39,377,722        —         (353,047     (437,915

Other liabilities (Deposits, etc.)

     —         123,323        —         (19,705     (4,072
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,742,497        39,501,045        104,276        (372,752     (312,071
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency risk:

             

Debentures

     —         15,667,797        —         1,168,345       (911,199
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  6,742,497        55,168,842        104,276        795,593       (1,223,270
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Carrying amounts      Change in value of
the hedged item
    Changes
in fair value
for 2024
    Cash flow
hedge
reserve
 
     Assets      Liabilities      Assets      Liabilities  

Cash flow hedge accounting:

               

Interest rate risk:

               

Debentures

   W —         58,800        —         —        —        1,045  

Fair value hedge accounting:

               

Interest rate risk:

               

Securities measured at FVOCI

     6,638,016        —         8,661        —        (6,819     —   

Debentures

     —         40,711,955        —         (868,944     (265,708     —   

Other liabilities (Deposits, etc.)

     —         122,084        —         (24,359     3,247       —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,638,016        40,834,039        8,661        (893,303     (269,280     —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Currency risk:

               

Debentures

     —         11,376,831        —         527,750       828,917       —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,638,016        52,210,870        8,661        (365,553     559,637       —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  6,638,016        52,269,670        8,661        (365,553     559,637       1,045  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

10. Derivative Financial Instruments, Continued

 

(5)

Details of hedge ineffectiveness arising from fair value hedge accounting recognized in profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Interest rate risk

   W 21,953        (13,025

Currency risk

     12,459        3,402  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  34,412        (9,623
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(6)

Details of the effects of cash flow hedge accounting that have affected the statement of comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Change in the value of the
hedging instrument
recognized in other
comprehensive income
     Hedge ineffectiveness
recognized in profit or
loss (*)
     Amount reclassified from
other comprehensive
income to profit or
loss (*)
 

Interest rate risk

   W —         —         (1,045

 

(*)

Recognized in gains or losses related to hedging purpose derivatives.

 

     2024  
     Change in the value of the
hedging instrument
recognized in other
comprehensive income
    Hedge ineffectiveness
recognized in profit or
loss (*)
     Amount reclassified from
other comprehensive
income to profit or

loss (*)
 

Interest rate risk

   W (2,152     108        (837

 

(*)

Recognized in gains or losses related to hedging purpose derivatives.

 

(7)

Details of hedged items related to net investments hedge in foreign operations as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     December 31, 2025  
     Changes in fair value     Other comprehensive income for hedges of
net investments in foreign operations
 

Currency (foreign exchange risk)

   W (32,404     (251,593

 

     2024      December 31, 2024  
     Changes in fair value      Other comprehensive income for hedges of
net investments in foreign operations
 

Currency (foreign exchange risk)

   W 166,721        (283,996

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

10. Derivative Financial Instruments, Continued

 

(8)

Details of hedging instruments related to net investments hedge in foreign operations as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Carrying amount      Changes in fair
value for 2025
     Change in the value of
the hedging instrument
recognized in other
comprehensive income
for 2025
     Hedge
ineffectiveness
recognized in
profit or loss
for 2025
 

Debentures in foreign currencies

   W 1,323,666        32,404        32,404        –   

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Carrying amount      Changes in fair
value for 2024
    Change in the value of
the hedging instrument
recognized in other
comprehensive income
for 2024
    Hedge
ineffectiveness
recognized in
profit or loss
for 2024
 

Debentures in foreign currencies

   W 1,324,680        (166,721     (166,721     —   

11. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates

 

(1)

Investments in subsidiaries and associates as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Subsidiaries:

     

KDB Asia Ltd.

   W 332,907        332,907  

KDB Bank Europe Ltd. (*1)

     152,005        145,747  

KDB Ireland Ltd.

     62,389        62,389  

KDB Bank Uzbekistan Ltd.

     47,937        47,937  

Banco KDB Do Brazil S.A. (*2)

     55,759        52,622  

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

     77,767        85,288  

KDB Silicon Valley LLC

     257,615        118,615  

KDB OCCASIO II, L.P.

     196,697        147,565  

KDB Synergy, L.P.

     196,492        126,592  

KDB Investment Co., Ltd.

     70,000        70,000  

KDB Biz Co., Ltd.

     1,500        1,500  

KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd. (*3)

     510,674        —   

KDB Capital Corporation

     597,290        597,290  

Korea BTL Financing 1

     85,822        100,623  

Korea Railroad Financing 1

     61,138        67,098  

Korea Education Financing

     25,488        30,685  

KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management Co., Ltd.

     16,843        16,843  

KDB Consus Value PEF (*3) (*4)

     —         317,360  

KDB-IAP OBOR PEF (*5)

     —         —   

Green Initiative No.2 Private Equity Limited Partnership

     237,152        217,577  

KDBC Co-investment Private Equity Fund

     51,018        33,914  

KDB Asia PEF

     88,066        88,066  

KDB Small Medium Mezzanine PEF

     33,350        33,350  

Corporate Liquidity Assistance Agency Co., Ltd.

     1,000,000        1,000,000  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     4,157,909        3,693,968  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

11. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Associates:

     

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

     16,921,067        16,921,067  

Korea Tourism Organization

     337,286        337,286  

Korea Infrastructure Fund II

     203,444        212,074  

Korea Ocean Business Corporation

     631,777        631,777  

Korea Real Estate Board

     58,492        58,492  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. (*6)

     1,756,189        2,227,877  

HMM Co., Ltd. (*7)

     6,633,817        5,240,667  

GM Korea Company (*8)

     487,421        474,733  

HANJIN KAL

     500,000        500,000  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

     330,477        330,477  

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

     54,719        54,719  

Others (*9)

     2,826,577        2,580,204  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     30,741,266        29,569,373  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  34,899,175        33,263,341  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Due to an increase in value in use resulting from improvements in the estimated cash flows of the equity interests held by the Bank, the Bank recognized a reversal of impairment losses amounting to W6,258 million for the current year (prior year: W19,145 million).

(*2)

Due to an increase in value in use resulting from improvements in the estimated cash flows of the equity interests held by the Bank, the Bank recognized a reversal of impairment losses amounting to W3,138 million for the current year (prior year: W1,347 million).

(*3)

During the current year, the investee was reclassified from an indirectly held subsidiary of KDB Consus Value Private Equity Fund to a directly held subsidiary of the Bank. Following such reclassification, the Bank recognized an impairment loss amounting to W308,454 million for the current year due to a decrease in value in use based on an evaluation of operating cash flows.

(*4)

Due to a decrease in value in use resulting from the deterioration of the estimated cash flows of the equity interests held by the Bank, the Bank recognized an impairment loss amounting to W11,692 million for the current year (prior year: W161,231 million), after which the relevant entity was liquidated during the current year.

(*5)

In prior years, the decrease in net asset value resulting from a decline in the fair value of assets held was considered objective evidence of impairment, and an impairment loss was recognized such that the carrying amount was reduced to zero.

(*6)

Due to an increase in the recoverable amount resulting from an increase in the fair value of the equity interests held by the Bank, the Bank recognized a reversal of impairment losses amounting to W16,787 million for the current year (prior year: W731,136 million).

(*7)

Due to an increase in the recoverable amount resulting from an increase in the fair value of the equity interests held by the Bank, the Bank recognized a reversal of impairment losses amounting to W689,668 million for the current year (prior year: impairment loss of W388,273 million).

(*8)

Due to an increase in value in use based on an evaluation of operating cash flows, the Bank recognized a reversal of impairment losses amounting to W12,688 million for the current year (prior year: W18,830 million).

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

11. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

(*9)

For Hyundai Youth Fund No.1 and 11 other entities, the Bank recognized reversals of impairment losses amounting to W5,962 million for the current year. In addition, for AJU Private Equity Fund No.2 and 14 other entities, the Bank recognized impairment losses amounting to W60,067 million in the prior year.

 

(2)

The market value of marketable investments in subsidiaries and associates as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     Market value      Carrying amounts  
     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

   W 9,970,304        4,235,267        16,921,067        16,921,067  

HMM Co., Ltd.

     6,849,735        5,248,540        6,633,817        5,240,667  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

     5,309,461        2,231,222        1,756,189        2,227,877  

HANJIN KAL

     875,706        532,486        500,000        500,000  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

     276,010        276,622        330,477        330,477  

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

     60,054        82,420        54,719        54,719  

 

(3)

The key financial information of subsidiaries and associates invested and ownership ratios as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Country     Fiscal
year end
    Industry     Assets     Liabilities     Equity     Operating
revenue
    Net
income
(loss)
    Total
compre-
hensive
income
(loss)
    Owner-
ship
(%)
 

Subsidiaries:

                   

KDB Asia Ltd.

    Hong Kong       December       Finance     W 5,396,217       4,441,782       954,435       407,078       64,599       50,423       100  

KDB Bank Europe Ltd.

    Hungary       December       Finance       1,798,002       1,612,309       185,693       119,468       9,791       37,155       100  

KDB Ireland Ltd.

    Ireland       December       Finance       1,516,471       1331,337       185,134       105,498       12,450       7,865       100  

KDB Bank Uzbekistan Ltd.

    Uzbekistan       December       Finance       1,572,175       1,266,291       305,884       142,102       75,133       100,514       86.32  

Banco KDB Do Brazil S.A.

    Brazil       December       Finance       786,092       647,784       138,308       177,907       9,928       22,527       100  

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

    Indonesia       December      
Specialized
credit finance
 
 
    174,245       70,458       103,787       15,265       5,261       (1,611     77.50  

KDB Silicon Valley LLC

    USA       December       Finance       301,547       3,225       298,322       16,497       9,062       6,883       100  

KDB OCCASIO II, L.P.

    Cayman Islands       December       Finance       281,102       140       280,962       33,652       31,105       28,235       90  

KDB Synergy, L.P.

    Cayman Islands       December       Finance       228,968       28       228,940       19,472       16,516       15,070       100  

KDB Capital Corporation

    Korea       December      
Specialized
credit finance
 
 
    12,667,391       10,609,924       2,057,467       944,253       336,932       333,033       99.92  

Korea BTL Financing 1 (*1)

    Korea      
Semi-
annually

 
   
Financial
investment
 
 
    208,544       144       208,400       13,188       9,241       9,241       41.67  

Korea Railroad Financing 1 (*1)

    Korea      
Semi-
annually

 
   
Financial
investment
 
 
    126,014       6       126,008       7,105       5,263       5,263       50  

Korea Education Financing (*1)

    Korea      
Semi-
annually

 
   
Financial
investment
 
 
    52,107       13       52,094       2,962       2,370       2,370       50  

KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December      
Asset
management
 
 
    99,331       18,191       81,140       60,321       31,445       31,432       84.16  

KDB Investment Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December       Finance       109,676       6,746       102,930       23,833       12,647       12,639       100  

KDB Biz Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December       Services       7,721       4,611       3,110       32,408       80       (369     100  

KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December      
Life
insurance
 
 
    17,204,539       16,795,492       409,047       1,652,794       (111,937     (130,808     99.69  

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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11. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Country   Fiscal
year end
  Industry   Assets     Liabilities     Equity     Operating
revenue
    Net
income
(loss)
    Total
compre-
hensive
income
(loss)
    Owner-
ship
(%)
 

KDB-IAP OBOR PEF (*2)

  Korea   December   Financial
investment
  W —        77,272       (77,272     —        (67,217     (67,585     33.52  

KDB Asia PEF (*2)

  Korea   December   Financial
investment
    224,882       164       224,718       1       7,138       4,542       50  

KDB Small Medium Mezzanine PEF

  Korea   December   Financial
investment
    62,989       —        62,989       2,498       1,393       1,393       66.67  

Green Initiative No.2 Private Equity Limited Partnership (*2)

  Korea   December   Financial
investment
    1,395,777       660,515       735,262       860,704       2,843       2,341       38  

KDBC Co-investment Private Equity Fund

  Korea   December   Financial
investment
    80,104       46       80,058       8,597       6,518       6,518       70  

Corporate Liquidity Assistance Agency Co., Ltd.

  Korea   December   Financial
investment
    1,094,897       760       1,094,137       14,692       11,437       11,437       100  

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Country     Fiscal
year end
    Industry     Assets     Liabilities     Equity     Operating
revenue
    Net
income
(loss)
    Total
compre-
hensive
income
(loss)
    Owner-
ship
(%)
 

Associates:

                   

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December      
Electricity
generation
 
 
    254,927,457       205,604,513       49,322,944       97,429,346       8,666,656       8,521,423       32.90  

Korea Tourism Organization

    Korea       December      

Culture and
tourism
administration
 
 
 
    1,215,382       361,222       854,160       870,695       50,741       51,105       43.58  

Korea Infrastructure Fund II

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    962,547       148,741       813,806       83,943       73,212       73,212       26.67  

Korea Ocean Business Corporation

    Korea       December       Finance       14,949,037       6,253,986       8,695,051       606,098       803,710       625,005       20.80  

Korea Real Estate Board

    Korea       December       Appraisal       319,304       51,772       267,532       264,621       20,153       20,191       30.60  

GM Korea Company (*3)

    Korea       December       Manufacturing       10,060,573       4,215,823       5,844,750       12,612,875       436,926       524,135       17.02  

HMM Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December      
Foreign cargo
transportation
 
 
    33,563,133       6,991,856       26,571,277       10,891,443       1,878,732       1,402,346       35.42  

HANJIN KAL (*3)

    Korea       December      
Holding
company
 
 
    4,140,659       716,531       3,424,128       298,362       159,182       147,461       10.65  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (*3)

    Korea       December      
Air passenger
transportation
 
 
    50,406,072       38,946,974       11,459,098       25,225,542       647,273       631,094       3.32  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. (*3)

    Korea       December       Manufacturing       20,140,914       13,965,907       6,175,007       12,783,512       1,245,922       1,266,487       15.25  

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION (*4)

    Korea       December       Construction       4,127,053       3,484,163       642,890       2,174,484       95,829       109,608       11.49  
 
(*1)

The investee is an investment fund in which the Bank has invested and which is managed by KDB Infrastructure Asset Management Co., Ltd. Although the Bank does not hold a majority of the voting rights, it is significantly exposed to variable returns from the performance of the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee; accordingly, the investee is classified as a subsidiary.

(*2)

Although the parent company’s ownership interest is 50% or less, it has power over the relevant activities, including the ability to determine the financial and operating policies of the investee, is significantly exposed to variable returns, and has the ability to use its power to affect those returns; accordingly, the investee is classified as a subsidiary.

(*3)

Although the ownership interest is less than 20%, the Bank holds the right to appoint directors of the investee and is therefore considered to have significant influence; accordingly, the investee is classified as an associate.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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11. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

(*4)

Although the ownership interest is less than 20%, the Bank, as the main creditor bank, has initiated management procedures under which the Bank is designated as the managing institution and is able to participate in the financial and operating policies of the investee; accordingly, the Bank is considered to have significant influence and the investee is classified as an associate.

 

    December 31, 2024  
    Country     Fiscal
year end
    Industry     Assets     Liabilities     Equity     Operating
revenue
    Net
income
(loss)
    Total
compre-
hensive
income
(loss)
    Owner-
ship
(%)
 

Subsidiaries:

                   

KDB Asia Ltd.

    Hong Kong       December       Finance     W 4,772,302       3,861,411       910,891       398,397       86,776       198,956       100  

KDB Bank Europe Ltd.

    Hungary       December       Finance       1,576,690       1,428,151       148,539       124,478       10,345       7,833       100  

KDB Ireland Ltd.

    Ireland       December       Finance       1,451,315       1,274,047       177,268       104,690       13,336       37,879       100  

KDB Bank Uzbekistan Ltd.

    Uzbekistan       December       Finance       1,119,216       909,683       209,533       107,884       58,442       72,178       86.32  

Banco KDB Do Brazil S.A.

    Brazil       December       Finance       768,583       651,551       117,032       112,929       10,355       (3,077     100  

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

    Indonesia       December       Finance       187,549       76,978       110,571       15,676       5,542       14,484       84.65  

KDB Silicon Valley LLC

    USA       December       Finance       154,757       2,318       152,439       5,950       1,022       21,644       100  

KDB OCCASIO II, L.P.

    Cayman Islands       December       Finance       216,086       19,201       196,885       19,917       18,443       41,624       90  

KDB Synergy, L.P.

    Cayman Islands       December       Finance       158,602       14,632       143,970       6,229       2,079       16,085       100  

KDB Capital Corporation

    Korea       December      
Specialized
credit finance
 
 
    11,107,710       9,342,988       1,764,722       887,013       243,108       246,504       99.92  

Korea BTL Financing 1 (*1)

    Korea      
Semi-
annually

 
   
Financial
investment
 
 
    244,602       168       244,434       14,769       10,165       10,165       41.67  

Korea Railroad Financing 1 (*1)

    Korea      
Semi-
annually

 
   
Financial
investment
 
 
    138,295       6       138,289       7,677       5,400       5,400       50  

Korea Education Financing (*1)

    Korea      
Semi-
annually

 
   
Financial
investment
 
 
    62,670       9       62,661       3,389       2,676       2,676       50  

KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December      
Asset
management
 
 
    81,990       15,033       66,957       43,136       20,295       20,152       84.16  

KDB Investment Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December       Finance       95,332       4,281       91,051       9,975       3,797       3,759       100  

KDB Biz Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December       Services       7,823       4,344       3,479       29,648       415       (128     100  

KDB Consus Value PEF

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    17,763,900       17,705,401       58,499       1,772,177       20,573       (605,926     75.92  

KDB-IAP OBOR PEF (*2)

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    68,249       77,936       (9,687     —        (1,123     (2,251     33.52  

KDB Asia PEF (*2)

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    239,159       198       238,961       1       3,572       30,175       50  

KDB Small Medium Mezzanine PEF

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    63,454       75       63,379       2,320       (23,138     (23,138     66.67  

Green Initiative No.2 Private Equity Limited Partnership (*2)

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    1,331,309       641,097       690,212       620,498       (16,524     (16,643     38  

KDBC Co-investment Private Equity Fund

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    52,964       111       52,853       49,841       38,074       38,074       70  

Corporate Liquidity Assistance Agency Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    1,082,696       —        1,082,696       32,897       14,841       14,841       100  

Associates:

                   

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

    Korea       December      
Electricity
generation
 
 
    246,807,795       205,444,962       41,362,833       93,398,896       3,621,968       4,250,969       32.90  

Korea Tourism Organization

    Korea       December      

Culture and
tourism
administration
 
 
 
    1,186,637       374,191       812,446       883,749       17,147       13,135       43.58  

Korea Infrastructure Fund II

    Korea       December      
Financial
investment
 
 
    958,001       118,877       839,124       104,545       97,646       97,646       26.67  

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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11. Investments in Subsidiaries and Associates, Continued

 

    December 31, 2024  
    Country   Fiscal
year end
  Industry   Assets     Liabilities     Equity     Operating
revenue
    Net
income
(loss)
    Total
compre-
hensive
income
(loss)
    Owner-
ship
(%)
 

Korea Ocean Business Corporation

  Korea   December   Finance   W 13,718,841       5,657,223       8,061,618       500,210       (437,522     173,900       20.80  

Korea Real Estate Board

  Korea   December   Appraisal     314,616       59,868       254,748       240,013       17,147       17,129       30.60  

GM Korea Company (*3)

  Korea   December   Manufacturing     9,904,378       4,593,449       5,310,929       14,337,105       2,198,818       2,084,697       17.02  

HMM Co., Ltd.

  Korea   December   Foreign cargo
transportation
    33,848,562       5,993,018       27,855,544       11,700,224       3,782,129       6,947,117       33.73  

HANJIN KAL (*3)

  Korea   December   Holding
company
    4,207,158       893,997       3,313,161       292,157       512,176       482,916       10.58  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd. (*3)

  Korea   December   Air passenger
transportation
    47,012,066       36,048,874       10,963,192       17,870,718       1,381,858       1,279,328       3.32  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd. (*3)

  Korea   December   Manufacturing     17,843,809       12,980,459       4,863,350       10,776,005       528,213       568,399       19.50  

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION (*4)

  Korea   December   Construction     4,323,924       3,796,725       527,199       2,686,174       66,804       63,282       11.64  
 
(*1)

The investee is an investment fund in which the Bank has invested and which is managed by KDB Infrastructure Asset Management Co., Ltd. Although the Bank does not hold a majority of the voting rights, it is significantly exposed to variable returns from the performance of the investee and has the ability to affect those returns through its power over the investee; accordingly, the investee is classified as a subsidiary.

(*2)

Although the parent company’s ownership interest is 50% or less, it has power over the relevant activities, including the ability to determine the financial and operating policies of the investee, is significantly exposed to variable returns, and has the ability to use its power to affect those returns; accordingly, the investee is classified as a subsidiary.

(*3)

Although the ownership interest is less than 20%, the Bank holds the right to appoint directors of the investee and is therefore considered to have significant influence; accordingly, the investee is classified as an associate.

(*4)

Although the ownership interest is less than 20%, the Bank, as the main creditor bank, has initiated management procedures under which the Bank is designated as the managing institution and is able to participate in the financial and operating policies of the investee; accordingly, the Bank is considered to have significant influence and the investee is classified as an associate.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

12. Property and Equipment

Changes in property and equipment for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    2025  
    January 1,
2025
    Acquisition/
depreciation
    Disposal     Reclassifi-
cation
    Foreign
exchange
differences
    December 31,
2025
 

Acquisition cost:

           

Land

  W 317,788       —        —        28       —        317,816  

Buildings and structures

    643,720       3,524       (160     1,940       —        649,024  

Leasehold improvements

    47,643       1,097       (196     1,848       (852     49,540  

Vehicles

    630       —        —        —        (9     621  

Equipment

    64,187       6,202       (2,162     —        (11     68,216  

Construction in progress

    —        11,810       —        (5,484     —        6,326  

Right-of-use assets (Real estate)

    133,356       58,964       (35,442     —        (1,961     154,917  

Right-of-use assets (Vehicles)

    13,094       1,968       (3,615     —        (50     11,397  

Right-of-use assets (Others)

    152       —        (26     —        (4     122  

Others

    185,643       21,456       (304     —        13       206,808  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,406,213       105,021       (41,905     (1,668     (2,874     1,464,787  

Accumulated depreciation:

           

Buildings and structures (*)

    274,634       17,191       —        61       —        291,886  

Leasehold improvements

    39,962       3,452       (145     —        (751     42,518  

Vehicles

    593       —        —        —        (8     585  

Equipment

    54,725       3,972       (1,816     —        6       56,887  

Right-of-use assets (Real estate)

    70,077       43,100       (33,490     —        (892     78,795  

Right-of-use assets (Vehicles)

    6,822       3,549       (3,658     —        (40     6,673  

Right-of-use assets (Others)

    80       46       (75     —        (4     47  

Others

    159,798       12,507       (233     —        (32     172,040  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    606,691       83,817       (39,417     61       (1,721     649,431  

Accumulated impairment losses:

           

Land

    3,023       —        —        —        —        3,023  

Buildings and structures

    2,361       —        —        —        —        2,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    5,384       —        —        —        —        5,384  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 794,138       21,204       (2,488     (1,729     (1,153     809,972  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

The amounts include government grants.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

12. Property and Equipment, Continued

 

    2024  
    January 1,
2024
    Acquisition/
depreciation
    Disposal     Reclassifi-
cation
    Foreign
exchange
differences
    December 31,
2024
 

Acquisition cost:

           

Land

  W 307,481       —        —        10,307       —        317,788  

Buildings and structures

    635,054       1,351       —        7,315       —        643,720  

Leasehold improvements

    46,003       261       —        1,309       70       47,643  

Vehicles

    585       —        —        —        45       630  

Equipment

    62,730       1,973       (997     —        481       64,187  

Construction in progress

    1,817       7,722       —        (9,539     —        —   

Right-of-use assets (Real estate)

    122,090       25,216       (24,202     —        10,252       133,356  

Right-of-use assets (Vehicles)

    11,245       3,640       (2,004     —        213       13,094  

Right-of-use assets (Others)

    93       61       (19     —        17       152  

Others

    170,173       15,152       (304     —        622       185,643  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    1,357,271       55,376       (27,526     9,392       11,700       1,406,213  

Accumulated depreciation:

           

Buildings and structures (*)

    254,358       19,840       —        436       —        274,634  

Leasehold improvements

    37,520       2,916       —        —        (474     39,962  

Vehicles

    544       9       —        —        40       593  

Equipment

    51,321       4,052       (994     —        346       54,725  

Right-of-use assets (Real estate)

    51,066       33,742       (19,465     —        4,734       70,077  

Right-of-use assets (Vehicles)

    5,277       3,280       (1,853     —        118       6,822  

Right-of-use assets (Others)

    37       53       (19     —        9       80  

Others

    149,680       9,964       (294     —        448       159,798  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    549,803       73,856       (22,625     436       5,221       606,691  

Accumulated impairment losses:

           

Land

    3,023       —        —        —        —        3,023  

Buildings and structures

    2,361       —        —        —        —        2,361  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    5,384       —        —        —        —        5,384  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 802,084       (18,480     (4,901     8,956       6,479       794,138  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

The amounts include government grants.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

13. Investment Property

Changes in investment property for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     January 1,
2025
     Acquisition/
depreciation
    Reclassification     December 31,
2025
 

Acquisition cost:

         

Land

   W 45,143        —        (28     45,115  

Buildings and structures

     56,907        —        1,696       58,603  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     102,050        —        1,668       103,718  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation:

         

Buildings and structures

     36,502        1,787       (61     38,228  

Accumulated impairment losses:

         

Land

     1,197        —        —        1,197  

Buildings and structures

     1,778        —        —        1,778  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,975        —        —        2,975  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 62,573        (1,787     1,729       62,515  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
     January 1,
2024
     Acquisition/
depreciation
    Reclassification     December 31,
2024
 

Acquisition cost:

         

Land

   W 55,450        —        (10,307     45,143  

Buildings and structures

     55,992        —        915       56,907  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     111,442        —        (9,392     102,050  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Accumulated depreciation:

         

Buildings and structures

     34,645        2,293       (436     36,502  

Accumulated impairment losses:

         

Land

     1,197        —        —        1,197  

Buildings and structures

     1,778        —        —        1,778  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2,975        —        —        2,975  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 73,822        (2,293     (8,956     62,573  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

The fair value of the Bank’s investment property, as determined based on valuation by an independent appraiser, amounts to W83,688 million and W83,879 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. Additionally, fair value of investment in property is classified as level 3 according to the fair value hierarchy in Note 44.

 

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14. Intangible Assets

Changes in intangible assets for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     January 1,
2025
     Acquisition      Disposal      Amortization     Foreign
exchange
differences
and others
    December 31,
2025
 

Development expense

   W 35,296        12,060        —         (9,010     (8     38,338  

Equipment usage right

     404        28        —         (109     348       671  

Other deposits provided

     11,485        —         —         —        (10     11,475  

Others

     14,986        12,402        —         (12,036     (21     15,331  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 62,171        24,490        —         (21,155     309       65,815  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
     January 1,
2024
     Acquisition      Disposal     Amortization     Foreign
exchange
differences
and others
     December 31,
2024
 

Development expense

   W 55,907        13,882        —        (34,802     309        35,296  

Equipment usage right

     409        —         —        (52     47        404  

Other deposits provided

     11,542        —         (100     —        43        11,485  

Others

     17,603        4,684        —        (7,867     566        14,986  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 85,461        18,566        (100     (42,721     965        62,171  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

15. Other Assets

Other assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

Accounts receivable

   W 3,248,900       4,380,521  

Unsettled domestic exchange receivables

     2,544,002       1,933,905  

Accrued income

     965,522       1,108,382  

Guarantee deposits

     541,862       446,219  

Prepaid expenses

     22,590       20,903  

Advance payments

     1,130       8,648  

Financial guarantee asset

     49,334       50,298  

Others

     27,475       183,774  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     7,400,815       8,132,650  

Allowance for credit losses

     (72,522     (72,514

Present value discount

     (5,111     (3,618
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 7,323,182       8,056,518  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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16. Financial Liabilities Measured at FVTPL

 

(1)

Financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Debentures

   W 1,376,712        1,806,079  

Deposits

     515,687        583,167  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,892,399        2,389,246  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Changes in fair value of structured debentures and deposits to which hedge accounting is applied are recognized in profit or loss, but structured debentures not subject to hedge accounting applied to, are measured at amortized costs. Therefore, such structured debentures and deposits, not subject to hedge accounting, have been designated at FVTPL to eliminate mismatch in measurements of accounting profit and loss.

 

(2)

The difference between the carrying amount and contractual cash flow amount of financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025     December 31, 2024  

Carrying amount

   W 1,892,399       2,389,246  

Contractual cash flow amounts

     2,388,074       2,787,200  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Difference

   W (495,675     (397,954
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

17. Deposits

Deposits as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  
     Amortized cost
(Carrying
amounts)
     Fair value      Amortized cost
(Carrying
amounts)
     Fair value  

Deposits in Korean won:

           

Demand deposits

   W 82,233        82,233        104,173        104,173  

Time and savings deposits

     48,029,177        48,036,250        47,088,629        47,156,011  

Certificates of deposit

     418,495        418,315        505,159        505,223  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     48,529,905        48,536,798        47,697,961        47,765,407  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Deposits in foreign currencies:

           

Demand deposits

     1,415,158        1,416,437        963,783        962,800  

Time and savings deposits

     8,985,206        9,000,571        7,776,645        7,739,508  

Certificates of deposit

     9,027,103        9,058,033        8,651,522        8,677,085  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     19,427,467        19,475,041        17,391,950        17,379,393  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Off-shore deposits in foreign currencies:

           

Demand deposits

     517,482        517,482        1,010,662        1,010,662  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  68,474,854        68,529,321        66,100,573        66,155,462  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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18. Borrowings

 

(1)

Borrowings as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Minimum
interest rate (%)
     Maximum
interest rate (%)
     Amortized cost     Fair value  

Borrowings in Korean won

     —         2.91      W 4,678,696       4,637,330  

Borrowings in foreign currencies

     —         5.86        19,322,337       19,316,641  

Off-shore borrowings in foreign currencies

     1.72        5.00        1,987,509       1,984,230  

Others

     0.70        4.45        5,620,612       5,619,406  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
           31,609,154       31,557,607  
          

 

 

 

Deferred borrowing costs

           (4,375  
        

 

 

   
         W 31,604,779    
        

 

 

   

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Minimum
interest rate (%)
     Maximum
interest rate (%)
     Amortized cost     Fair value  

Borrowings in Korean won

     —         2.91      W 4,689,044       4,641,896  

Borrowings in foreign currencies

     0.40        6.91        20,545,564       20,489,948  

Off-shore borrowings in foreign currencies

     2.25        5.32        3,478,482       3,463,100  

Others

     0.43        5.68        4,023,136       4,002,350  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
           32,736,226       32,597,294  
          

 

 

 

Deferred borrowing costs

           (5,708  
        

 

 

   
         W 32,730,518    
        

 

 

   

 

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18. Borrowings, Continued

 

(2)

Borrowings in Korean won before adjusting deferred borrowing costs as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

Lender

 

Classification

  Annual
interest rate
(%)
    December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

The Bank of Korea

  Bank of Korea aggregate credit ceiling loans     1.00     W 220,717       330,451  

Ministry of Finance and Economy

  Borrowings from government fund (*)     1.94 ~ 2.10       47,473       62,184  

Korea SMEs and Startups Agency

  Borrowings from small and medium enterprise promotion fund     1.44 ~ 2.64       72,837       64,390  

Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism

  Borrowings from tourism promotion fund     0.35 ~ 1.56       2,908,102       2,946,821  

Korea Energy Agency

  Borrowings from fund for rational use of energy     0.25 ~ 1.75       329,045       280,245  

Local governments

  Borrowings from local small and medium enterprise promotion fund     0.50 ~ 2.80       16,505       19,160  

Others

  Borrowings from petroleum enterprise fund and others     0.00 ~ 2.91       1,084,017       985,793  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      W 4,678,696       4,689,044  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
(*)

Borrowings from government fund are subordinated borrowings.

 

(3)

Borrowings in foreign currencies and off-shore borrowings before adjusting deferred borrowing costs as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

Lender

 

Classification

  Annual
interest rate
(%)
    December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

Mizuho and others

  Bank loans from foreign funds     2.44 ~ 4.93     W 2,894,882       2,798,873  

Bank of New York Mellon, London and others

  Off-shore short term borrowings     1.72 ~ 4.41       717,523       1,757,295  

China Development Bank and others

  Off-shore long term borrowings     2.07 ~ 5.00       1,269,986       1,721,187  

Others

  Short-term borrowings in foreign currencies     0.00 ~ 5.29       13,699,482       16,412,709  
  Long term borrowings in foreign currencies     0.10 ~ 5.86       2,727,973       1,333,982  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 
      W 21,309,846       24,024,046  
     

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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19. Debentures

Debentures as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Minimum
interest rate (%)
     Maximum
interest rate (%)
     Amortized cost     Fair value  

Debentures in Korean won:

          

Debentures

     0.98        6.60      W 117,584,101       117,536,984  

Discount on debentures

           (97,351  

Valuation adjustment for fair value hedges

           (234,040  
        

 

 

   
           117,252,710    
        

 

 

   

Debentures in foreign currencies:

          

Debentures

     0.80        32.05        32,397,401       34,257,453  

Discount on debentures

           (41,881  

Valuation adjustment for fair value hedges

           241,124    
        

 

 

   
           32,596,644    
        

 

 

   

Off-shore debentures:

          

Debentures

     0.17        13.42        22,763,769       23,769,111  

Discount on debentures

           (51,314  

Valuation adjustment for fair value hedges

           808,214    
        

 

 

   
           23,520,669    
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         W  173,370,023       175,563,548  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Minimum
interest rate (%)
     Maximum
interest rate (%)
     Amortized cost     Fair value  

Debentures in Korean won:

          

Debentures

     0.98        7.05      W 113,968,049       114,467,840  

Discount on debentures

           (178,440  

Valuation adjustment for fair value hedges

           (120,391  
        

 

 

   
           113,669,218    
        

 

 

   

Debentures in foreign currencies:

          

Debentures

     0.75        11.24        29,840,263       30,907,953  

Discount on debentures

           (41,691  

Valuation adjustment for fair value hedges

           (444,851  
        

 

 

   
           29,353,721    
        

 

 

   

 

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19. Debentures, Continued

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Minimum
interest rate (%)
     Maximum
interest rate (%)
     Amortized cost     Fair value  

Off-shore debentures:

          

Debentures

     0.17        11.21      W 21,912,152       22,276,988  

Discount on debentures

           (56,870  

Valuation adjustment for fair value hedges

           224,048    
        

 

 

   
           22,079,330    
        

 

 

   

 

 

 
         W 165,102,269       167,652,781  
        

 

 

   

 

 

 

20. Net Defined Benefit Assets

 

(1)

Details of net defined benefit assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025     December 31, 2024  

Present value of defined benefit liabilities

   W 450,221       429,017  

Fair value of plan assets

     (504,318     (459,985
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W (54,097     (30,968
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(2)

Changes in net defined benefit liabilities (assets) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Present value of
defined benefit
obligation
    Fair value of
plan assets
    Defined benefit
assets
 

Beginning balance

   W 429,017       (459,985     (30,968

Current service costs

     32,766       —        32,766  

Interest expense (income)

     16,850       (18,150     (1,300

Remeasurements of defined benefit liabilities:

      

Financial assumption

     (11,471     2,760       (8,711

Experience adjustment

     9,166       —        9,166  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (2,305     2,760       455  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payments from the plan

     (26,107     24,057       (2,050

Paid in plan assets

     —        (53,000     (53,000
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 450,221       (504,318     (54,097
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

 

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20. Net Defined Benefit Assets, Continued

 

     2024  
     Present value of
defined benefit
obligation
    Fair value of
plan assets
    Defined benefit
assets
 

Beginning balance

   W 389,839       (458,759     (68,920

Current service costs

     28,508       —        28,508  

Interest expense (income)

     16,958       (20,586     (3,628

Remeasurements of defined benefit liabilities:

      

Demographic assumption

     (5,276     —        (5,276

Financial assumption

     20,488       2,881       23,369  

Experience adjustment

     5,135       —        5,135  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     20,347       2,881       23,228  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Payments from the plan

     (26,636     26,479       (157

Paid in plan assets

     —        (10,000     (10,000

Others

     1       —        1  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 429,017       (459,985     (30,968
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(3)

Fair value of plan assets for each type as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  
     Quoted prices      Unquoted prices      Quoted prices      Unquoted prices  

Due from financial institutions

   W —         504,318        —         459,985  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(4)

Defined benefit costs recognized in profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Current service costs

   W 32,766       28,508  

Interest expense, net

     (1,300     (3,628
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 31,466       24,880  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(5)

The principal actuarial assumptions used as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Discount rate (%)

     4.40        4.04 ~ 4.05  

Future salary increasing rate (%)

     5.60        5.50  

 

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20. Net Defined Benefit Assets, Continued

 

(6)

The present value sensitivity analysis of defined benefit obligation according to changes in principal actuarial assumptions as of December 31, 2025 is as follows:

 

     Sensitivity  
     1% increase in
assumption
     1% decrease in
assumption
 

Discount rate

     7.89% decrease        9.10% increase  

Future salary increasing rate

     9.15% increase        8.07% decrease  

 

(7)

The weighted average duration of defined benefit obligation is 8.84 years and 9.10 years as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively. In addition, there are no expected contributions to the plans for the next reporting period.

21. Provisions

 

(1)

Details of provisions as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Provision for payment guarantees

   W 249,422        434,990  

Provision for unused commitments

     296,382        333,175  

Provision for financial guarantees

     11,915        7,560  

Provision for litigations

     21,573        21,573  

Provision for restoration costs

     15,569        14,181  

Provision for contributions to the High Tech Strategic Industry (“High-Tech Fund”)

     339,446        —   

Other provisions

     1,032        3,391  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 935,339        814,870  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(2)

Changes in provision for payment guarantees for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 215,589       190,183       29,218       434,990  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     35,557       (20,519     (15,038     —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired exposures

     (367     404       (37     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired exposures

     (136     (525     661       —   

Reversal of payment guarantees

     (107,567     (54,687     (12,378     (174,632

Foreign currency translation

     557       (11,310     (183     (10,936
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 143,633       103,546       2,243       249,422  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 230,436       317,138       44,524       592,098  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     25,360       (25,353     (7     —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired exposures

     (31,313     31,331       (18     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired exposures

     (979     (314     1,293       —   

Reversal of payment guarantees

     (9,485     (162,576     (38,268     (210,329

Foreign currency translation

     1,570       29,957       21,694       53,221  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 215,589       190,183       29,218       434,990  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(3)

Changes in provision for unused commitments for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 132,746       124,675       75,754       333,175  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     85,218       (73,143     (12,075     —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired exposures

     (40,488     42,905       (2,417     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired exposures

     (2,841     (1,310     4,151       —   

Provision for (reversal of) unused commitments

     40,650       (15,688     (59,303     (34,341

Foreign currency translation

     (2,011     (402     (39     (2,452
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 213,274       77,037       6,071       296,382  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 114,277       272,952       11,412       398,641  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     14,759       (14,752     (7     —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired exposures

     (23,897     24,423       (526     —   

Transfer to credit-impaired exposures

     —        (2,130     2,130       —   

Provision for (reversal of) unused commitments

     18,978       (159,360     62,634       (77,748

Foreign currency translation

     8,629       3,542       111       12,282  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 132,746       124,675       75,754       333,175  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

21. Provisions, Continued

 

(4)

Changes of provision for financial guarantees for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 2,920       3,209       1,431       7,560  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     —        —        —        —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired exposures

     (1,746     1,746       —        —   

Transfer to credit-impaired exposures

     —        (3,362     3,362       —   

Provision for (reversal of) financial guarantee

     742       3,777       (164     4,355  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 1,916       5,370       4,629       11,915  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
           Lifetime expected credit losses        
     12-month
expected credit
loss
    Non credit-
impaired
    Credit-
impaired
    Total  

Beginning balance

   W 3,122       42,240       5,401       50,763  

Transfer to 12-month expected credit loss

     —        —        —        —   

Transfer to lifetime expected credit losses:

        

Transfer to non credit-impaired exposures

     (260     260       —        —   

Transfer to credit-impaired exposures

     —        (14     14       —   

Provision for (reversal of) financial guarantee

     58       (39,277     (3,984     (43,203
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 2,920       3,209       1,431       7,560  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(5)

Changes of provision for litigations, provision for restoration costs and other provisions for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Provision for
litigations
     Provision for
restoration
costs
    Provision for
contributions
to High-Tech
Fund (*)
     Other
provisions
 

Beginning balance

   W 21,573        14,181       —         3,391  

Increase (reversal) of provision

     —         (1,127     339,446        —   

Provision used and others

     —         2,515       —         (2,359
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 21,573        15,569       339,446        1,032  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

21. Provisions, Continued

 

(*)

Pursuant to Article 29-7 of the Korea Development Bank Act, the Bank established the High Tech Strategic Industry Fund (“High-Tech Fund”) in 2025. In accordance with the agreement entered with the High-Tech Fund, the Bank plans to make contributions up to a total amount of W350,000 million for the period from January 1, 2026 to December 31, 2027. In relation to this contribution agreement, the Bank recognized a provision to reflect its obligation as of the reporting date. The provision was measured at present value by discounting the expected future cash outflows for the contributions using a discount rate based on the interest rate of Industrial Financial Debentures. As a result, the provision recognized as of December 31, 2025 amounted to W339,446 million, which was recognized as loss for the year ended December 31, 2025.

 

     2024  
     Lawsuit
provision
     Provision for
restoration
    Other
provisions
 

Beginning balance

   W 168        13,722       3,391  

Increase (reversal) of provision

     21,405        (109     —   

Provision used and others

     —         568       —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W 21,573        14,181       3,391  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(6)

Provision for payment guarantees and financial guarantee provision

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees, unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees and bills endorsed are not recognized on the statement of financial position, but are disclosed as off-statement of financial position items in the notes to the financial statements. The Bank provides a provision for such off-statement of financial position items, applying a Credit Conversion Factor (“CCF”) and provision rates under the Bank’s expected credit loss model, and records the provision as a reserve for expected credit losses on acceptances and guarantees.

In the case of financial guarantee contracts, when the amount calculated using the same method as above is greater than the initial amount less amortization of fees recognized, the difference is recorded as a financial guarantee provision.

 

(7)

Provision for unused commitments

The Bank records a provision for a certain portion of unused credit lines which is calculated using a CCF as provision for unused commitments applying provision rates under the Bank’s expected credit loss model.

 

(8)

Provision for litigations

As of December 31, 2025, the Bank is involved in 5 lawsuits as a plaintiff and 14 lawsuits as a defendant. The aggregate amounts of claims as a plaintiff and a defendant amounted to W6,888 million and W54,371 million, respectively. The Bank provided a provision against contingent loss from pending lawsuits as of December 31, 2025. Additional losses may be incurred depending on the result of pending lawsuits.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

21. Provisions, Continued

 

Major lawsuits in progress as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    

December 31, 2025

    

Contents

   Amounts     

Status of lawsuit

Plaintiff:

        

Hana Bank

   Claim for transaction amount    W 6,164      1st trial in progress

Defendant:

        

Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank

   Claim for damages      31,711      1st trial ruled in favor of the Bank; 2nd trial ruled partially against the Bank; 3rd trial in progress

One individual

   Claim for cancellation of pledge      8,610      1st and 2nd trial ruled in favor of the Bank; 3rd trial in progress

 

    

December 31, 2024

    

Contents

   Amounts     

Status of lawsuit

Plaintiff:

        

Hanil Engineering & Construction Co., Ltd

   Appeal against the confirmed decision on Investigation    W 16,900      1st trial in progress

Defendant:

        

257 individuals including Mr. Kang

   Claim for wage      41,853      1st trial in progress

Shinhan Bank and Woori Bank

   Claim for damages      31,711      1st trial ruled in favor of the Bank; 2nd trial ruled partially against the Bank

Dongbu Corporation

   Claim for objection of request (participation to support)      19,658      1st trial in progress

One individual

   Claim for cancellation of pledge      8,610      1st trial ruled in favor of the Bank; 2nd trial in progress

 

(9)

Other provisions

The Bank recognised other provisions as reserve for other miscellaneous purpose.

 

(10)

Other contingency

As of December 31, 2025, the Fair Trade Commission is conducting an investigation into whether domestic financial institutions, including the Bank, engaged in any unfair collusive practices in connection with the auctions of Korea Treasury Bonds. At present, the outcome of the investigation cannot be predicted.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

22. Other Liabilities

 

(1)

Other liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025     December 31, 2024  

Accounts payable

   W 3,206,850       4,345,402  

Lease liabilities

     115,922       83,444  

Accrued expense

     3,095,887       2,862,819  

Unearned income

     88,723       82,097  

Deposits withholding tax

     50,822       59,273  

Guarantee money received

     430,966       911,670  

Foreign exchanges payable

     22,956       23,229  

Domestic exchanges payable

     254,332       255,049  

Borrowing from trust accounts

     1,626,882       1,007,782  

Financial guarantee liability

     52,616       52,963  

Others

     167,681       315,872  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     9,113,637       9,999,600  

Present value discount

     (35,861     (16,127
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  9,077,776       9,983,473  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

The carrying amount of financial liabilities included in other liabilities above amounted to W8,968,540 million and W9,778,765 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and their fair value amounted to W8,817,049 million and W9,740,722 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

(2)

Details of lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Face value      Present value
discount
    Carrying
amounts
 

Real estate

   W 110,580        (29,829     80,751  

Vehicles

     5,258        (275     4,983  

Others

     84        (11     73  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 115,922        (30,115     85,807  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Face value      Present value
discount
    Carrying
amounts
 

Real estate

   W 76,406        (14,363     62,043  

Vehicles

     6,952        (215     6,737  

Others

     86        (9     77  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 83,444        (14,587     68,857  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

22. Other Liabilities, Continued

 

(3)

The amount recognized in profit or loss related to lease for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Depreciation of right-of-use assets

     

Real estate

   W 43,100        33,742  

Vehicles

     3,549        3,280  

Others

     46        53  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     46,695        37,075  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expenses on the lease liabilities

     2,506        2,474  

Expense relating to leases of low-value assets

     9,078        8,760  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 58,279        48,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(4)

Cash flows used in lease liabilities for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Decrease in lease liabilities

   W 36,155        33,273  

Payments relating to leases of low-value assets

     9,078        8,760  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 45,233        42,033  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(5)

Maturity analysis of undiscounted lease payments relating to lease liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Within 3
months
     3 months
~ 1 year
     1 year ~ 5
years
     Over
5 years
     Total  

Lease payments

   W    11,270        24,916         44,727        35,009        115,922  

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Within 3
months
     3 months
~ 1 year
     1 year ~ 5
years
     Over
5 years
     Total  

Lease payments

   W    10,711        25,614         36,338        10,781        83,444  

23. Equity

(1) Issued capital

The Bank is authorized to issue up to 6,000 million shares of common stock and has 5,451,551,768 shares issued and 5,263,311,768 shares issued as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively, and outstanding with a total par value (W5,000 of par value per share) of W27,257,759 million and W26,316,559 million as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, respectively.

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

23. Equity, Continued

 

(2) Capital surplus

Capital surplus as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Paid-in capital in excess of par value

   W 17,598        22,138  

Surplus from capital reduction (*1)

     44,373        44,373  

Other capital surplus (*2)

     2,390,495        2,390,495  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  2,452,466        2,457,006  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1)

The Bank reduced W5,178,600 million of its issued capital in 1998 and 2000 to offset its accumulated deficit amounting to W5,134,227 million. As the result of the capital reduction, W44,373 million of surplus exceeding accumulated deficit was recorded in capital surplus in equity.

(*2)

The difference in the amount of shares issued and the carrying value of net asset acquired occurring from the merger of the Bank with KDB Financial Group Inc. and Korea Finance Corporation are recognized as other capital surplus.

(3) Accumulated other comprehensive income

 

(i)

Accumulated other comprehensive income as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025     December 31, 2024  

Gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI

    

Valuation gains on securities measured at FVOCI (before tax)

   W 1,056,676       1,136,394  

Loss allowance for securities measured at FVOCI (before tax)

     36,755       95,613  

Income tax effect

     (300,730     (325,250
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     792,701       906,757  

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations:

    

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations (before tax)

     345,752       408,725  

Income tax effect

     —        —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     345,752       408,725  

Valuation gains on cash flow hedge:

    

Valuation gains on cash flow hedge (before tax)

     —        1,045  

Income tax effect

     —        (276
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     —        769  

Losses on hedges of net investments in foreign operations:

    

Losses on hedges of net investments in foreign operations (before tax)

     (251,593     (283,997

Income tax effect

     49,897       74,976  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (201,696     (209,021

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

23. Equity, Continued

 

     December 31, 2025     December 31, 2024  

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities:

    

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities (before tax)

   W 96,874       97,330  

Income tax effect

     (26,639     (25,694
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     70,235       71,636  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Fair value changes on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk:

    

Valuation gains on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk (before tax)

     79,885       78,615  

Income tax effect

     (21,968     (20,756
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     57,917       57,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 1,064,909       1,236,725  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Changes in accumulated other comprehensive income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     January 1, 2025     Increase
(Decrease)
    Tax Effect     December 31,
2025
 

Gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI

   W 906,757       (138,576     24,520       792,701  

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

     408,725       (62,973     —        345,752  

Valuation gains (losses) on cash flow hedge

     769       (1,045     276       —   

Gains (losses) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations

     (209,021     32,404       (25,079     (201,696

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities

     71,636       (456     (945     70,235  

Valuation gains (losses) on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk

     57,859       1,270       (1,212     57,917  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  1,236,725       (169,376     (2,440     1,064,909  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
     January 1, 2024     Increase
(Decrease)
    Tax Effect      December 31,
2024
 

Gains (losses) on securities measured at FVOCI

   W 1,927,765       (1,387,238     366,230        906,757  

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

     152,225       256,500       —         408,725  

Valuation gains (losses) on cash flow hedge

     2,969       (2,989     789        769  

Gains (losses) on hedges of net investments in foreign operations

     (86,315     (166,721     44,015        (209,021

Remeasurements of net defined benefit liabilities

     88,732       (23,228     6,132        71,636  

Valuation gains (losses) on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk

     72,975       (20,538     5,422        57,859  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  2,158,351       (1,344,214     422,588        1,236,725  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

23. Equity, Continued

 

(4) Retained earnings

In accordance with the Korea Development Bank Act, the Bank is required to appropriate at least 40% of net income as a legal reserve. This reserve can be transferred to paid-in capital or offset an accumulated deficit.

In accordance with the Korea Development Bank Act, the Bank offsets an accumulated deficit with reserves. If the reserve is insufficient to offset the accumulated deficit, the Government of the Republic of Korea is responsible for offsetting the deficit.

 

(i)

Retained earnings as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Legal reserve

   W 4,528,319        3,725,456  

Voluntary reserve

     

Regulatory reserve for credit losses

     72,552        77,581  

Unappropriated retained earnings

     10,079,351        9,111,569  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  14,680,222        12,914,606  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(ii)

Changes in legal reserve for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Beginning balance

   W 3,725,456        2,721,885  

Transfer from retained earnings

     802,863        1,003,571  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  4,528,319        3,725,456  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(iii)

Changes in unappropriated retained earnings for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Beginning balance

   W 9,111,569       7,943,027  

Contribution to legal reserve

     (802,863     (1,003,571

Transfer from regulatory reserve for credit losses

     5,029       134,415  

Dividends

     (758,706     (878,125

Reclassification of gains or losses on equity securities measured at FVOCI

     809,111       908,665  

Profit for the year

     1,715,211       2,007,158  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  10,079,351       9,111,569  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

23. Equity, Continued

 

(iv)

Statements of appropriation of retained earnings for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024 (*)  

I. Unappropriated retained earnings:

     

Unappropriated retained earning carried forward from the prior year

   W 7,555,029        5,677,605  

Effect of restatement due to reclassification of accounts

     —         518,141  

Gain on disposal of securities measured at FVOCI

     809,111        908,665  

Profit for the year

     1,715,211        2,007,158  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     10,079,351        9,111,569  

II. Transfers such as discretionary reserves

     

Transfer from regulatory reserve for credit losses

     —         5,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     —         5,029  

III. Appropriation of retained earnings:

     

Contribution to legal reserve

     686,085        802,863  

Contribution to regulatory reserve for credit losses

     111,170        —   

Dividends (W162 per share for 2025 and W184 per share for 2024)

     880,598        758,706  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,677,853        1,561,569  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

IV. Unappropriated retained earnings to be carried over to subsequent year

   W 8,401,498        7,555,029  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

The comparative statement of appropriation of retained earnings for the year ended December 31, 2024 is the amount approved by the shareholder’s meeting on March 28, 2025 and the amount of appropriation has been confirmed.

(5) Regulatory reserve for credit losses

The Bank is required to provide the regulatory reserve for credit losses in accordance with Regulations on Supervision of Banking Business 29(1) and (2). The details of regulatory reserve for credit losses are as follows:

 

(i)

Regulatory reserve for credit losses as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Beginning balance

   W 72,522        77,581  

Planned provision for (reversal of) reserve for credit losses

     111,170        (5,029
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  183,722        72,552  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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23. Equity, Continued

 

(ii)

Required provision for (reversal of) regulatory reserve for credit losses and profit after adjusting regulatory reserve for credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Profit for the year

   W  1,715,211       2,007,158  

Required amount of reversal of (provision for) regulatory reserve for credit losses

     (111,170     5,029  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Profit after adjusting regulatory reserve for credit losses

   W 1,604,041       2,012,187  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Earnings per share after adjusting regulatory reserve for credit losses (in won)

   W 294       392  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

24. Net Interest Income

Net interest income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Interest income:

     

Due from financial institutions

   W 400,591        388,599  

Securities measured at FVTPL

     104,614        88,317  

Securities measured at FVOCI

     731,586        879,350  

Securities measured at amortized cost

     338,753        339,803  

Loans measured at FVTPL

     9,797        15,134  

Loans measured at amortized cost

     9,286,970        10,394,661  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     10,872,311        12,105,864  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Interest expense:

     

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

     103,603        111,053  

Deposits

     1,999,082        2,407,111  

Borrowings

     1,284,718        1,650,814  

Debentures

     6,378,870        6,818,821  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     9,766,273        10,987,799  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 1,106,038        1,118,065  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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25. Net Fees and Commission Income

Net fees and commission income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Fees and commission income:

     

Loans and deposits commissions

   W 159,307        169,779  

Underwriting and investment consulting commissions

     146,634        136,894  

Brokerage and agency commissions

     9,596        7,959  

Trust and retirement pension plan commissions

     39,215        39,973  

Fees on asset management

     2,859        2,519  

Other fees

     214,793        179,233  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     572,404        536,357  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Fees and commission expenses:

     

Brokerage and agency fees

     12,420        11,738  

Other fees

     33,773        36,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     46,193        48,641  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W    526,211           487,716  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

26. Dividend Income

Dividend income for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Securities measured at FVTPL

   W 232,432        347,637  

Securities measured at FVOCI

     149,841        124,583  

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

     508,460        565,262  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  890,733           1,037,482  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

27. Gains (Losses) on Securities Measured at FVTPL

Gains (losses) related to securities measured at FVTPL for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Gains on securities measured at FVTPL:

     

Gains on sale

   W 256,255        229,821  

Gains on valuation

     797,454        832,528  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     1,053,709        1,062,349  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Losses on securities measured at FVTPL:

     

Losses on sale

     116,786        50,521  

Losses on valuation

     417,916        291,198  

Purchase related expense

     9        7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     534,711        341,726  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W    518,998            720,623  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

28. Gains (Losses) on Financial Liabilities Measured at FVTPL

Gains (losses) related to financial liabilities measured at fair value through profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Gains on financial liabilities measured at FVTPL:

     

Gains on redemption

   W 5,723        —   

Gains on valuation

     113,234        61,852  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     118,957        61,852  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Losses on financial liabilities measured at FVTPL:

     

Losses on redemption

     1,692        704  

Losses on valuation

     5,573        112,195  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     7,265        112,899  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W    111,692        (51,047
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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29. Gains (Losses) on Securities Measured at FVOCI

Gains (losses) related to securities measured at FVOCI for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Gains on securities measured at FVOCI:

     

Gains on sale

   W 57,203        33,968  

Reversal of impairment losses

     2,898        1,341  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     60,101        35,309  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Losses on securities measured at FVOCI:

     

Losses on sale

     12,978        972  

Impairment losses

     1,911        3,978  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
           14,889           4,950  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 45,212        30,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

30. Gains (Losses) on Derivatives

Gains (losses) on derivatives for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Gains (losses) on trading purpose derivatives:

     

Gains on trading purpose derivatives:

     

Interest

   W 3,746,445        4,553,550  

Currency

     16,012,439        19,806,705  

Stock

     1,130        958  

Commodities

     1,701        —   

Gains on adjustment of derivatives

     12,310        4,517  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
      19,774,025        24,365,730  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Losses on trading purpose derivatives:

     

Interest

     3,591,471        4,535,164  

Currency

     16,564,491        19,264,769  

Stock

     3,869        814  

Commodities

     1,688        —   

Losses on adjustment of derivatives

     2,091        10,612  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     20,163,610        23,811,359  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     (389,585)        554,371  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

30. Gains (Losses) on Derivatives, Continued

 

     2025     2024  

Gains (losses) on hedging purpose derivatives:

    

Gains on hedging purpose derivatives:

    

Interest

     637,684       446,804  

Currency

     1,336,321       202,263  

Gains on adjustment of derivatives

     49       218  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,974,054       649,285  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Losses on hedging purpose derivatives:

    

Interest

     248,628       129,563  

Currency

     279,243       1,091,968  

Losses on adjustment of derivatives

     689       422  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     528,560       1,221,953  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,445,494       (572,668
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gains (losses) on fair value hedged items:

    

Gains on fair value hedged items:

    

Gains on valuation

     311,570       567,529  

Gains on redemption

     334,050       227,081  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     645,620       794,610  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Losses on fair value hedged items:

    

Losses on valuation

     1,468,248       1,229,042  

Losses on redemption

     441,603       377,022  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     1,909,851       1,606,064  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (1,264,231     (811,454
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W (208,322     (829,751
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

In relation to cash flow hedges, no gains or losses arising from hedge ineffectiveness were recognized in the statement of comprehensive income for the current year. During the prior year, gains of W108 million were recognized.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

31. Foreign Currency Transaction Gains (Losses)

Foreign currency transaction gains (losses) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Gains (losses) on foreign exchange transactions:

    

Gains on foreign exchange transactions

   W 1,178,038       737,968  

Losses on foreign exchange transactions

     (1,203,117     (743,065
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (25,079     (5,097
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Gains (losses) on foreign currency translations:

    

Gains on foreign currency translations

     12,495,926       28,135,177  

Losses on foreign currency translations

     (11,859,992     (27,265,210
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     635,934       869,967  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 610,855       864,870  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

32. Other Operating Income (Expense)

Other operating income (expense) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Other operating income:

     

Gains on sale of loans

   W 19,078        38,680  

Gains on disposal of loans measured at FVTPL

     1,562        4,126  

Gains on valuation of loans measured at FVTPL

     4,800        2,534  

Gains on disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates

     794,370        1,422  

Reversal of provisions

     1,253        246  

Others

     49,717        42,238  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     870,780        89,246  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other operating expenses:

     

Losses on sale of loans

     22,875        64,937  

Losses on disposal of loans measured at FVTPL

     20,131        6,796  

Losses on valuation of loans measured at FVTPL

     10,194        26,639  

Losses on disposal of investments in subsidiaries and associates

     4,505        8,191  

Increase in provisions

     125        21,543  

Insurance expenses

     99,425        98,346  

Credit guarantee fund salary

     237,220        229,909  

Educational taxes

     58,841        58,426  

Foreign security contributions

     15,585        11,547  

Contributions on High Tech Strategic Industry Fund

     339,446        —   

Others

     37,872        34,156  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     846,219        560,490  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 24,561        (471,244
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

33. Provision for (Reversal of) Credit Losses

Provision for (reversal of) credit losses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Provision for loan loss allowance

   W 810,762       90,837  

Provision for (reversal of) other assets

     2,257       (3,683

Reversal of payment guarantees

     (174,632     (210,329

Reversal of unused commitments

     (34,341     (77,748

Provision for (reversal of) financial guarantee provision

     4,355       (43,203
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 608,401       (244,126
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

34. General and Administrative Expenses

General and administrative expenses for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Payroll costs:

     

Short-term employee benefits

   W  419,249        406,425  

Defined benefit costs

     31,466        24,880  

Defined contribution costs

     4,482        7,425  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     455,197        438,730  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Depreciation and amortization:

     

Depreciation of property and equipment

     83,817        73,856  

Amortization of intangible assets

     21,155        42,721  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     104,972        116,577  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Other:

     

Employee welfare benefits

     40,488        38,677  

Rent expenses

     6,142        5,479  

Taxes and dues

     43,104        40,630  

Advertising expenses

     19,293        19,977  

Electronic data processing expenses

     89,380        89,489  

Fees and charges

     47,758        42,521  

Others

     50,389        65,003  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     296,554        301,776  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 856,723        857,083  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

35. Other Non-Operating Income and Expense

Other non-operating income and expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Other non-operating income:

    

Gain on disposal of property and equipment

   W 1,470       634  

Gain on disposal of intangible assets

     —        29  

Rental income on investment property

     3,473       3,105  

Others

     18,253       7,819  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     23,196       11,587  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Other non-operating expense:

    

Losses on disposal of property and equipment

     2,095       1,426  

Depreciation of investment property

     1,787       2,293  

Donations

     11,788       19,531  

Others

     24,064       2,530  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     39,734       25,780  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W (16,538     (14,193
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

36. Income Tax Expense

 

(1)

Income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Current income tax (*)

   W 117,476       492,373  

Changes in income tax before the prior years

     (19,491     (209,932

Changes in deferred income taxes on temporary differences

     1,021,616       54,557  

Deferred income tax recognized directly to equity

    

Other comprehensive income

     (2,440     422,588  

Retained earnings

     (273,701     (325,934
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

   W 843,460       433,652  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

Includes changes arising from final tax returns and others.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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36. Income Tax Expense, Continued

 

(2)

Analysis of relationship between profit before income taxes and income tax expense for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Profit before income taxes

   W 2,558,671       2,440,810  

Income taxes calculated using enacted tax rates

     675,490       644,374  

Adjustments:

    

Non-deductible losses and tax-free gains

     (213,617     (23,000

Non-recognition effect of deferred income taxes and others

     142,077       (191,773

Net adjustments for prior years

     (50,043     (64,048

Tax rate change effect

     189,267       —   

Global minimum tax

     4,707       —   

Others

     95,579       68,099  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     167,970       (210,722
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax expense

   W 843,460       433,652  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Effective tax rate (%)

     32.96       17.77  

 

(3)

Changes in temporary differences and deferred tax assets (liabilities) for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     January 1,
2025 (*)
    Decrease     Increase     December 31,
2025
    Deferred tax
assets
(liabilities)
 

Derivatives

   W 72,011       72,011       (1,676,959     (1,676,959     (461,164

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

     (10,412,881     (547,333     (1,104,843     (10,970,391     (3,570,088

Losses (gains) on fair value hedged items valuation

     (834,323     (834,323     419,295       419,295       115,306  

Gains on foreign exchange translation for hedged liabilities

     (54,511     (54,511     (850,268     (850,268     (233,824

Impairment losses on debt securities

     65,933       2,165       —        63,768       17,536  

Impairment losses on equity securities

     14,867       4,210       72       10,729       2,950  

Defined benefit obligation

     410,262       26,107       47,312       431,467       118,653  

Plan assets

     (426,858     (47,186     (70,549     (450,221     (123,811

Financial assets held for trading

     (294,495     (243,453     61,050       10,008       2,752  

Available-for-sale financial assets

     (146,935     102       —        (147,037     —   

Write-off

     1,423,770       499,709       25,477       949,538       261,123  

Other provisions

     297,339       804,040       909,750       403,049       110,838  

Property impairment losses

     5,766       173       —        5,593       1,538  

Dividends Receivable

     17,397       —        —        17,397       4,784  

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

36. Income Tax Expense, Continued

 

     2025  
     January 1,
2025 (*)
    Decrease     Increase     December 31,
2025
    Deferred tax
assets
(liabilities)
 

Loan origination fees

     (40,376     (40,376     (44,419     (44,419     (12,215

Gains on sales of loans

     (2,527,985     —        (498     (2,528,483     (695,333

Others

     (1,420,820     (924,339     (1,625,968     (2,122,449     (593,421
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (13,851,839     (1,283,004     (3,910,548     (16,479,383     (5,054,376
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Temporary differences from unrecognized deferred tax assets and liabilities:

          

Investments in subsidiaries and associates, etc.

     1,269,667       630,356       1,900,023       —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W (15,121,506         (18,379,406     (5,054,376
  

 

 

       

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

Beginning balances include the effects of additional tax adjustments made after the previous year’s financial statements were issued.

 

     2024  
     January 1,
2024 (*)
    Decrease     Increase     December 31,
2024
    Deferred tax
assets
(liabilities)
 

Derivatives

   W (293,338)       (293,338     (578,805     (578,805     (152,805

Investments in subsidiaries and associates

     (8,303,869     732,702       (1,377,387     (10,413,958     (3,138,284

Gains on fair value hedged items valuation

     (721,347     (721,347     (834,323     (834,323     (220,261

Gains on foreign exchange translation for hedged liabilities

     (365,725     (365,725     (54,511     (54,511     (14,391

Impairment losses on debt securities

     65,933       —        —        65,933       17,406  

Impairment losses on equity securities

     11,965       (2,814     88       14,867       3,925  

Defined benefit obligation

     369,485       26,479       67,256       410,262       108,309  

Plan assets

     (411,139     (26,479     (25,602     (410,262     (108,309

Financial assets held for trading

     (202,890     (151,849     (243,453     (294,494     (77,746

Available-for-sale financial assets

     (146,414     521       —        (146,935     27  

Write-off

     1,665,174       41,184       40,021       1,664,011       439,299  

Other provisions

     498,485       1,005,186       804,040       297,339       78,497  

Property impairment losses

     5,939       173       —        5,766       1,522  

Dividends Receivable

     17,397       —        —        17,397       4,593  

Loan origination fees

     (32,138     (32,138     (40,376     (40,376     (10,659

Gains on sales of loans

     (2,527,985     —        —        (2,527,985     (667,388

Others

     (2,282,634     (1,410,877     (307,961     (1,179,718     (296,456
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     (12,653,101     (1,198,322     (2,551,013     (14,005,792     (4,032,721
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

36. Income Tax Expense, Continued

 

     2024  
     January 1,
2024 (*)
    Decrease      Increase      December 31,
2024
    Deferred tax
assets
(liabilities)
 

Temporary differences from unrecognized deferred tax assets and liabilities:

            

Investments in subsidiaries and associates, etc.

     2,253,148       (983,481)        1,269,667       —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W (14,906,249           (15,275,459     (4,032,721
  

 

 

         

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

Beginning balances include the effects of additional tax adjustments made after the previous year’s financial statements were issued.

 

(4)

Changes in income tax expense recognized directly to equity for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     December 31, 2025     January 1, 2025     Changes in
tax effect
 
     Amounts
before tax
    Tax effect     Amounts
before tax
    Tax effect  

Net gain on securities measured at FVOCI

   W 1,093,431       (300,730     1,232,007       (325,250     24,520  

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

     345,752       —        408,725       —        —   

Net gain on valuation of cash flow hedge

     —        —        1,045       (276     276  

Net loss on hedges of net investments in foreign operations

     (251,594     49,897       (283,997     74,976       (25,079

Remeasurements of defined benefit liabilities

     96,875       (26,639     97,330       (25,694     (945

Fair value changes on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk

     79,885       (21,968     78,615       (20,756     (1,212
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 1,364,349       (299,440     1,533,725       (297,000     (2,440
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

36. Income Tax Expense, Continued

 

Income tax benefit recognized directly to retained earnings amounting to W273,701 million is the tax effect of realized income amounting to W1,099,335 million from disposal of equity securities measured at FVOCI.

 

     2024  
     December 31, 2024     January 1, 2024     Changes in
tax effect
 
     Amounts
before tax
    Tax effect     Amounts
before tax
    Tax effect  

Net gain on securities measured at FVOCI

   W 1,232,007       (325,250     2,619,245       (691,480     366,230  

Exchange differences on translation of foreign operations

     408,725       —        152,225       —        —   

Net gain on valuation of cash flow hedge

     1,045       (276     4,034       (1,065     789  

Net gain on hedges of net investments in foreign operations

     (283,997     74,976       (117,276     30,961       44,015  

Remeasurements of defined benefit liabilities

     97,330       (25,694     120,558       (31,826     6,132  

Fair value changes on financial liabilities designated at fair value due to credit risk

     78,615       (20,756     99,153       (26,178     5,422  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 1,533,725       (297,000     2,877,939       (719,588     422,588  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Income tax benefit recognized direct to retained earnings amounting to W325,934 million is the tax effect of realized income amounting to W1,234,598 million from disposal of equity securities measured at FVOCI.

 

(5)

Global Minimum Corporate Tax Act

The Bank applies the temporary exception under Korean IFRS No. 1012 “Income Taxes,” and does not recognize deferred tax assets or liabilities related to the Pillar Two legislation, nor does it disclose information related to deferred taxes.

Under the legislation related to the Global Minimum Tax, the parent company is required to pay top-up tax, in the Republic of Korea or the jurisdictions in which its subsidiaries operate, on the profits of subsidiaries that are taxed at an effective tax rate of less than 15 percent. Based on an assessment of the impact of the relevant legislation, the Bank has included current income tax expense related to Pillar Two amounting to W4,706 million in its income tax expense for the current year. The estimated annual effective tax rate may change due to various factors, including tax incentives received by subsidiaries and adjustments to accounting profit or loss for the calculation of GloBE income as required under applicable laws in subsequent periods. Accordingly, the current income tax expense elated to Pillar Two is subject to estimation uncertainty.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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37. Earnings per Share

(1) Basic earnings per share

The Bank’s basic earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are computed as follows:

(i) Basic earnings per share

 

     2025      2024  

Profit attributable to ordinary shareholders of the Bank (A)
(in won)

   W  1,715,211,442,555        2,007,158,097,051  

Weighted-average ordinary shares outstanding (B)

     5,369,755,198        5,129,882,260  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Basic earnings per share (A/B) (in won)

   W 319        391  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(ii) Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding

 

     2025  
     Number of
ordinary shares
     Days      Accumulated shares  

Number of ordinary shares outstanding at the beginning of the
year (A)

     5,263,311,768        365        1,921,108,795,320  

Increased paid-in capital (B)

     13,000,000        302        3,926,000,000  

Increased paid-in capital (C)

     31,100,000        275        8,552,500,000  

Increased paid-in capital (D)

     77,640,000        213        16,537,320,000  

Increased paid-in capital (E)

     22,200,000        184        4,084,800,000  

Increased paid-in capital (F)

     18,900,000        154        2,910,600,000  

Increased paid-in capital (G)

     17,994,000        120        2,159,280,000  

Increased paid-in capital (H)

     7,406,000        92        681,352,000  
        

 

 

 

Cumulative shares (I = A+B+C+D+E+F+G+H)

           1,959,960,647,320  
        

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding (I/365)

           5,369,755,198  
        

 

 

 

 

     2024  
     Number of
ordinary shares
     Days      Accumulated shares  

Number of ordinary shares outstanding at the beginning of the
year (A)

     4,785,311,768        366        1,751,424,107,088  

Increased paid-in capital (B)

     400,000,000        278        111,200,000,000  

Increased paid-in capital (C)

     16,800,000        246        4,132,800,000  

Increased paid-in capital (D)

     24,200,000        210        5,082,000,000  

Increased paid-in capital (E)

     37,000,000        154        5,698,000,000  
        

 

 

 

Cumulative shares (F = A+B+C+D+E)

           1,877,536,907,088  
        

 

 

 

Weighted-average number of ordinary shares outstanding (F/366)

           5,129,882,260  
        

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

37. Earnings per Share, Continued

 

(2) Diluted earnings per share

Diluted and basic earnings per share for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are equal because there is no potential dilutive instrument.

38. Pledged Assets

 

(1)

Assets pledged by the Bank as collateral as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Securities measured at FVTPL (*)

   W 1,077,527        1,522,739  

Securities measured at FVOCI (*)

     1,202,002        1,831,157  

Securities measured at amortized cost (*)

     4,513,872        3,382,755  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 6,793,401        6,736,651  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*)

Pledged as collateral related to bonds sold under repurchase agreements and borrowings.

 

(2)

Fair value of collateral available to sell or repledge, regardless of debtor’s default as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  
     Fair value of
collateral
     Fair value of
collateral sold
or repledged
     Fair value of
collateral
     Fair value of
collateral sold
or repledged
 

Securities

   W 11,499,750        —         7,303,830        —   

39. Guarantees and Commitments

Guarantees and commitments as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees:

     

Acceptances in foreign currency

   W 187,187        208,758  

Guarantees for bond issuance

     3,184,625        2,751,485  

Guarantees for loans

     408,867        468,067  

Letter of guarantee

     52,303        42,741  

Guarantees for on-lending debt

     1,353        1,440  

Others

     8,354,430        8,882,851  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12,188,765        12,355,342  

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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39. Guarantees and Commitments, Continued

 

     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees:

     

Letter of credit

     2,152,959        2,010,549  

Others

     3,866,810        4,976,884  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     6,019,769        6,987,433  

Commitments:

     

Commitments on loans

     60,312,633        56,312,320  

Others

     10,386,121        11,377,587  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     70,698,754        67,689,907  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 88,907,288        87,032,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

40. Trust Accounts

 

(1)

Details of significant assets and liabilities arising from transactions with trust accounts as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Accrued trust fee

   W 9,077        10,540  

Borrowings from trust accounts

      1,430,439        913,507  

Accrued interest on deposits

     2,305        3,269  

 

(2)

Transactions with trust accounts for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Fees on trust accounts

   W  35,823        36,655  

Interest expenses of borrowings from trust accounts

     33,022        54,845  

 

(3)

The carrying amounts of trusts with principal guarantee and principals and interest guarantee as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Principals guarantee

   W  194,903        209,962  

Principals and interest guarantee

     192,851        208,636  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 387,754        418,598  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

Money trust

   W 346,417        377,327  

Accrued trust profit

     41,337        41,271  

 

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41. Related Party Transactions

 

(1)

The Bank’s related parties as of December 31, 2025 are as follows:

 

Classification

  

Corporate name

Parent Company

   Government of the Republic of Korea (*)

Subsidiaries

   KDB Capital Corporation, KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd., KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management Co., Ltd., KDB Asia Ltd., KDB Ireland Ltd., KDB Bank Europe Ltd., Banco KDB Do Brazil S.A., KDB Bank Uzbekistan, PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk and 6 others, Green Initiative No.2 Private Equity Limited Partnership, KDB Small Medium Mezzanine PEF and 6 others, Principals guaranteed trust accounts of KDB, Principals and interests guaranteed interest trust accounts of KDB, KDB ESG 7th INC. and 18 others, KIAMCO Road Investment Private Fund Special Asset Trust 2 and 21 others

Associates

   Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd., Korea Tourism Organization, Korea Real Estate Board, GM Korea Company, HMM Co., Ltd., HANJIN KAL, Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd., Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd., Korea Ocean Business Corporation, TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION and 13 others, Keistone Value Investment 2nd Private Equity Fund and 107 others, Hana K-New Deal Unicorn Fund and 136 others

Others

   Key management personnel

 

(*)

In accordance with the exemption provisions for disclosures relating to the government and government-related entities under Korean IFRS No. 1024, “Related Party Disclosures,” not all transactions, commitments, receivables, and payables with the government and government-related entities are included in the Bank’s disclosures.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

(2)

Significant balances with related parties as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    

Account

   December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

Subsidiaries:

       

KDB Capital Corporation

  

Loans

   W 90,000       188  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (79     —   
  

Derivative financial assets

     —        1,904  
  

Deposits

     19       28  
  

Other liabilities

     48,709       37,040  
  

Other provisions

     262       —   

KDB Infrastructure Investment Asset Management Co., Ltd.

  

Deposits

     6,548       45,749  
  

Other liabilities

     21       329  

KDB Ireland Ltd.

  

Loans

     1,024,448       1,052,396  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (563     (548
  

Derivative financial assets

     3,135       858  
  

Other assets

     5,502       7,881  
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     3,010       14,535  
  

Other liabilities

     167       —   
  

Other provisions

     44       —   

KDB Bank Europe Ltd.

  

Cash and due from financial institutions

     784,161       715,339  
  

Loans

     120,159       76,437  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (66     (40
  

Other assets

     4,515       5,313  
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     74       174  

Banco KDB Do Brazil S.A.

  

Cash and due from financial institutions

     205,598       191,100  
  

Loans

     332,897       374,850  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (183     (227
  

Other assets

     6,123       10,260  
  

Allowance for other assets

     (2     (4
  

Borrowings

     3,134       —   
  

Other liabilities

     7       —   

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

  

Loans

     14,349       29,400  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (8     (15
  

Other assets

     51       122  

KDB Silicon Valley LLC

  

Deposits

     185,102       85,260  
  

Other liabilities

     856       668  

KDB Asia Ltd.

  

Cash and due from financial institutions

     1,377,688       1,279,558  
  

Loans

     —        73,500  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     —        (39

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

    

Account

   December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 
  

Other assets

   W 42,610       9,055  
  

Allowance for other assets

     —        (1
  

Deposits

     2       2  
  

Borrowings

     36,590       —   
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     1,855       4,089  
  

Other liabilities

     36,904       —   

KDB Bank Uzbekistan

  

Cash and due from financial institutions

     319,468       176,400  
  

Loans

     —        147,000  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     —        (77
  

Other assets

     1,331       2,690  
  

Allowance for other assets

     —        (1

KDB Consus Value PEF

  

Securities

     —        265,501  
  

Allowance for securities

     —        (25
  

Derivative financial assets

     —        95,933  
  

Other assets

     —        22,728  
  

Deposits

     —        26  
  

Other liabilities

     —        42,303  

KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

  

Securities

     253,359       —   
  

Allowance for securities

     (30     —   
  

Derivative financial assets

     16,645       —   
  

Other assets

     20,775       —   
  

Deposits

     13       —   
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     2,025       —   
  

Other liabilities

     37,911       —   

Corporate Liquidity Assistance Agency Co., Ltd.

  

Deposits

     1,090,334       1,077,427  
  

Other liabilities

     403       359  
  

Other provisions

     —        242  

Others

  

Loans

     650,645       428,846  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (68,358     (69,899
  

Derivative financial assets

     1,128       2,257  
  

Other assets

     1,208       2,396  
  

Allowance for other assets

     (4     (4
  

Deposits

     37,650       105,742  
  

Borrowings

     42,363       59,997  
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     1,876       —   
  

Other liabilities

     1,999       1,349  
  

Other provisions

     9,075       4,467  

 

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(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

    

Account

   December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

Associates:

       

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

  

Securities

   W 174,870       192,138  
  

Loans

     308,582       335,939  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (643     (903
  

Derivative financial assets

     1,006       2,350  
  

Other assets

     7,260       5,152  
  

Deposits

     87,076       116,622  
  

Borrowings

     —        1,454  
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     519,179       650,949  
  

Other liabilities

     52,560       51,157  
  

Other provisions

     86       157  

HMM Co., Ltd.

  

Securities

     —        1,269,495  
  

Loans

     42,244       84,977  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (140     (572
  

Other assets

     123       2,272  
  

Deposits

     536,470       883,000  
  

Other liabilities

     34,328       30,038  

HANJIN KAL

  

Loans

     —        428,891  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     —        (2,636
  

Other assets

     —        529  
  

Deposits

     —        2,000  
  

Other liabilities

     337       344  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

  

Loans

     1,319,696       2,425,714  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (3,640     (27,726
  

Derivative financial assets

     2,673       10,235  
  

Other assets

     42,864       8,880  
  

Deposits

     1,157,341       2,106,944  
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     73,087       154,167  
  

Other liabilities

     102,393       67,252  
  

Other provisions

     192       5,493  

Korea Ocean Business Corporation

  

Securities

     82,905       62,304  
  

Other assets

     612       481  
  

Other liabilities

     175       203  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

  

Securities

     64       64  
  

Loans

     2,610,851       2,838,142  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (35,854     (90,160
  

Derivative financial assets

     48,650       339,872  
  

Other assets

     8,082       9,141  
  

Deposits

     29,508       9,807  
  

Borrowings

     74,972       5,136  
  

Derivative financial liabilities

     5,782       —   

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

    

Account

   December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 
  

Other liabilities

   W 14,318       13,865  
  

Other provisions

     77,668       138,484  

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

  

Loans

     168,216       179,000  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (12,983     (17,856
  

Other assets

     836       —   
  

Deposits

     77,776       57,505  
  

Other liabilities

     1,301       728  
  

Other provisions

     9,429       40,336  

Associates:

       

Others

  

Securities

     19,954       17,353  
  

Loans

     101,997       418,933  
  

Allowance for loan losses

     (1,417     (18,853
  

Derivative financial assets

     —        8,677  
  

Other assets

     6,135       8,138  
  

Deposits

     494,299       478,254  
  

Other liabilities

     2,190       3,196  
  

Other provisions

     128       40,441  

 

(3)

Significant profit or loss arising from transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    

Account

   2025     2024  

Subsidiaries:

       

KDB Capital Corporation

  

Interest income

   W 12       49  
  

Dividend income

     40,070       31,435  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     —        1  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     2,488       10,829  
  

Interest expenses

     (1,114     (2,511
  

Provision for loan losses

     (78     —   
  

Other operating expenses

     (1,904     (1,358

KDB Infrastructure Investments Asset Management Co., Ltd.

  

Dividend income

     14,518       13,886  
  

Interest expenses

     (770     (1,044

KDB Ireland Ltd.

  

Interest income

     47,275       50,169  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     18,784       9,801  
  

Interest expense

     (76     (14
  

Provision for loan losses

     (25     (78
  

Other operating expenses

     (13,874     (21,716

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

    

Account

   2025     2024  

KDB Bank Europe Ltd.

  

Interest income

   W 30,865       35,959  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     —        4  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     119       164  
  

Provision for loan losses

     (22     —   
  

Other operating expenses

     (115     (203

Banco KDB Do Brazil S.A.

  

Interest income

     25,225       25,057  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     42       —   
  

Interest expense

     (7     —   
  

Provision for loan losses

     —        (44
  

Other operating expenses

     (2     (4

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

  

Interest income

     1,360       1,621  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     7       —   
  

Provision for loan losses

     —        (1

KDB Silicon Valley LLC

  

Interest expenses

     (4,415     (4,411

KDB Asia Ltd.

  

Interest income

     58,144       83,117  
  

Dividend income

     6,815       —   
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     39       33  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     2,290       1,941  
  

Interest expense

     (12     (196
  

Other operating expenses

     (2,139     (3,374

KDB Bank Uzbekistan

  

Interest income

     14,759       11,140  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     76       —   
  

Provision for loan losses

     —        (77
  

Other operating expenses

     —        (1

KDB Consus Value PEF

  

Interest income

     —        20,054  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     483       126,080  
  

Interest expenses

     —        (25
  

Other operating expenses

     —        (837

KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

  

Interest income

     19,321       —   
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     13,061       —   
  

Interest expenses

     (20     —   
  

Other operating expenses

     (26,481     —   

Corporate Liquidity Assistance Agency Co., Ltd.

  

Interest income

     —        11,420  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     —        273  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     242       —   

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

    

Account

   2025     2024  
  

Interest expenses

   W (14,617     (15,373
  

Provision for loan losses

     —        —   
  

Other operating expenses

     —        (18

Others

  

Interest income

     20,531       19,626  
  

Dividend income

     62,753       122,373  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     760       834  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     29,092       40,590  
  

Interest expenses

     (2,248     (3,720
  

Provision for loan losses

     (1,094     (22
  

Other operating expenses

     (7,688     (7,444

Associates:

       

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

  

Interest income

     23,332       25,125  
  

Dividend income

     44,993       —   
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     260       179  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     201,213       77,973  
  

Interest expense

     (4,513     (9,786
  

Other operating expenses

     (254,433     (682,464

HMM Co., Ltd.

  

Interest income

     3,965       22,084  
  

Dividend income

     178,320       140,840  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     432       203  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     49,918       3,274  
  

Interest expense

     (45,722     (16,846
  

Other operating expenses

     (24,188     (89,348

HANJIN KAL

  

Interest income

     6,601       11,626  
  

Dividend income

     2,542       2,119  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     2,636       507  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     15       30  
  

Interest expense

     (55     (109
  

Other operating expenses

     (18,773     (18,883

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

  

Interest income

     59,040       198,210  
  

Dividend income

     9,180       9,180  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     24,086       6,508  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     182,674       104,844  
  

Interest expense

     (45,921     (105,080
  

Provision for loan losses

     —        —   
  

Other operating expenses

     (149,318     (308,689

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

    

Account

   2025     2024  

Korea Ocean Business Corporation

  

Interest income

   W 3,422       3,166  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     917       464  
  

Interest expense

     —        (222
  

Other operating expenses

     (65     (1,016

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

  

Interest income

     99,595       100,644  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     54,306       56,410  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     112,614       868,116  
  

Interest expense

     (1,301     (9,322
  

Other operating expenses

     (96,688     (77,827

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

  

Interest income

     5,902       10,320  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     4,872       98,818  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     30,908       —   
  

Interest expense

     (252     (374
  

Other operating expenses

     —        (40,337

Others

  

Interest income

     8,906       18,285  
  

Dividend income

     189,276       290,838  
  

Reversal of allowance for loan losses

     74       116,677  
  

Fees and commission income, other income

     9,766       21,422  
  

Interest expense

     (5,765     (8,787
  

Provision for loan losses

     (494     (18,351
  

Other operating expenses

     (5,798     (48,701

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

(4)

Details of guarantees and commitments provided to the related parties as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    

Account

   December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Subsidiaries:

        

KDB Capital Corporation

  

Commitments

   W 410,000        500,000  

KDB Ireland Ltd.

  

Unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees

     100,443        —   

KDB Consus Value PEF

  

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees

     —         132,840  
  

Commitments

     —         11,519  

KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

  

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees

     132,840        —   

Corporate Liquidity Assistance Agency Co., Ltd.

  

Commitments

     —         560,000  

Others

  

Unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees

     6,118        —   
  

Commitments

     3,031,989        1,054,869  

Associates:

        

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

  

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees

     258,282        227,666  
  

Commitments

     153,000        454,224  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

  

Confirmed acceptances and guarantees

     4,267,333        3,729,088  
  

Unconfirmed acceptances and guarantees

     1,710,321        2,583,277  
  

Commitments

     3,985,215        1,779,609  

Others

  

Commitments

     1,797,328        403,113  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 
      W  15,852,869        11,436,205  
     

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

(5)

Significant lending transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Beginning      Loan      Collection     Ending  

Subsidiaries:

          

KDB Captical Corporation

   W 188        90,000        (188     90,000  

KDB Ireland Ltd.

     1,052,396        1,845,285        (1,873,233     1,024,448  

KDB Bank Europe

     76,437        43,722        —        120,159  

Banco KDB Do Brasil S.A.

     374,850        790,990        (832,943     332,897  

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

     29,400        15,265        (30,316     14,349  

KDB Asia Ltd.

     73,500        —         (73,500     —   

KDB Bank Uzbekistan

     147,000        67,872        (214,872     —   

Others

     428,846        432,517        (210,718     650,645  

Associates:

          

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

     335,939        377,244        (404,601     308,582  

HMM Co., Ltd.

     84,977        548        (43,281     42,244  

HANJIN KAL

     428,891        9,545        (438,436     —   

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

     2,425,714        985,928        (2,091,946     1,319,696  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

     2,838,142        169,825        (397,116     2,610,851  

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

     179,000        —         (10,784     168,216  

Others

     239,933        88,521        (226,457     101,997  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  8,715,213        4,917,262        (6,848,391     6,784,084  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

     2024  
     Beginning      Loan      Collection     Ending  

Subsidiaries:

          

KDB Captical Corporation

   W 876        —         (688     188  

KDB Ireland Ltd.

     853,433        1,734,577        (1,535,614     1,052,396  

KDB Bank Europe

     84,224        5,758        (13,545     76,437  

Banco KDB Do Brasil S.A.

     321,061        619,664        (565,875     374,850  

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

     25,788        5,004        (1,392     29,400  

KDB Asia Ltd.

     128,940        413,840        (469,280     73,500  

KDB Bank Uzbekistan

     —         147,000        —        147,000  

Corporate Liquidity Assistance Agency Co., Ltd.

     440,000        —         (440,000     —   

Others

     431,960        75,672        (78,786     428,846  

Associates:

          

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

     328,097        210,478        (202,636     335,939  

HMM Co., Ltd.

     123,682        4,191        (42,896     84,977  

HANJIN KAL

     447,774        7,784        (26,667     428,891  

Korean Air Lines Co., Ltd.

     1,482,916        1,974,550        (1,031,752     2,425,714  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

     1,468,780        1,437,779        (68,417     2,838,142  

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

     —         209,000        (30,000     179,000  

Others

     183,912        239,626        (183,605     239,933  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  6,321,443        7,084,923        (4,691,153     8,715,213  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(6)

Significant borrowing transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Beginning      Borrowing      Repayment     Ending  

Subsidiaries:

          

Banco KDB Do Brasil S.A.

   W —         3,134        —        3,134  

KDB Asia Ltd.

     —         36,590        —        36,590  

Others

     59,997        3,808        (21,442     42,362  

Associates:

          

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

     1,454        —         (1,454     —   

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

     5,136        75,196        (5,360     74,972  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  66,587        118,728        (28,256     157,059  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

     2024  
     Beginning      Borrowing      Repayment     Ending  

Subsidiaries:

          

Others

   W 80,076        64,133        (84,212     59,997  

Associates:

          

Korea Electric Power Co., Ltd.

     1,801        —         (347     1,454  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

     —         6,296        (1,160     5,136  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  81,877        70,429        (85,719     66,587  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(7)

Equity-related transactions with related parties for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Investment      Withdrawal
and others
 

Subsidiaries:

     

PT KDB Tifa Finance Tbk

   W —         7,521  

KDB Silicon Valley LLC

     139,000        —   

KDB Consus Value PEF

     3,574        309,242  

KDB Life Insurance Co., Ltd.

     500,000        —   

KDBC Co-investment Private Equity Fund

     17,588        484  

KDB OCCASIO II, L.P.

     50,268        —   

KDB Synergy, L.P.

     69,900        —   

Others

     1,297,692        40,583  

Associates:

     

HMM Co., Ltd.

     1,399,680        696,198  

Hanwha Ocean Co., Ltd.

     —         488,475  

Others

     560,718        328,939  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  4,038,420        1,871,442  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     2024  
     Investment      Withdrawal
and others
 

Subsidiaries:

     

KDB Consus Value PEF

     301,238        —   

KDBC Co-investment Private Equity Fund

     21,308        14,145  

KDB Synergy, L.P.

     106,720        —   

Others

     81,890        25,331  

Associates:

     

HMM Co., Ltd.

     1,696,500        —   

TAEYOUNG ENGINEERING & CONSTRUCTION

     54,719        —   

Others

     425,769        357,937  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  2,688,144        397,413  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

41. Related Party Transactions, Continued

 

(8)

Details of compensation to key management personnel for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025      2024  

Short-term employee benefits

   W 1,050        1,084  

Post-employment benefits

     42        52  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  1,092        1,136  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(9)

As of December 31 2025 and 2024, the Bank has neither pledged any collateral to, nor received any collateral from, related parties.

42. Statements of Cash Flows

 

(1)

Cash and cash equivalents in the statements of cash flows as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025
    December 31,
2024
 

Cash and due from financial institutions:

    

Cash and foreign currencies

   W 67,140       67,357  

Due from financial institutions in Korean won

     1,338,885       1,553,014  

Due from financial institutions in foreign currencies / off-shores

     10,280,976       11,375,150  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     11,687,001       12,995,521  

Less: Restricted due from financial institutions and others

     (3,404,728     (3,361,559

Add: Financial instruments reaching maturity within three months from date of acquisition

    

Securities measured at FVTPL

    

Government and public bonds

     6,887       —   

Loans measured at amortized cost:

    

Call-loans

     4,300,039       2,802,236  

Inter-bank loans

     1,700,366       1,438,815  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,000,405       4,241,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     6,007,292       4,241,051  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  14,289,565       13,875,013  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

42. Statements of Cash Flows, Continued

 

(2)

Changes in liabilities arising from financing activities for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Beginning      Cash flows
from financing
activities
    Foreign
exchange
differences
    Changes in
fair value
    Others     Ending  

Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL

   W 2,389,246        (346,337     —        (77,729     (72,781     1,892,399  

Borrowings

     32,730,518        (991,678     (135,394     —        1,333       31,604,779  

Debentures

     165,102,269        6,925,303       (281,015     1,282,523       340,943       173,370,023  

Lease liabilities

     68,857        (36,155     —        —        53,105       85,807  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  200,290,890        5,551,133       (416,409     1,204,794       322,600       206,953,008  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
     Beginning      Cash flows
from financing
activities
    Foreign
exchange
differences
     Changes in
fair value
     Others      Ending  

Financial liabilities designated at FVTPL

   W 1,920,061        256,648       —         12,533        200,004        2,389,246  

Borrowings

     27,745,629        4,820,304       163,645        —         940        32,730,518  

Debentures

     156,933,867        6,892,348       297,087        657,941        321,026        165,102,269  

Lease liabilities

     74,708        (33,273     —         —         27,422        68,857  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  186,674,265        11,936,027       460,732        670,474        549,392        200,290,890  
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(3)

Significant transactions not involving cash flows for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Decrease in loans due to write-offs

   W 16,203       24,526  

Increase in securities measured at FVOCI due to debt-to-equity swap, etc

     2,052       41,566  

Increase in investments in subsidiaries and associates due to debt-to-equity swap

     —        54,719  

Decrease in accumulated other comprehensive income due to securities valuation

     (138,576     (1,387,238

Deferred income tax effect due to securities valuation

     24,520       366,230  

Reclassification from securities measured at FVOCI to investments in subsidiaries and associates

     1,399,680       1,696,500  

Transfer from property and equipment to investment property

     1,729       8,956  

Recognition of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities

     60,932       28,917  

Increase in securities measured at FVOCI due to in-kind capital contributions (capital increase)

     —        1,999,780  

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

 

43. Transfers of Financial Instruments

Details of financial assets and liabilities related to repurchase agreements and loaned securities that do not qualify for derecognition as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Characteristics of transactions

   Carrying
amounts of
transferred
assets
     Carrying
amounts of
related
liabilities
     Carrying
amounts of
transferred
assets
     Carrying
amounts of
related
liabilities
 

Repurchase agreements

   W 820,068        450,507        520,000        47,181  

Loaned securities

     —         —         40,409        —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  820,068        450,507        560,409        47,181  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

The Bank has repurchase agreements and securities lending arrangements. In the case of repurchase agreements, the Bank sells securities with an agreement to repurchase them at a fixed price. For securities lending arrangements, although legal title to the securities is transferred, the securities are required to be returned at the end of the lending period. As the Bank retains substantially all of the risks and rewards of ownership of the securities, the securities continue to be recognized in full.

44. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities

The Bank classifies and discloses fair value of the financial instruments into the following three-level hierarchy:

 

   

Level 1: Financial instruments measured at quoted prices from active markets are classified as level 1.

 

   

Level 2: Financial instruments measured using valuation techniques where all significant inputs are observable market data are classified as level 2.

 

   

Level 3: Financial instruments measured using valuation techniques where one or more significant inputs are based on unobservable market data are classified as level 3.

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

44. Fair Value of Financial Assets and Liabilities, Continued

 

(1) Fair value hierarchy of financial instruments measured at fair value

 

  (i)

The fair value hierarchy of financial instruments measured at fair value as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets:

           

Securities measured at FVTPL

   W 2,815,473        2,373,908        15,987,240        21,176,621  

Securities measured at FVOCI

     2,647,434        15,686,367        13,344,860        31,678,661  

Loans measured at FVTPL

     —         —         87,141        87,141  

Derivative financial assets

     —         11,081,621        8,825        11,090,446  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  5,462,907        29,141,896        29,428,066        64,032,869  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

           

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

   W —         1,892,399        —         1,892,399  

Derivative financial liabilities

     —         10,369,892        15,842        10,385,734  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W —         12,262,291        15,842        12,278,133  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Level 1      Level 2      Level 3      Total  

Financial assets:

           

Securities measured at FVTPL

   W 2,804,662        1,391,702        14,222,436        18,418,800  

Securities measured at FVOCI

     1,594,047        16,759,867        14,406,279        32,760,193  

Loans measured at FVTPL

     —         —         419,773        419,773  

Derivative financial assets

     —         13,914,992        259        13,915,251  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  4,398,709        32,066,561        29,048,747        65,514,017  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

           

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

   W —         2,389,246        —         2,389,246  

Derivative financial liabilities

     —         14,853,546        20,393        14,873,939  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W —         17,242,792        20,393        17,263,185  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(ii)

Changes in the fair value of financial instruments measured at fair value and classified as level 3 of the fair value hierarchy for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    2025  
    January 1,
2025
    Profit or
loss (*1)
    Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Acquisition /
Issue
    Sale /
Settlement
    Transfer (*2)     December 31,
2025
 

Financial assets:

             

Securities measured at FVTPL

  W 14,222,406       656,253       —        1,675,815       (525,915     (37,349     15,987,240  

Securities measured at FVOCI

    14,406,279       —        481,577       642,344       (563,297     (1,622,043     13,344,860  

Loans measured at FVTPL

    419,773       (5,393     —        1,000       (328,239     —        87,141  

Derivatives financial assets

    259       8,566       —        —        —        —        8,825  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  29,048,747       659,426       481,577       2,319,159       (1,421,451     (1,659,392     29,428,066  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

             

Derivatives financial liabilities

  W 20,393       (4,561     —        —        —        —        15,842  

 

(*1)

Of the amounts recognized in profit or loss, the gains or losses related to assets and liabilities held by the Bank as of December 31, 2025 amounted to W580,100 million.

 

(*2)

Transfers into or out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy occurred due to the change in the availability of observable market data.

 

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    2024  
    January 1,
2024
    Profit or
loss (*1)
    Other
comprehensive
income (loss)
    Acquisition /
Issue
    Sale /
Settlement
    Transfer
(*2)
    Others     December 31,
2024
 

Financial assets:

               

Securities measured at FVTPL

  W 12,706,058       1,016,696       —        892,251       (388,799     (3,770     —        14,222,436  

Securities measured at FVOCI

    14,844,797       —        (37,552     2,307,497       (100,283     (2,608,180     —        14,406,279  

Loans measured at FVTPL

    488,432       (24,106     —        7,000       (52,149     —        596       419,773  

Derivatives financial assets

    278       (19     —        —        —        —        —        259  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  26,039,565       992,571       (37,552     3,206,748       (541,231     (2,611,950     596       29,048,747  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

               

Derivatives financial liabilities

  W 22,939       (2,546     —        —        —        —        —        20,393  

 

(*1)

Of the amounts recognized in profit or loss, the gains or losses related to assets and liabilities held by the Bank as of December 31, 2024 amounted to W381,176 million.

 

(*2)

Transfers into or out of level 3 of the fair value hierarchy occurred due to the change in the availability of observable market data.

 

(iii)

Changes in deferred day one profit or loss for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025     2024  

Beginning balance

   W 2,829       3,219  

New deferral

     (74,766     —   

Amortization

     7,223       (390
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Ending balance

   W  (64,714     2,829  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(iv)

Valuation techniques and inputs used in the fair value measurement of financial instruments measured at fair value and classified as level 2 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    

Valuation techniques

  

Inputs

Securities measured at FVTPL

     

Equity securities

  

Net asset value approach

  

Underlying asset price

Debt securities

  

Discounted cash flow method

  

Discount rate

Securities measured at FVOCI

     

Equity securities

  

Net asset value approach

  

Underlying asset price

Debt securities

  

Discounted cash flow method

  

Discount rate

Derivatives financial assets

     

Interest rate swaps

  

Discounted cash flow method, Black-Scholes model, Modified Black model, Formula model

  

Discount rate, exchange rate, volatility, commodity index, etc.

Currency forwards and swaps

Currency options

Commodities options

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

     

Debentures

   Discounted cash flow method    Discount rate

 

(v)

Valuation techniques and quantitative information about unobservable inputs used in the fair value measurement of financial instruments measured at fair value and classified as level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    

December 31, 2025

    

Valuation techniques

  

Unobservable inputs

  

Range (%)

Securities measured at FVTPL

        

Equity securities

  

Discounted cash flow method, Comparable Company Analysis, Net asset value method, etc.

  

Discount rate

   4.35 ~ 9.80
  

Fluctuation in property disposal price

   — 
  

Liquidation value

   — 
  

Volatility

   14.43 ~ 42.44

Securities measured at FVOCI

        

Equity securities

   Discounted cash flow method, Comparable Company Analysis, Net asset value method, etc.   

Growth rate

Discount rate

Interest rate volatility

  

— 

6.80 ~ 13.90

0.46 ~ 0.70

Loans measured at FVTPL

        

Convertible bonds, etc.

  

LSMC, Binomial model

  

Volatility

   10.12 ~ 38.85

Derivatives financial assets

        

Interest rate swaps

  

Hull-White

Two-Factor model

   Volatility    (10) ~ 10

Stock index options

   Discounted cash flow method, Comparable Company Analysis, Net asset value method, Binomial Tree(T-F)    Volatility    22.25 ~ 63.99

 

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December 31, 2024

    

Valuation technique

  

Unobservable inputs

  

Range (%)

Securities measured at FVTPL

        

Equity securities

  

Discounted cash flow method, Comparable Company Analysis, Net asset value method, etc.

  

Discount rate

   4.87 ~ 10.32
  

Fluctuation in property disposal price

   — 
  

Liquidation value

   — 
  

Volatility

   18.36 ~ 56.61

Securities measured at FVOCI

        

Equity securities

   Discounted cash flow method, Comparable Company Analysis, Net asset value method, etc.   

Growth rate

Discount rate

Volatility

Interest rate volatility

  

— 

6.01 ~ 16.03

29.90 ~ 32.22

0.47 ~ 0.73

Loans measured at FVTPL

        

Convertible bonds, etc.

  

LSMC, Binomial model

  

Volatility

   18.76 ~ 35.92

Derivatives financial assets

        

Interest rate swaps

  

Hull-White

Two-Factor model

  

Volatility

Correlation coefficient

  

0.68 ~ 0.85

(70) ~ 100

Stock index options

   Discounted cash flow method, Comparable Company Analysis, Net asset value method, Binomial Tree(T-F)    Volatility    25.71 ~ 26.97

 

(vi)

The sensitivity analysis on changes in unobservable inputs for financial instruments measured at fair value and classified as level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Profit (loss) for the year     Other comprehensive
income (loss)
 
     Favorable
changes
     Unfavorable
changes
    Favorable
changes
     Unfavorable
changes
 

Securities measured at FVTPL (*1)

   W 90,604        (87,138     —         —   

Securities measured at FVOCI (*1)

     —         —        114,153        (90,514

Loans measured at FVTPL (*2)

     2,425        (2,222     —         —   

Derivative financial assets (*2)

     2,702        (1,085     —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  95,731        (90,445     114,153        (90,514
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     December 31, 2024  
     Profit (loss) for the year     Other comprehensive
income (loss)
 
     Favorable
changes
     Unfavorable
changes
    Favorable
changes
     Unfavorable
changes
 

Securities measured at FVTPL (*1)

   W 79,721        (168,828     —         —   

Securities measured at FVOCI (*1)

     —         —        94,580        (71,808

Loans measured at FVTPL (*2)

     3,876        (3,662     —         —   

Derivative financial assets (*2)

     252        (239     —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  83,849        (172,729     94,580        (71,808
  

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

(*1)

Changes in fair value of equity securities are calculated by increasing and decreasing the growth rates (0~1%), discount rates, or the correlation coefficients between the discount rates and liquidation value (-1~1%) which are significant unobservable inputs. For beneficiary certificates, it is practically impossible to analyse sensitivity of changes in unobservable inputs. However, for beneficiary certificates whose underlying assets are real estates, changes in fair value are calculated based on the correlation between the discount rate applied to rental cash flows (-1% to 1%) and the rate of change in property sale prices (-1% to 1%). Among financial instruments measured at fair value and classified as level 3 of the fair value hierarchy as of December 31, 2025 and 2024, W26,012,088 million and W24,518,096 million are excluded from the sensitivity analysis as it is practically impossible to calculate the sensitivity of changes in unobservable variables.

 

(*2)

Changes in fair value of loans measured at FVTPL and derivative financial instruments are calculated by increasing and decreasing the correlation coefficient and volatility (-10~10%) which are significant unobservable inputs.

 

(2)

Fair value hierarchy of financial instruments measured at amortized cost

 

(i)

The Bank’s policies for measuring fair value of financial instruments at amortized costs are as follows:

 

  -

Cash and due from financial institutions: Fair value of cash is considered equivalent to the carrying amount. In the case of due from financial institutions on demand, which do not have a set maturity and can be realized instantly, the carrying amount is a close estimate of the fair value and is assumed so. In the case of other ordinary due from financial institutions, the cash flow discount method is used to estimate the fair value.

 

  -

Securities measured at amortized cost: The fair value of securities measured at amortized cost is computed by widely accepted appraisal agencies upon request.

 

  -

Loans measured at amortized cost: The fair value of loans measured at amortized cost is the expected future cash flows, reflecting premature redemption ratio, discounted by the market interest rate, adjusted by a spread sheet considering the probability of default. Exceptions to this method include loans with credit line facilities, loans with a maturity of three months or less left and impaired loans, which the Bank assumes the carrying amount as the fair value.

 

  -

Deposits: The fair value of deposits is computed using the discounted cash flow method. However, for deposits, whose cash flows cannot be estimated reasonably, the Bank assumes the carrying amount as the fair value.

 

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  -

Borrowings: The fair value of industrial financial debentures is computed using the discounted cash flow method by the Bank’s Fair Value Evaluation System. However, for borrowings including call money whose contractual maturity is three months or less, the Bank assumes the carrying amount as fair value.

 

  -

Debentures: The fair value of industrial financial debentures is computed using the discounted cash flow method by the Bank’s Fair Value Evaluation System.

 

  -

Other financial assets and liabilities: The fair value of other financial assets and liabilities is computed using the discounted cash flow method. However, in cases cash flow cannot be estimated reasonably, the Bank assumes the carrying amount as the fair value.

 

(ii)

The fair value hierarchy of financial instruments measured at amortized cost as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Financial assets:

       

Cash and due from financial institutions (*)

  W 8,282,273       3,404,728       —        11,687,001  

Securities measured at amortized cost

    3,076,344       6,811,117       —        9,887,461  

Loans measured at amortized cost (*)

    —        4,310,246       213,183,102       217,493,348  

Other financial assets (*)

    —        5,503,637       1,716,523       7,220,160  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  11,358,617       20,029,728       214,899,625       246,287,970  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

       

Deposits (*)

  W —        2,016,152       66,513,169       68,529,321  

Borrowings (*)

    —        5,170,105       26,387,502       31,557,607  

Debentures

    —        175,563,548       —        175,563,548  

Other financial liabilities (*)

    —        3,215,810       5,601,239       8,817,049  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W —        185,965,615       98,501,910       284,467,525  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    December 31, 2024  
    Level 1     Level 2     Level 3     Total  

Financial assets:

       

Cash and due from financial institutions (*)

  W 9,633,962       3,361,559       —        12,995,521  

Securities measured at amortized cost

    3,492,235       5,444,070       —        8,936,305  

Loans measured at amortized cost (*)

    —        2,824,285       207,162,934       209,987,219  

Other financial assets (*)

    —        6,105,731       1,691,860       7,797,591  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  13,126,197       17,735,645       208,854,794       239,716,636  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

       

Deposits (*)

  W —        2,077,635       64,077,827       66,155,462  

Borrowings (*)

    —        3,975,955       28,621,339       32,597,294  

Debentures

    —        167,652,781       —        167,652,781  

Other financial liabilities (*)

    —        4,427,119       5,313,603       9,740,722  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W —        178,133,490       98,012,769       276,146,259  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

For financial instruments classified as level 2 of the fair value hierarchy, the carrying amounts are disclosed as fair value, as they are considered to be a reasonable approximation of the fair value.

 

(iii)

Valuation technique and input(s) used in the fair value measurement of financial instruments measured at amortized cost as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    

Valuation technique

  

Input(s)

Level 2

     

Financial assets:

     

Securities measured at amortized cost

   Discounted cash flow method    Discount rate

Financial liabilities:

     

Debentures

   Discounted cash flow method    Discount rate

Level 3

     

Financial assets:

     

Loans measured at amortized cost

   Discounted cash flow method    Credit spread, other spread, prepayment rate

Other financial assets

   Discounted cash flow method    Other spread

Financial liabilities:

     

Deposits

   Discounted cash flow method    Other spread

Borrowings

   Discounted cash flow method    Other spread

Other financial liabilities

   Discounted cash flow method    Other spread

 

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45. Categories of Financial Assets and Liabilities

Categories of financial assets and liabilities as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Cash and
cash
equivalents
    Financial
instruments
measured
at FVTPL
    Financial
instruments
designated
at FVTPL
    Financial
instruments
measured
at FVOCI
    Financial
instruments
designated
at FVOCI
    Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized
cost
    Hedging
purpose
derivative
instruments
    Total  

Financial assets:

               

Cash and due from financial institutions

  W 8,282,273       —        —        —        —        3,404,728       —        11,687,001  

Securities measured at FVTPL

    6,887       21,169,734       —        —        —        —        —        21,176,621  

Securities measured at FVOCI

    —        —        —        16,864,585       14,814,076       —        —        31,678,661  

Securities measured at amortized cost

    —        —        —        —        —        9,887,461       —        9,887,461  

Loans measured at FVTPL

    —        87,141       —        —        —        —        —        87,141  

Loans measured at amortized cost

    6,000,405       —        —        —        —        211,167,680       —        217,168,085  

Derivative financial assets

    —        10,003,847       —        —        —        —        1,086,599       11,090,446  

Other financial assets

    —        —        —        —        —        7,224,412       —        7,224,412  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 14,289,565       31,260,722       —        16,864,585       14,814,076       231,684,281       1,086,599       309,999,828  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

               

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

  W —        —        1,892,399       —        —        —        —        1,892,399  

Deposits

    —        —        —        —        —        68,474,854       —        68,474,854  

Borrowings

    —        —        —        —        —        31,604,779       —        31,604,779  

Debentures

    —        —        —        —        —        173,370,023       —        173,370,023  

Derivative financial liabilities

    —        9,903,168       —        —        —        —        482,566       10,385,734  

Other financial liabilities

    —        —        —        —        —        8,968,540       —        8,968,540  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W —        9,903,168       1,892,399       —        —        282,418,196       482,566       294,696,329  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

45. Categories of Financial Assets and Liabilities, Continued

 

    December 31, 2024  
    Cash and
cash
equivalents
    Financial
instruments
measured
at FVTPL
    Financial
instruments
designated
at FVTPL
    Financial
instruments
measured
at FVOCI
    Financial
instruments
designated
at FVOCI
    Financial
instruments
measured at
amortized
cost
    Hedging
purpose
derivative
instruments
    Total  

Financial assets:

               

Cash and due from financial institutions

  W 9,633,962       —        —        —        —        3,361,559       —        12,995,521  

Securities measured at FVTPL

    —        18,418,800       —        —        —        —        —        18,418,800  

Securities measured at FVOCI

    —        —        —        17,412,051       15,348,142       —        —        32,760,193  

Securities measured at amortized cost

    —        —        —        —        —        8,936,305       —        8,936,305  

Loans measured at FVTPL

    —        419,773       —        —        —        —        —        419,773  

Loans measured at amortized cost

    4,241,051       —        —        —        —        205,240,302       —        209,481,353  

Derivative financial assets

    —        13,624,445       —        —        —        —        290,806       13,915,251  

Other financial assets

    —        —        —        —        —        7,798,105       —        7,798,105  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 13,875,013       32,463,018       —        17,412,051       15,348,142       225,336,271       290,806       304,725,301  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

               

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

  W —        —        2,389,246       —        —        —        —        2,389,246  

Deposits

    —        —        —        —        —        66,100,573       —        66,100,573  

Borrowings

    —        —        —        —        —        32,730,518       —        32,730,518  

Debentures

    —        —        —        —        —        165,102,269       —        165,102,269  

Derivative financial liabilities

    —        13,733,198       —        —        —        —        1,140,741       14,873,939  

Other financial liabilities

    —        —        —        —        —        9,778,765       —        9,778,765  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W —        13,733,198       2,389,246       —        —        273,712,125       1,140,741       290,975,310  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

46. Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities

Details of financial instruments subject to enforceable master netting agreements or similar agreements as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial asset
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial liabilities
set off in the
statement of
financial position
    Net amounts of
financial assets
presented in the
statement of
financial position
    Related amounts not set off
in the statement of financial
position
       
  Financial
instruments
    Cash collateral
received
    Net amounts  

Derivative financial assets (*)

  W 11,090,446       —        11,090,446       7,772,803       175,320       3,142,323  

Unsettled spot exchange receivables (*)

    2,959,635       —        2,959,635       2,958,043       —        1,592  

Unsettled domestic exchange receivables

    4,527,669       1,983,668       2,544,001       —        —        2,544,001  

Security pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements

    820,068       —        820,068       450,507       —        369,561  

Bonds purchased under repurchase agreements

    4,785,900       —        4,785,900       4,785,900       —        —   

Loaned securities

    —        —        —        —        —        —   

Receivables from securities transaction

    95,297       —        95,297       95,297       —        —   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  24,279,015       1,983,668       22,295,347       16,062,550       175,320       6,057,477  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    December 31, 2025  
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial liabilities
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial assets

set off in the
statement of
financial position
    Net amounts of
financial liabilities
presented in the
statement of
financial position
    Related amounts not set off
in the statement of financial
position
       
    Financial
instruments
    Cash collateral
pledged
    Net amounts  

Derivative financial liabilities (*)

  W 10,385,734       —        10,385,734       4,965,836       373,292       5,046,606  

Unsettled spot exchange payables (*)

    2,961,478       —        2,961,478       2,958,043       —        3,435  

Unsettled domestic exchange payables

    2,238,000       1,983,668       254,332       —        —        254,332  

Repurchase agreements

    450,507       —        450,507       450,507       —        —   

Payables from securities transaction

    71,607       —        71,607       71,607       —        —   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  16,107,326       1,983,668       14,123,658       8,445,993       373,292       5,304,373  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

For the derivatives covered by the ISDA derivative contracts, all contracts are settled and the net amount of derivative contracts is measured and paid based on the liquidation value if the counterparty files for bankruptcy or has any credit issues.

 

    December 31, 2024  
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial asset
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial liabilities
set off in the
statement of
financial position
    Net amounts of
financial assets
presented in the
statement of
financial position
    Related amounts not set off
in the statement of financial
position
       
  Financial
instruments
    Cash collateral
received
    Net amounts  

Derivative financial assets (*)

  W 13,915,251       —        13,915,251       10,019,614       62,644       3,832,993  

Unsettled spot exchange receivables (*)

    4,171,827       —        4,171,827       4,171,331       —        496  

Unsettled domestic exchange receivables

    4,246,146       2,312,241       1,933,905       —        —        1,933,905  

Security pledged as collateral for repurchase agreements

    520,000       —        520,000       47,181       —        472,819  

Bonds purchased under repurchase agreements

    1,676,700       —        1,676,700       1,676,700       —        —   

Loaned securities

    40,409       —        40,409       40,409       —        —   

Receivables from securities transaction

    4,206       —        4,206       4,206       —        —   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  24,574,539       2,312,241       22,262,298       15,959,441       62,644       6,240,213  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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46. Offsetting of Financial Assets and Liabilities, Continued

 

    December 31, 2024  
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial liabilities
    Gross amounts of
recognized
financial assets

set off in the
statement of
financial position
    Net amounts of
financial liabilities
presented in the
statement of
financial position
    Related amounts not set off
in the statement of financial
position
       
    Financial
instruments
    Cash collateral
pledged
    Net amounts  

Derivative financial liabilities (*)

  W 14,873,939       —        14,873,939       8,518,079       293,465       6,062,395  

Unsettled spot exchange payables (*)

    4,172,071       —        4,172,071       4,171,331       —        740  

Unsettled domestic exchange payables

    2,567,289       2,312,241       255,048       —        —        255,048  

Repurchase agreements

    47,181       —        47,181       47,181       —        —   

Payables from securities transaction

    16,102       —        16,102       16,102       —        —   
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W  21,676,582       2,312,241       19,364,341       12,752,693       293,465       6,318,183  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

(*)

For the derivatives covered by the ISDA derivative contracts, all contracts are settled and the net amount of derivative contracts is measured and paid based on the liquidation value if the counterparty files for bankruptcy or has any credit issues.

 

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47. Operating Segments

 

(1)

The Bank has four reporting segments, as described below, which are the Bank’s strategic business units. They are managed separately as each business requires different technology and marketing strategies. The following summary describes general information about each of the Bank’s reporting segments:

 

Segments

  

General information

Corporate finance

   Provides trade finance and loans to corporate customers

Investment finance

   Provides consulting services to corporate such as capital finance, restructuring, etc.

Asset management

   Provides asset management services to individual and corporate customers

Others

   Any other segment not mentioned above

 

(2)

Operating income (loss) from external customers and intersegment transactions for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Corporate
finance
    Investment
finance
    Asset
management
     Others     Total  

Operating income (loss) from external customers

   W  766,327       1,740,851       36,435        (382,759     2,160,854  

Operating income (loss) from intersegment transactions

     (75,235     (831,306     —         906,541       —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  691,092       909,545       36,435        523,782       2,160,854  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     2024  
     Corporate
finance
    Investment
finance
    Asset
management
     Others     Total  

Operating income (loss) from external customers

   W  1,972,776       670,218       49,863        (398,741     2,294,116  

Operating income (loss) from intersegment transactions

     20,589       167,747       —         (188,336     —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W  1,993,365       837,965       49,863        (587,077     2,294,116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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(3)

Income and losses by operating segment for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     2025  
     Corporate
finance
    Investment
finance
    Asset
management
    Others     Total  

Net interest income

   W  1,478,225       (576,652     2,085       202,380       1,106,038  

Non-interest income

          

Income related to securities (*1)

     87,443       424,357       —        54,809       566,609  

Other non-interest income

     259,400       1,166,715       43,630       483,198       1,952,943  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     346,843       1,591,072       43,630       538,007       2,519,552  

Provision for loan losses and others (*2)

     (594,739     (18,704     —        5,430       (608,013

General and administrative expenses

     (539,237     (86,171     (9,280     (222,035     (856,723
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   W 691,092       909,545       36,435       523,782       2,160,854  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     2024  
     Corporate
finance
    Investment
finance
    Asset
management
    Others     Total  

Net interest income

   W  1,652,276       (592,763     16,053       42,499       1,118,065  

Non-interest income

          

Income related to securities (*1)

     293,996       313,002       —        142,993       749,991  

Other non-interest income

     342,068       1,269,793       43,083       (559,266     1,095,678  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
     636,064       1,582,795       43,083       (416,273     1,845,669  

Provision for loan losses and others (*2)

     237,726       (71,267     —        21,006       187,465  

General and administrative expenses

     (532,701     (80,800     (9,273     (234,309     (857,083
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Operating income

   W 1,993,365       837,965       49,863       (587,077     2,294,116  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
(*1)

Income related to securities is composed of net gain (loss) on securities measured at FVTPL, securities measured at FVOCI and securities measured at amortized cost.

(*2)

Provision for loan losses and others comprises of provision (reversal) for loan losses, provision (reversal) for derivative credit risks, gains (losses) on sales of loans, and appropriation (reversal) of provision.

 

(4)

Geographical revenue information about the Bank’s operating segments for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 and the geographical non-current asset information as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     Revenues (*1)      Non-current assets (*2)  
     2025      2024      December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Domestic

   W  46,946,988        66,878,265        35,682,291        34,059,881  

Overseas

     2,959,475        2,981,348        155,186        122,342  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 49,906,463        69,859,613        35,837,477        34,182,223  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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(*1)

Revenues consist of interest income, fees and commission income, dividend income, income related to securities, gain on derivatives, foreign currency transaction gain, other operating income and provision for loan losses.

(*2)

Non-current assets consist of investments in subsidiaries and associates, property and equipment, investment property and intangible assets.

48. Risk Management

(1) Introduction

(i) Objectives and principles

The Bank’s risk management aims to maintain financial soundness and effectively manage various risks pertinent to the nature of the Bank’s business. The Bank has set up and fulfilled policies to manage risks timely and effectively. Pursuant to the policies, the Bank’s risks shall be

 

   

managed comprehensively and independently,

 

   

recognized timely, evaluated exactly and managed effectively,

 

   

maintained to the extent that the risks balance with profit,

 

   

diversified appropriately to avoid concentration on specific segments,

 

   

managed to prevent excessive exposure by the setting up and managing of tolerance limits and guidelines.

(ii) Risk management strategy and process

The Bank’s risk management business is separated into two different stages; the ‘metrification stage,’ in which risks are estimated and monitored, and the ‘integration stage,’ in which information gained during the risk management process is integrated and used in management strategies. Risk management is recognized as a key component of the Bank’s management and seeks to change from its previously adaptive and limited role to more leading and comprehensive role.

Furthermore, the Bank focuses on consistent communication among different departments to establish a progressive consensus on risk management.

(iii) Risk management governance

Risk Management Committee

The Bank’s Risk Management Committee (the “Committee”), which is a committee under the Board of Directors, is composed of three or more directors. The Committee serves as the highest decision-making body with respect to risk management and is responsible for deliberating and resolving on key matters related to risk management, including the establishment of the Bank’s overall risk management policies, the evaluation of the Bank’s capital adequacy and related management framework, and the setting of country-specific exposure limits.

 

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48. Risk Management, Continued

 

The CEO of the Bank and the head of Risk Management Segment

The CEO of the Bank, according to the policies of risk management, performs his or her role to manage and direct risk management to sustain efficiency and internal control. The head of the Risk Management Segment is responsible for supervising the overall administration of the Bank’s risk management business and providing risk-related information to members of the board of directors and the Bank’s management.

Risk Management Policy Committee

The Bank’s Risk Management Policy Committee is composed of the leaders of all business segments. and exercises its role to decide important matters relating to the Bank’s portfolio including allocating internal capital limits by segment and setting exposure limits by industry within the scope that Risk Management Committee regulated.

Operational Risk Management Council

Established under the Risk Management Council, the Operational Risk Management Council is comprised of the heads of relevant departments. The Operational Risk Management Council deliberates and resolves on matters such as the setting of operating limits for liquidity regulatory management books, and performs a preliminary review of matters to be resolved by the Risk Management Policy Committee.

Operational Risk Management Deliberation Council

Established under the Risk Management Council, the Operational Risk Management Deliberation Council is comprised of the heads of relevant departments. The Council deliberates and resolves on matters related to the establishment and amendment of key policies concerning operational risk, and performs a preliminary review of matters related to operational risk that are to be resolved by the Risk Management Policy Committee.

(iv) Performance of risk management committee

The Risk Management Committee performs comprehensive reviews of matters related to risk management and deliberates key decisions of the Board of Directors. For the year ended December 31, 2025, the key activities of the Risk Management Committee were as follows:

 

   

Major decision

 

   

Risk management plan for 2025

 

   

Contingency funding plan for 2025

 

   

Setting of exposure limits by country for 2025

 

   

Major reporting matters

 

   

Result of ex-post validation of credit rating system and default rates, and verification of risk measurement factors for internal purposes

 

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Setting of credit portfolio limits for 2025

 

   

Allocation of internal capital limits for 2025

 

   

Resolution of Credit Committee for the fourth quarter of 2024

 

   

Results of verification of the adequacy of individually assessed loan loss allowance for 2024

 

   

Proposal to approve an increase in the exposure limit ratio for large, affiliated groups with a consolidated credit rating of A0 or higher

 

   

Proposal on the management of exposure limits in connection with an increase in the RG limit of a specific counterparty

 

   

Resolution of Credit Committee for the first quarter of 2025

 

   

Results of the integrated stress testing for the first half of 2025

 

   

Plan to improve the credit rating model for non-externally audited companies

 

   

Results of verification of risk-weighted assets for the BIS capital ratio as of December 31, 2024

 

   

Resolution of Credit Committee for the second quarter of 2025

 

   

Results of the integrated stress testing for the second half of 2025

 

   

Result of operation of corporate credit rating system in 2025

 

   

Resolution of Credit Committee for the third quarter of 2025

 

   

Plan for additional provisioning for loan losses related to companies in the petrochemical industry

 

   

Results of the business continuity plan (BCP) simulation exercises for 2025

 

   

Results of the internal capital adequacy assessment for 2025

(v) Improvement of risk management system

For the continuous improvement of risk management, financial soundness and capital adequacy, the Bank performs the following:

 

   

Continuous improvement of Basel

 

   

Improvements in the internal capital adequacy assessment system, in line with the guidelines set by the Financial Supervisory Service (FSS) in 2008, to manage capital adequacy more effectively

 

   

Improvements in the credit assessment system on Low Default Portfolio (LDP)

 

   

Elaboration of risk measuring criteria including credit risk parameters and measurement logics

 

   

Development of the application system for timely calculation of LCR and NSFR

 

   

Rebuilding the Corporate Credit Rating System (approved by Financial Supervisory Services on October 26, 2017)

 

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Establishment of the system to calculate Basel Interest Rate Risk in the Banking Book coming to domestic in September 2018

 

   

Establishment of the system to comply with the amended regulation relating to risk-weighted assets under Basel III in December 2020

 

   

Development of system related to Fundamental Review of the Trading Book (FRTB) under Basel III in August 2022

 

   

Development of system related to operational risk under Basel III in September 2022

 

   

Expansion of risk management infrastructure

 

   

Establishment of the RAPM system to reflect risks to the Bank’s business and support decision-making upon management, and application of performance assessment at the branch level since 2010

 

   

Enforcement of risk management related to irregular compound derivatives and validation of the derivative pricing model developed by the Bank’s Front Office

 

   

Establishment of IFRS 9 accounting system to calculate loan loss allowances under IFRS 9 in March 2017 and, since then, run of IFRS 9 accounting system in January 2018

(vi) Risk management reporting and measuring system

The Bank endeavours consistently to objectively and rationally measure and manage all significant risks considering the characteristics of operational areas, assets and risks. In relation to reporting and measurement, the Bank has developed application systems as follows:

 

Application system    Approach    Completion
date
   Major function

Corporate Credit Rating System

   Logit Model    Jan. 2017    Rebuilding the Corporate Credit Rating System
       

Market Risk Management System

   Murex FRTB    Sep. 2022    Calculation of regulatory capital and internal capital under FRTB SA Standards and stress testing analysis
       

Interest/Liquidity Risk

Management System

   In-house    May 2019    Calculation of interest risk, liquidity risk, etc.
       

Operational Risk

Management System

   Standardized Approach    Sep. 2022    Calculation of operation risk, RCSA, KRI and management of loss events, etc.
       

BIS Capital Ratio

Calculation/Credit Risk

Measurement System

  

Fermat

RaY

  

Sep. 2006

Dec. 2013

   Calculate equity, credit risk-weighted assets and credit risk, etc.
       

Loan Loss Allowance

Calculation System

   IFRS 9    Mar. 2017    Expected loss model

 

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(vii) Response to Basel

The Korean financial authorities have implemented Basel II since January 2008, and the Standardized Approach and the Foundation Internal Ratings-Based Approach for calculating credit risk are applicable.

In conformity with the implementation roadmap of Basel II, the Bank obtained the approval to use the Foundation Internal Ratings-Based Approach on credit risk from the FSS in July 2008 and has applied the approach since late June 2008. The Bank applies the Standardized Approach on market risks and operational risks.

The Bank completed the Basel III standard risk management system in preparation of the adoption of the Basel III regulations announced on December 1, 2013. Starting from 2013 year-end, the BIS capital adequacy ratio has been measured in accordance to the Basel III regulations.

Responding to the requirements of the financial authorities, the Bank recognizes interest rate risk, liquidity risk, credit bias risk and reputation risk besides Pillar I risks (credit risk, market risk and operational risk). The Bank has actively responded to the Pillar 2 regulation, including additional capital requirements based on comprehensive assessment of risk management levels since 2015. In addition, from the end of 2015, the Bank has applied the uniform standards for the public announcement of financial business for Basel compliance.

The Bank completed revised standards such as capital requirements for banks’ investments in funds in 2017, capital requirements for securitization in 2018, and the Standardised Approach for measuring counterparty credit risk (SA-CCR) in 2019.

To comply with the amended regulation relating to risk-weighted assets under Basel III, the Bank completed the consultation and the development of the relevant systems and the amended regulation has been applied since the calculation of the BIS ratio at the end of 2020.

The Bank completed IT consulting and system development related to the revised Market Risk Regulation (FRTB) and Operational Risk Regulation under Basel III during the second half of 2022.

(viii) Internal capital adequacy assessment process

Internal capital adequacy assessment process is defined as the process that the Bank aggregates significant risks, calculates its internal capital, compares the internal capital with the available capital and assesses its internal capital adequacy. The internal capital adequacy report including the assessment results at the end of the year is prepared and reported to the Risk Management Policy Committee.

 

   

Internal capital adequacy assessment

For the internal capital adequacy assessment, the Bank calculates its aggregated internal capital by evaluating all significant risks and available capital considering the quality and components of capital and then assesses the internal capital adequacy by comparing the aggregated internal capital with the available capital.

 

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In addition, the Bank conducts stress testing on a periodic basis, at least semi-annually, to assess potential vulnerabilities under crisis situations, and uses the results in, among others, its internal capital adequacy assessment. For this purpose, the Bank assumes four stages of macroeconomic conditions—baseline, downturn, severe and stagflation—and assesses capital adequacy under each scenario, thereby establishing response measures to enhance risk management preparedness for potential crisis situations.

 

   

Goal setting of internal capital management

The Bank sets up and manages an internal capital limit on an annual basis, through the approval of the Risk Management Committee, to maintain internal capital adequacy by managing internal capital (integrated risks) within the extent of available capital.

The prior year’s internal capital, analysis of domestic and foreign environment changes in the current year, and the direction and size of operations are all reflected in the goal setting of internal capital management to calculate the integrated internal capital scale. Moreover, Bank for International Settlements (BIS) capital adequacy ratio and risk appetite are taken into consideration in the goal setting of internal capital management.

 

   

Allocation of internal capital

The Bank’s Risk Management Committee approves entire internal capital, and the Risk Management Policy Committee allocates the capital to each segment and department, considering the extent of possible risk faced and size of operations. The allocated internal capital is monitored regularly and managed using various management methods. The results of monitoring and managing the allocated internal capital are reported to the Risk Management Committee. In case of any material changes in the Bank’s business plan or risk operation strategy, the Bank adjusts the allocations elastically.

 

   

Composition of internal capital

Internal capital comprises all the significant risks of the Bank and is composed of quantifiable and non-quantifiable risks. Quantifiable risks refer to risks that are measured quantitatively based on objective data using established methodologies, including reasonable models. Such quantifiable risks comprise credit risk, market risk, interest rate risk, liquidity risk, credit concentration risk, and foreign currency settlement risk. Non-quantifiable risks refer to risks for which it is difficult to objectively quantify the level of risk due to the absence of appropriate measurement methodologies or the lack of relevant data. Such non-quantifiable risks comprise strategy risk, reputation risk, and residual risks related to asset securitization and credit risk mitigation.

(2) Credit Risk

(i) Concept

Credit risk can be defined as potential loss resulting from the refusal to perform obligations or default of counterparties. More generally, it is used to refer to the possibility of loss from engaged bonds that cannot be redeemed properly or from substitute payments.

 

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(ii) Approach to credit risk management

Summary of credit risk management

The Bank regards credit risk as the most significant risk area in its business operations, and accordingly, closely monitors its credit risk exposure. The Bank manages both credit risks at portfolio level and at individual credit level. At portfolio level, the Bank reduces credit concentration and restructures the portfolio to boost profitability considering the risk level. To avoid credit concentration on a particular sector, the Bank manages credit limits by client, group, and industry. The Bank also resets exposure management directives for each industry by conducting an industry credit evaluation twice a year.

At the individual credit level, the relationship manager (RM), the credit officer (CO) and the Credit Review Committee manage each borrower’s credit risk.

Post management and insolvent borrower management

The Bank monitors the borrower’s credit rating from the date of the loan to the date of the final collection of debt consistently and inspects the borrower’s status frequently to prevent the generation of new bad debts and to stabilize the number of debt recoveries.

In addition, an early warning system is operated to spot borrowers that are highly likely to be insolvent. The early warning system provides financial information, financial transaction information, public information and market information of the borrower, and such information is used by the RM and the CO to monitor and manage changes in the borrower’s credit rating.

A borrower that is likely to be insolvent is classified as an early warning borrower, depending on the level of insolvency risk. The Bank sets up a specific and applicable stabilization plan for such a borrower considering the borrower’s characteristics. Furthermore, sub-standard borrowers are classified as insolvent borrowers, and are managed intensively by the Bank, which takes legal proceedings, disposals or corporate turnaround measures if necessary.

Classification of asset soundness and provision of allowance for loss

Classification of asset soundness is fulfilled by the analysis and assessment of credit risk. The classification is used to provide an appropriate allowance, prevent further occurrences of insolvent assets and promote the normalization of existing insolvent assets to enhance the stabilization of asset operations.

Based on the Financial Supervisory Regulations of the Republic of Korea, the Bank has established standards and guidelines on the classification of asset soundness, according to the Forward-Looking Criteria, which reflects not only the borrower’s past records of repayment but also their future debt repayment capability.

In conformity with these standards, the Bank classifies the soundness of its assets as “normal”, “precautionary”, “substandard”, “doubtful”, or “estimated loss” and differentiates the coverage ratio by the level of classification.

 

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Details of loans by credit rating as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

< Corporate >

           
     December 31, 2025  
     Carrying amounts      12-month expected
credit loss
    

Lifetime expected credit losses

 
   Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  194,199,705        160,490,866        32,948,319        760,520  

BBB2 ~ CCC

     26,061,789        9,300,533        15,909,950        851,306  

Below CC

     343,646        —         27,137        316,509  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  220,605,140        169,791,399        48,885,406        1,928,335  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Carrying amounts      12-month expected
credit loss
    

Lifetime expected credit losses

 
   Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  180,348,619        159,388,765        20,959,854        —   

BBB2 ~ CCC

     30,814,870        11,229,886        18,561,521        1,023,463  

Below CC

     1,101,360        —         100        1,101,260  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  212,264,849        170,618,651        39,521,475        2,124,723  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

< Retail >

           
     December 31, 2025  
     Carrying amounts      12-month expected
credit loss
    

Lifetime expected credit losses

 
     Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

Grade 1 ~ Grade 6

   W  96,057        92,278        3,779        —   

Grade 7 ~ Grade 8

     387        —         387        —   

Grade 9 ~ Grade 10

     1,201        —         —         1,201  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  97,645        92,278        4,166        1,201  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Carrying amounts      12-month expected
credit loss
    

Lifetime expected credit losses

 
     Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

Grade 1 ~ Grade 6

   W  114,899        109,559        5,307        33  

Grade 7 ~ Grade 8

     1,205        —         1,205        —   

Grade 9 ~ Grade 10

     1,502        —         —         1,502  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  117,606        109,559        6,512        1,535  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Details of payment guarantees (including financial guarantees) and unused commitments by credit rating as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

< Corporate >

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Exposures      12-month expected
credit loss
     Lifetime expected credit losses  
   Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

Unused commitments:

           

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  56,346,326        49,194,526        7,151,800        —   

BBB2 ~ CCC

     3,940,826        2,132,330        1,683,101        125,395  

Below CC

     —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  60,287,152        51,326,856        8,834,901        125,395  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Payment guarantees (including financial guarantees):

           

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  15,362,692        9,401,520        5,961,172        —   

BBB2 ~ CCC

     2,804,334        1,888,505        895,072        20,757  

Below CC

     41,508        —         —         41,508  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  18,208,534        11,290,025        6,856,244        62,265  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Exposures      12-month expected
credit loss
     Lifetime expected credit losses  
   Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

Unused commitments:

           

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  50,579,198        46,235,837        4,343,361        —   

BBB2 ~ CCC

     5,699,307        3,365,397        2,285,478        48,432  

Below CC

     397        —         —         397  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  56,278,902        49,601,234        6,628,839        48,829  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Payment guarantees (including financial guarantees):

           

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  8,255,939        7,466,921        789,018        —   

BBB2 ~ CCC

     11,035,950        5,176,575        5,842,792        16,583  

Below CC

     50,886        —         —         50,886  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  19,342,775        12,643,496        6,631,810        67,469  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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< Retail >

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Exposures      12-month expected
credit loss
     Lifetime expected credit losses  
   Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

Unused commitments:

           

Grade 1 ~ Grade 6

   W  25,481        25,472        9        —   

Grade 7 ~ Grade 8

     —         —         —         —   

Grade 9 ~ Grade 10

     —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 25,481        25,472        9        —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Exposures      12-month expected
credit loss
     Lifetime expected credit losses  
   Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

Unused commitments:

           

Grade 1 ~ Grade 6

   W  33,418        33,171        247        —   

Grade 7 ~ Grade 8

     —         —         —         —   

Grade 9 ~ Grade 10

     —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 33,418        33,171        247        —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(iii) Measurement methodology of credit risk

Pursuant to Basel III, the Bank selects the measurement methodology of credit risk considering the complexity of measurement, measurement factors, estimating methods and others. Measurement approaches are divided into Standardized Approach and Internal Ratings-Based Approach.

Standardized Approach (“SA”)

In the case of the Standardized Approach, risk weights are applied according to the credit rating assessed by External Credit Assessment Institution (“ECAI”). Risk weights in each credit rating are as follows:

 

Credit rating

    Corporate     Country     Bank 

AAA ~ AA-

   20.0%   0.0%   20.0%

A+ ~ A-

   50.0%   20.0%   30.0%

BBB+ ~ BBB-

   75.0%   50.0%   50.0%

BB+ ~ BB-

   100.0%   100.0%   100.0%

B+ ~ B-

   150.0%   100.0%   100.0%

Below B-

   150.0%   150.0%   150.0%

Unrated

   100.0%(*)   100.0%   Rating based on due
diligence

 

(*)

In case of small and medium-sized business, 85.0% is applied.

 

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In addition to OECD country credit ratings, the Bank uses credit ratings assigned by Korea Credit Rating Co., Ltd., NICE Credit Rating Co., Ltd., and Korea Investors Service, which are eligible credit rating agencies designated by FSS. The Bank applies the individual credit rating based on the relevant loan and the same borrower’s senior unsecured exposure, and where the risk weight of the individual or obligor credit rating is higher than that of an unrated exposure (100%), the higher risk weight is applied; where multiple credit ratings are available, the higher of the two lowest risk weights is applied in accordance with the second-best criterion.

Internal Ratings-Based Approach (IRB)

To use the Internal Ratings-Based Approach, banks must be approved by the FSS and should also meet the requirement pre-set by the FSS.

In relation to Basel II that has been adopted domestically as of January 2008, the Bank gained approval from the FSS to use the Foundation Internal Ratings-Based Approach in July 2008. The Bank has calculated credit risk-weighted assets using the approach since late June 2008.

Measurement method of credit risk-weighted asset

The Bank calculates credit risk-weighted assets of corporate exposures and asset securitization exposures using the Foundation Internal Ratings-Based Approach as of December 31, 2025.

The Standardized Approach is applied to country exposures, public institution exposures and bank exposures permanently and applied to overseas subsidiary and the Bank’s branch pursuant to prior consultation with the FSS.

 

<Approved measurement method>      
Measurement method    Exposure

Standardized Approach

   Permanent SA    —Countries, public institutions, banks, equity
   SA   

—Overseas subsidiaries and branches, and other assets, retail, residential mortgage, commercial properties

Foundation Internal Ratings-Based Approach

  

—Large, small and medium enterprises, asset securitization (at each credit level)

Application of IRB by phase    —Special corporate lending, non-residence and others

The mitigated effect of credit risks reflects the related policies which consider eligible collateral and guarantees. The Bank calculates the credit risk-weighted assets using the capital adequacy ratio.

Upon the calculation of credit risk-weighted assets for derivatives, the Bank takes into consideration the set-off effects of transactions under legally enforceable rights to set-off to calculate exposures.

Credit rating model

The results of credit rating are presented as grades through an assessment of the debt repayment capacity that the principal and interest of debt securities or loans are redeemed while complying with contractual redemption schedule.

 

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Using the Bank’s internal credit rating model, the Bank classifies debtors’ credit rating into 14 grades (AAA~D). To distinguish the difference between credits in the same grade, the Bank uses 20 stages as auxiliaries to 14 grades.

The Bank’s regular credit rating process is carried out once a year and in the case of the change of debtor’s credit condition, the credit rating is frequently adjusted as necessary to retain the adequacy of credit rating.

The results of credit rating are applied to various areas such as discrimination of loan processes, loan limit, loan interest rate, post loan management standard process, credit risk measurement, and allowance for loan losses assessment.

Credit rating process control structure

According to the Principle of Checks and Balances, the Bank has established the credit rating process control structure by which the credit rating system operates appropriately.

 

   

Independent assessment of credit rating: The Bank’s business segment (RM) and credit rating assessment segment (SRO) are independently operated.

 

   

Independent control of credit rating system: The control of credit rating system including the development of credit rating model is independently implemented by the Bank’s Risk Management Department.

 

   

Independent verification of credit rating system: Credit rating system is independently verified by Risk Validation Team of the Financial Planning Department.

 

   

Internal audit of credit rating process: Credit rating process is audited by the Bank’s internal audit department.

 

   

Role of the Board of Directors and the Bank’s management: Major issues relating to credit process are approved by the Board of Directors and are regularly monitored by the Bank’s top management.

The Bank reviews debt serviceability based on a credit analysis when handling loans. Depending on the results, credit loan preservation is adjusted as necessary using such methods as interest rate preservation due to credit risk.

The Bank evaluates the value of the collateral, performing ability and legal validity of the guarantee at the initial acquisition. The Bank re-evaluates the provided collateral and guarantees regularly for them to be reasonably preserved.

For guarantees, the Bank demands a corresponding written guarantee according to loan handling standards and the guarantor’s credit rating is independently calculated when in conformance with the credit rating endowment method.

 

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The quantification of the extent to which collateral and other credit enhancements mitigate credit risk of impaired financial assets as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024(*)  

Securities measured at FVOCI

   W —         —   

Loans measured at amortized cost

      1,885,054        1,628,733  

Other assets

     3,807        4,274  

 

(*)

The prior-period disclosure has been revised due to changes in the amounts of collateral used in calculating the credit risk mitigation effect. For reference, the credit risk mitigation effect before the revision was W75,472 million for debt securities measured at FVOCI, W2,383,289 million for loans measured at amortized cost, and W7,812 million for other assets.

(iv) Credit exposure

Credit exposure by region as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Korea     Hong
Kong
    Ireland     Uzbekistan     Brazil     Hungary     UK     USA     Ohers     Total  

Due from financial institutions (excluding due from BOK)

  W 158,170       1,440,681       —        319,468       205,598       784,162       46,573       4,415,317       2,805,588       10,175,557  

Securities measured at FVOCI:

                   

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

    2,437,870       413,226       46,932       —        —        —        791,043       5,746,915       5,020,549       14,456,535  

Securities measured at amortized cost:

                   

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

    1,753,704       —        —        —        —        —        —        660,391       —        2,414,095  

Loans

    160,062,295       1,293,926       2,354,710       85,765       960,239       532,932       2,209,918       9,741,839       54,565,018       231,806,642  

Derivative financial assets

    439,200       28,603       —        —        —        —        45,362       57,901       515,788       1,086,854  

Other assets

    2,171,589       —        —        —        —        —        —        —        5,199,038       7,370,627  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    167,022,828       3,176,436       2,401,642       405,233       1,165,837       1,317,094       3,092,896       20,622,363       68,105,981       267,310,310  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments

    46,297,516       447,760       260,182       —        —        87,657       1,118,473       4,899,456       7,201,588       60,312,632  

Guarantees (including financial guarantees)

    16,890,583       954       100,443       —        —        55,346       —        1,118,342       42,866       18,208,534  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    63,188,099       448,714       360,625       —        —        143,003       1,118,473       6,017,798       7,244,454       78,521,166  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 230,210,927       3,625,150       2,762,267       405,233       1,165,837       1,460,097       4,211,369       26,640,161       75,350,435       345,831,476  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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    December 31, 2024  
    Korea     Hong
Kong
    Ireland     Uzbekistan     Brazil     Hungary     UK     USA     Ohers     Total  

Due from financial institutions (excluding due from BOK)

  W 453,479       1,318,743       —        176,400       191,100       715,340       19,911       5,499,422       3,247,842       11,622,237  

Securities measured at FVOCI:

                   

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

    5,930,002       372,498       29,678       —        —        —        706,417       5,949,041       4,118,457       17,106,093  

Securities measured at amortized cost:

                   

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

    3,560,368       —        —        —        —        —        —        588,959       —        4,149,327  

Loans

    159,628,176       1,762,157       2,175,683       545,206       694,285       258,082       1,938,291       12,288,293       51,738,561       231,028,734  

Derivative financial assets

    243,449       —        —        —        —        —        1,230       182       45,981       290,842  

Other assets

    2,616,174       —        —        —        —        —        —        —        5,362,961       7,979,135  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    172,431,648       3,453,398       2,205,361       721,606       885,385       973,422       2,665,849       24,325,897       64,513,802       272,176,368  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Commitments

    46,482,058       250,896       66,134       —        —        21,402       579,201       4,406,682       4,505,948       56,312,321  

Guarantees (including financial guarantees)

    18,357,053       1,085       —        —        —        56,699       —        828,844       99,094       19,342,775  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
    64,839,111       251,981       66,134       —        —        78,101       579,201       5,235,526       4,605,042       75,655,096  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 237,270,759       3,705,379       2,271,495       721,606       885,385       1,051,523       3,245,050       29,561,423       69,118,844       347,831,464  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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Credit exposure by industry as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Manufacturing      Service      Others      Household      Total  

Due from financial institutions (excluding due from BOK)

   W —         8,748,447        1,427,110        —         10,175,557  

Securities measured at FVOCI:

              

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

     2,140,977        9,213,711        3,101,847        —         14,456,535  

Securities measured at amortized cost:

              

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

     511,940        1,152,258        749,897        —         2,414,095  

Loans

     88,595,481        120,881,294        22,329,867        —         231,806,642  

Derivative financial assets

     —         1,086,854        —         —         1,086,854  

Other assets

     224,415        520,866        6,625,346        —         7,370,627  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     91,472,813        141,603,430        34,234,067        —         267,310,310  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments

     25,649,265        28,489,010        6,174,358        —         60,312,633  

Guarantees (including financial guarantees)

     15,393,408        2,675,603        139,523        —         18,208,534  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     41,042,673        31,164,613        6,313,881        —         78,521,167  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  132,515,486        172,768,043        40,547,948        —         345,831,477  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Manufacturing      Service      Others      Household      Total  

Due from financial institutions (excluding due from BOK)

   W —         9,859,582        1,762,655        —         11,622,237  

Securities measured at FVOCI:

              

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

     3,096,554        10,493,304        3,516,235        —         17,106,093  

Securities measured at amortized cost:

              

Bonds (excluding government bonds)

     847,317        2,337,223        964,787        —         4,149,327  

Loans

     89,083,417        118,293,797        23,651,520        —         231,028,734  

Derivative financial assets

     —         290,842        —         —         290,842  

Other assets

     257,770        606,725        7,114,640        —         7,979,135  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     93,285,058        141,881,473        37,009,837        —         272,176,368  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Commitments

     24,979,628        27,329,872        4,002,819        —         56,312,319  

Guarantees (including financial guarantees)

     16,764,602        2,415,561        162,612        —         19,342,775  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     41,744,230        29,745,433        4,165,431        —         75,655,094  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  135,029,288        171,626,906        41,175,268        —         347,831,462  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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Credit exposure of debt securities by credit rating as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Carrying amounts      12-month
expected
credit loss
     Lifetime expected credit losses  
     Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  26,754,362        26,190,365        563,997        —   

BBB2 ~ CCC

     5,000        5,000        —         —   

Below CC

     —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 26,759,362        26,195,365        563,997        —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Carrying amounts      12-month
expected
credit loss
     Lifetime expected credit losses  
     Non credit-
impaired
     Credit-
impaired
 

AAA ~ BBB1

   W  26,273,071        25,861,132        411,939        —   

BBB2 ~ CCC

     85,000        35,000        50,000        —   

Below CC

     —         —         —         —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 26,358,071        25,896,132        461,939        —   
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

(3) Capital management activities

(i) Capital adequacy

The FSS approved the Bank’s use of the Foundation Internal Ratings-Based Approach in July 2008. The Bank has been using the same approach when calculating credit risk-weighted assets since the end of June 2008. The equity capital ratio and equity capital according to the standards of the Bank for International Settlements are calculated for such disclosure. The equity capital ratio and equity capital are calculated on a consolidated basis. In conformity with the Banking Act, which is based on the implementation of Basel III on December 1, 2013, the regulatory capital is divided into the following two categories.

Tier 1 capital

- Common Equity Tier 1

Regulatory capital that represents the most subordinated claim in liquidation of the Bank, takes the first and proportionately greatest share of any losses as they occur, and which principal is never repaid outside of liquidation meets the criteria for classification as common equity, including capital stock, capital surplus, retained earnings and accumulated other comprehensive income as common equity Tier 1.

- Additional Tier 1 capital

Capital stock and capital surplus related to issuance of capital securities that are subordinated, have non-cumulative and conditional dividends or interests, and have no maturity or step-up conditions.

 

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Tier 2 capital (Supplementary Tier 2 capital)

Regulatory capital that fulfils supplementary capital adequacy requirements, and includes subordinated debt with maturities over 5 years and allowance for loan losses in conformity with external regulatory standards and internal standards.

The BIS capital adequacy ratio and capital in accordance with Basel III standards as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

BIS capital adequacy ratio

 

     December 31, 2025     December 31, 2024  

Equity capital based on BIS (A):

    

Tier 1 capital:

    

Common Equity Tier 1

   W 48,048,986       42,581,473  

Additional Tier 1 capital

     —        —   
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     48,048,986       42,581,473  

Tier 2 capital

     3,012,753       3,350,097  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 51,061,739       45,931,570  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Risk-weighted assets (B):

    

Credit risk-weighted assets

   W 343,812,618       316,077,185  

Market risk-weighted assets

     3,877,254       3,246,288  

Operational risk-weighted assets

     10,818,653       11,020,728  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
   W 358,508,525       330,344,201  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

BIS capital adequacy ratio (A/B):

     14.24     13.9

Tier 1 capital ratio:

     13.4     12.89

Common Equity Tier 1 ratio

     13.4     12.89

Additional Tier 1 capital ratio

     —        —   

Tier 2 capital ratio

     0.84     1.01

 

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Equity capital based on BIS

 

     December 31, 2025     December 31, 2024  

Tier 1 capital (A):

    

Common Equity Tier 1

    

Capital stock

   W 27,257,759       26,316,559  

Capital surplus, etc.

     1,339,610       1,355,849  

Retained earnings

     17,776,473       12,768,402  

Accumulated other comprehensive income

     2,668,993       2,992,380  

Common stock deductibles

     (993,849     (851,717
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     48,048,986       42,581,473  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Tier 2 capital (B):

    

Allowance for doubtful accounts, etc.

     1,023,975       939,461  

Qualified capital securities

     2,244,000       2,678,000  

Non-qualified capital securities

     —        —   

Additional stock deductibles

     (255,222     (267,364
  

 

 

   

 

 

 
     3,012,753       3,350,097  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

Equity capital (A+B)

   W 51,061,739       45,931,570  
  

 

 

   

 

 

 

(4) Market risk

(i) Concept

Market risk is defined as the possibility of potential loss resulting from fluctuations in interest rates, foreign exchange rates and the price of stocks and commodities. Trading position is exposed to risks, such as interest rate, stock price, and foreign exchange rate, etc. Non-trading position is mostly exposed to interest rates. Accordingly, the Bank classifies market risks into those exposed from trading position or those exposed from non-trading position.

(ii) Market risks of trading positions

Management method on market risks arising from trading positions

In response to the full implementation of Basel III market risk regulations, the Bank has been calculating and managing market risk capital in accordance with the Standardized Approach under Basel III since January 2024. The Standardized Approach under Basel III measures market risk by three components: sensitivity risk, default risk and residual risk. Sensitivity risk measures the market risk by five risk classes, which are general interest rate, credit spread, equity, foreign exchange and commodity. Default risk quantifies losses in the event of a default that exceeds normal market price fluctuations. Lastly, residual risk quantifies risk that cannot be measured by sensitivity risk and default risk. These components are then simply added together to calculate the total required capital.

The Bank sets total limit of market risk based on annual business plan, risk appetite and others and monitors Market Risk limit of each trading department on a daily basis.

 

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Capital Requirements for Market risk

The Bank’s Capital Requirements for Market risk as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

Sensitivity risk:

     

General interest rate

   W 115,423        94,918  

Credit spread

     136,297        136,309  

Equity

     —         24  

Foreign exchange (FX)

     51,769        14,186  

Commodity

     1,090        555  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
     304,579        245,992  

Default risk

     4,920        3,296  

Residual risk

     5,418        4,720  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 314,917        254,008  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

(iii) Market risks of non-trading positions

Management method on market risks arising from non-trading positions

The most critical market risk that arises in non-trading position is the interest rate risk. Interest rate risk is defined as the likely loss resulting from the unfavorable fluctuation of interest rate in the Bank’s financial condition and is measured by IRRBB (Interest Rate Risk in Banking Book), ΔEVE (change in Economic Value of Equity) and ΔNII (change in Net Interest Income).

ΔEVE represents fluctuations in the economic value of equity capital that may occur due to changes in interest rates affecting the present values of assets, liabilities and off-balance sheet items. ΔNII represents changes in net interest income that may occur over a certain period of time (e.g. one year) in the future due to changes in interest rates.

The Bank’s Risk Management Committee sets and manages interest rate risk limits on a yearly basis and interest rate risk is monthly measured and monitored.

ΔEVE and ΔNII of the Bank’s non-trading positions as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025      December 31, 2024  

ΔEVE

   W 1,082,766        1,584,245  

ΔNII

     393,182        551,404  

 

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(iv) Foreign currency risk

Outstanding balances by currency with significant exposure as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31, 2025  
     USD      EUR      JPY      GBP      Others     Total  

Financial assets:

                

Cash and due from financial institutions

   W 9,215,251        277,318        132,875        45,590        647,764       10,318,798  

Securities measured at FVTPL

     843,252        8,300        6,152        —         21,538       879,242  

Securities measured at FVOCI

     11,966,084        1,066,219        724,942        —         92,790       13,850,035  

Securities measured at amortized cost

     660,391        —         —         —         —        660,391  

Loans measured at FVTPL

     —         —         —         —         —        —   

Loans measured at amortized cost

     63,742,545        4,569,609        3,649,262        1,359,165        2,332,667       75,653,248  

Derivative financial assets

     1,155,148        74,085        3,439        292,962        50,943       1,576,577  

Other financial assets

     2,479,959        49,873        57,916        6,160        61,592       2,655,500  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     90,062,630        6,045,404        4,574,586        1,703,877        3,207,294       105,593,791  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

                

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

     268,306        —         —         —         —        268,306  

Deposits

     19,345,457        15,561        573,339        13        10,579       19,944,949  

Borrowings

     22,288,906        201,158        2,921,771        —         1,063,017       26,474,852  

Debentures

     37,783,458        4,859,702        566,208        1,064,306        10,675,872       54,949,546  

Derivative financial liabilities

     1,658,252        74,836        4,340        296,161        28,621       2,062,210  

Other financial liabilities

     2,912,205        71,034        58,668        23,395        587,456       3,652,758  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     84,256,584        5,222,291        4,124,326        1,383,875        12,365,545       107,352,621  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net financial position

   W 5,806,046        823,113        450,260        320,002        (9,158,251     (1,758,830
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     USD      EUR      JPY      GBP      Others      Total  

Financial assets:

                 

Cash and due from financial institutions

   W 10,173,373        267,561        100,607        25,041        843,169        11,409,751  

Securities measured at FVTPL

     843,635        —         2,149        —         21,383        867,167  

Securities measured at FVOCI

     11,340,644        562,946        611,946        —         160,159        12,675,695  

Securities measured at amortized cost

     588,960        —         —         —         —         588,960  

Loans measured at FVTPL

     —         —         —         —         —         —   

Loans measured at amortized cost

     63,255,440        4,019,108        3,094,708        1,257,669        2,241,160        73,868,085  

Derivative financial assets

     1,735,394        63,397        9,916        245,797        53,755        2,108,259  

Other financial assets

     2,311,768        42,597        47,501        3,728        1,021,321        3,426,915  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     90,249,214        4,955,609        3,866,827        1,532,235        4,340,947        104,944,832  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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     December 31, 2024  
     USD      EUR      JPY      GBP      Others     Total  

Financial liabilities:

                

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

     271,712        —         —         —         —        271,712  

Deposits

     17,759,643        90,238        500,654        24        52,053       18,402,612  

Borrowings

     24,145,429        173,945        2,401,491        —         1,319,443       28,040,308  

Debentures

     39,397,041        2,643,535        271,509        543,055        8,050,162       50,905,302  

Derivative financial liabilities

     2,544,086        50,006        3,689        262,150        42,581       2,902,512  

Other financial liabilities

     2,823,530        57,793        44,262        5,256        1,186,239       4,117,080  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 
     86,941,441        3,015,517        3,221,605        810,485        10,650,478       104,639,526  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

Net financial position

   W 3,307,773        1,940,092        645,222        721,750        (6,309,531     305,306  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

 

(5) Liquidity risk management

(i) Concept

Liquidity risk is defined as the possibility of potential loss due to a temporary shortage in funds caused by a maturity mismatch or an unexpected capital outlay. Liquidity risk soars when funding rates rise, assets are sold below a normal price, or a good investment opportunity is missed.

(ii) Approach to liquidity risk management

The Bank manages its liquidity risks as follows:

Allowable limit for liquidity risk

 

   

The allowable limit for liquidity risk sets LCR, NSFR and mid- to long-term foreign currency fund management ratio

 

   

The management standards with regards to the allowable limit for liquidity risk should be set using separate and stringent set ratios in accordance with the FSS guidelines.

<Measurement Methodology>

 

   

LCR: (High quality liquid assets / Total net cash outflows over the next 30 calendar days) X 100

 

   

NSFR: Available Stable Funding / Required Stable Funding X 100

 

   

Mid- to long-term foreign currency fund management ratio: Foreign currency funding being repaid after 1 year / Foreign currency lending being collected after 1 year X 100

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

48. Risk Management, Continued

 

Early warning indicator

To identify prematurely and cope with worsening liquidity risk trends, the Bank has set up 15 indexes such as the “Foreign Exchange Stabilization Bond CDS Premium,” and measures the trend monthly as a means for establishing the allowable liquidity risk limit complementary measures.

Stress-Test analysis and contingency plan

 

   

The Bank evaluates the effects on the liquidity risk and identifies the inherent flaws. In the case where an unpredictable and significant liquidity crisis occurs, the Bank executes risk situation analysis quarterly based on crisis specific to the Bank, market risk and complex emergency, and reports to the Risk Management Committee for the Bank’s solvency securitization.

 

   

The Bank established detailed contingency plan to manage the liquidity risks at every risk situation.

(iii) Analysis on remaining contractual maturity of financial instruments

Remaining contractual maturity analysis of non-derivative financial instruments including interest payment as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

    December 31, 2025  
    Within 1 month     1~3 months     3~12 months     1~5 years     Over 5 years     Total  

Financial assets:

           

Cash and due from financial institutions

  W 8,516,988       563,757       1,550,038       993,110       —        11,623,893  

Securities measured at FVTPL

    156,655       19,481       2,275,159       527,263       18,198,064       21,176,622  

Securities measured at FVOCI

    409,223       482,141       2,810,614       10,839,178       17,131,503       31,672,659  

Securities measured at amortized cost

    230,012       860,681       3,425,096       5,338,987       40,000       9,894,776  

Loans

    17,043,197       20,861,804       72,784,075       80,604,061       24,887,015       216,180,152  

Other financial assets

    5,503,637       —        —        —        1,845,491       7,349,128  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 31,859,712       22,787,864       82,844,982       98,302,599       62,102,073       297,897,230  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

           

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

  W 618,474       137,595       659,718       208,307       268,306       1,892,400  

Deposits

    27,742,586       15,771,650       21,008,484       3,988,171       385       68,511,276  

Borrowings

    6,257,656       7,708,587       11,015,443       5,726,357       901,052       31,609,095  

Debentures

    8,117,846       11,180,612       59,431,393       87,195,730       8,754,816       174,680,397  

Other financial liabilities

    4,974,767       3,284,189       —        —        6,265,174       14,524,130  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 47,711,329       38,082,633       92,115,038       97,118,565       16,189,733       291,217,298  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

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    December 31, 2024  
    Within 1 month     1~3 months     3~12 months     1~5 years     Over 5 years     Total  

Financial assets:

           

Cash and due from financial institutions

  W 9,972,375       503,873       1,547,894       924,609       —        12,948,751  

Securities measured at FVTPL

    46,600       44,229       1,366,748       189,953       16,741,203       18,388,733  

Securities measured at FVOCI

    826,144       915,551       3,345,316       9,961,875       16,773,121       31,822,007  

Securities measured at amortized cost

    115,000       811,131       3,340,174       4,649,715       30,000       8,946,020  

Loans

    14,624,020       22,345,767       75,308,653       74,886,373       21,375,761       208,540,574  

Other financial assets

    6,105,756       —        —        —        1,812,957       7,918,713  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 31,689,895       24,620,551       84,908,785       90,612,525       56,733,042       288,564,798  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Financial liabilities:

           

Financial liabilities measured at FVTPL

  W 692,242       177,967       845,385       401,940       271,712       2,389,246  

Deposits

    26,721,259       14,853,061       19,694,387       4,812,941       494       66,082,142  

Borrowings

    6,497,080       9,373,391       9,491,425       6,268,523       774,520       32,404,939  

Debentures

    7,190,293       9,981,850       51,813,957       88,861,601       8,010,418       165,858,119  

Other financial liabilities

    5,725,726       2,996,849       —        —        5,921,914       14,644,489  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
  W 46,826,600       37,383,118       81,845,154       100,345,005       14,979,058       281,378,935  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Remaining contractual maturity analysis of derivative financial instruments as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

Net settlement of derivative financial instruments

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Within 1 month     1~3 months     3~12 months     1~5 years     Over 5 years      Total  

Trading purpose derivatives:

             

Currency

   W 3,114       1,820       —        —        —         4,934  

Interest rate

     (21,147     (3,647     (523,543     (554,317     140,853        (961,801

Hedging purpose derivatives:

             

Interest rate

     31,689       302,005       841,145       2,387,797       1,084,673        4,647,309  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 13,656       300,178       317,602       1,833,480       1,225,526        3,690,442  
  

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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Notes to the Separate Financial Statements

December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

48. Risk Management, Continued

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Within 1 month      1~3 months      3~12 months     1~5 years     Over 5 years      Total  

Trading purpose derivatives:

               

Currency

   W 3,724        —         —        —        —         3,724  

Interest rate

     55,197        30,315        (325,391     (394,347     1,079,448        445,222  

Hedging purpose derivatives:

               

Interest rate

     36,090        250,330        841,971       2,130,959       1,295,726        4,555,076  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W 95,011        280,645        516,580       1,736,612       2,375,174        5,004,022  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

    

 

 

 

Gross settlement of derivative financial instruments

 

     December 31, 2025  
     Within 1 month      1~3 months      3~12 months      1~5 years      Over 5 years      Total  

Trading purpose derivatives:

                 

Currency

                 

Inflow

   W 55,188,947        26,026,292        71,694,409        125,531,890        9,012,551        287,454,089  

Outflow

     55,223,648        26,005,811        71,011,422        124,916,837        9,156,847        286,314,565  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hedging purpose derivatives:

                 

Currency

                 

Inflow

     1,006,016        1,540,305        10,027,966        20,132,673        4,634,253        37,341,213  

Outflow

     1,460,141        1,919,524        12,254,427        22,220,109        4,452,044        42,306,245  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inflow

   W 56,194,963        27,566,597        81,722,375        145,664,563        13,646,804        324,795,302  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total outflow

   W  56,683,789        27,925,335        83,265,849        147,136,946        13,608,891        328,620,810  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

     December 31, 2024  
     Within 1 month      1~3 months      3~12 months      1~5 years      Over 5 years      Total  

Trading purpose derivatives:

                 

Currency

                 

Inflow

   W 67,582,388        38,553,043        66,563,517        122,988,092        6,762,347        302,449,387  

Outflow

     67,425,405        38,576,699        66,061,685        122,136,515        6,868,720        301,069,024  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Hedging purpose derivatives:

                 

Currency

                 

Inflow

     1,258,709        1,810,835        3,446,653        19,785,824        4,827,947        31,129,968  

Outflow

     1,542,826        1,787,625        3,950,032        22,008,513        4,721,907        34,010,903  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total inflow

   W 68,841,097        40,363,878        70,010,170        142,773,916        11,590,294        333,579,355  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total outflow

   W  68,968,231        40,364,324        70,011,717        144,145,028        11,590,627        335,079,927  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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December 31, 2025 and 2024

(In millions of won)

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In the case of guarantees and commitments provided by the Bank, although such guarantees and commitments have contractual maturities, the Bank is required to make payment immediately upon a request for payment by the counterparty. The composition of off-balance-sheet items as of December 31, 2025 and 2024 are as follows:

 

     December 31,
2025
     December 31,
2024
 

Guarantees

   W 18,208,534        19,342,775  

Commitments

     70,698,754        67,689,907  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 
   W  88,907,288        87,032,682  
  

 

 

    

 

 

 

 

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THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Land and History

Territory and Population

Located generally south of the 38th parallel on the Korean peninsula, The Republic of Korea covers about 38,000 square miles, approximately one-fourth of which is arable. The Republic has a population of approximately 52 million people. The country’s largest city and capital, Seoul, has a population of about 9 million people.

Map of the Republic of Korea

 

LOGO

Political History

Dr. Rhee Seungman, who was elected President in each of 1948, 1952, 1956 and 1960, dominated the years after the Republic’s founding in 1948. Shortly after President Rhee’s resignation in 1960 in response to student-led demonstrations, a group of military leaders headed by Park Chung Hee assumed power by coup. The military leaders established a civilian government, and the country elected Mr. Park as President in October 1963. President Park served as President until his assassination in 1979 following a period of increasing strife between the Government and its critics. The Government declared martial law and formed an interim government under Prime Minister Choi Kyu Hah, who became the next President. After clashes between the Government and its critics, President Choi resigned, and General Chun Doo Hwan, who took control of the Korean army, became President in 1980.

 

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In late 1980, the country approved, by national referendum, a new Constitution, providing for indirect election of the President by an electoral college and for certain democratic reforms, and shortly thereafter, in early 1981, re-elected President Chun.

Responding to public demonstrations in 1987, the legislature revised the Constitution to provide for direct election of the President. In December 1987, Roh Tae Woo won the presidency by a narrow plurality, after opposition parties led by Kim Young Sam and Kim Dae Jung failed to unite behind a single candidate. In February 1990, two opposition political parties, including the one led by Kim Young Sam, merged into President Roh’s ruling Democratic Liberal Party.

In December 1992, the country elected Kim Young Sam as President. The election of a civilian and former opposition party leader considerably lessened the controversy concerning the legitimacy of the political regime. President Kim’s administration reformed the political sector and deregulated and internationalized the Korean economy.

In December 1997, the country elected Kim Dae Jung as President. President Kim’s party, the Millennium Democratic Party (formerly known as the National Congress for New Politics), formed a coalition with the United Liberal Democrats led by Kim Jong Pil, with Kim Jong Pil becoming the first prime minister in President Kim’s administration. The coalition, which temporarily ended before the election held in April 2000, continued with the appointment of Lee Han Dong of the United Liberal Democrats as the Prime Minister in June 2000. The coalition again ended in September 2001.

In December 2002, the country elected Roh Moo Hyun as President. President Roh and his supporters left the Millennium Democratic Party in 2003 and formed a new party, the Uri Party, in November 2003. On August 15, 2007, 85 members of the National Assembly, previously belonging to the Uri Party, or the Democratic Party, formed the United New Democratic Party, or the UNDP. The Uri Party merged into the UNDP on August 20, 2007. In February 2008, the UNDP merged back into the Democratic Party. In December 2011, the Democratic Party merged with the Citizens Unity Party to form the Democratic United Party, which changed its name to the Democratic Party in May 2013.

In December 2007, the country elected Lee Myung-Bak as President. He commenced his term in February 2008. In April 2018, the Korean prosecutor’s office indicted former President Lee on 16 counts of corruption, including bribery, abuse of power, embezzlement and other irregularities. In October 2018, a Seoul district court sentenced him to 15 years of prison term, which decision he subsequently appealed. In October 2020, the Supreme Court ruled against such appeal and sentenced him to 17 years of prison term. Subsequently, he was released from prison pursuant to a special presidential pardon in December 2022.

In December 2012, the country elected Park Geun-hye as President. She commenced her term in February 2013. In March 2017, the Constitutional Court unanimously upheld a parliamentary vote to impeach President Park, triggering her immediate dismissal, for a number of constitutional and criminal violations, including violation of the Constitution and abuse of power by allowing her confidant to exert influence on state affairs and allowing senior presidential aides to aid in her extortion from companies. After a series of trials, former President Park was sentenced to a combined 22 years of prison term and a fine of W21.5 billion. In light of her deteriorating health, however, former President Park was granted a special pardon by President Moon, her successor, and was released from prison in December 2021.

A special election to elect a successor to former President Park was held in May 2017 and the country elected Moon Jae-in as President. His term, which commenced on May 10, 2017, ended on May 9, 2022.

 

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In March 2022, the country elected Yoon Suk-yeol as President. His term commenced on May 10, 2022. On December 3, 2024, President Yoon declared martial law, citing an urgent need to protect the country. The National Assembly swiftly voted to rescind the declaration of martial law, which led to President Yoon’s revocation of the decree hours later. On December 14, 2024, the National Assembly voted in favor of President Yoon’s impeachment, for his purported acts of insurrection, among others, which resulted in an immediate suspension of his presidential powers, with the prime minister simultaneously taking over the role of acting President. On April 4, 2025, the Constitutional Court unanimously upheld the National Assembly’s vote to impeach President Yoon, triggering his immediate dismissal. Subsequently, in February 2026, former President Yoon was sentenced to life imprisonment by the Seoul Central District Court for charges of leading an insurrection, abuse of power, obstruction of justice and other crimes relating to his declaration of martial law in December 2024.

A special election to elect a successor to former President Yoon was held in June 2025 and the country elected Lee Jae-myung as President for a five-year term. His term commenced on June 4, 2025.

Government and Politics

Government and Administrative Structure

Governmental authority in the Republic is centralized and concentrated in a strong presidency. The President is elected by popular vote and can only serve one term of five years. The President chairs the State Council, which consists of the President, the prime minister, the deputy prime ministers, the respective heads of Government ministries and the ministers of state. The President can select the members of the State Council and appoint or remove all other Government officials, except for elected local officials.

The President can veto new legislation and take emergency measures in cases of natural disaster, serious fiscal or economic crisis, state of war or other similar circumstances. The President must promptly seek the concurrence of the National Assembly for any emergency measures taken and failing to do so automatically invalidates the emergency measures. In the case of martial law, the President may declare martial law without the consent of the National Assembly; provided, however, that the President must notify the National Assembly without delay, and if the National Assembly, by a majority vote of its total members, requests the lifting of martial law, the President is constitutionally required to comply with such request.

The National Assembly exercises the country’s legislative power. The Constitution and the Public Official Election Act provide for the direct election of about 84% of the members of the National Assembly and the distribution of the remaining seats proportionately among parties winning more than five seats in the direct election or receiving over 3% of the popular vote, although the provision requiring over 3% of the popular vote has been ruled unconstitutional by the Constitutional Court and is currently awaiting legislative amendment by the National Assembly. National Assembly members serve four-year terms. The National Assembly enacts laws, ratifies treaties and approves the national budget. The executive branch drafts most legislation and submits it to the National Assembly for approval.

The country’s judicial branch comprises the Supreme Court, the Constitutional Court and lower courts of various levels. The President appoints the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court and appoints the other Justices of the Supreme Court upon the recommendation of the Chief Justice. All appointments to the Supreme Court require the consent of the National Assembly. The Chief Justice, with the consent of the conference of Supreme Court Justices, appoints all the other judges in Korea. Supreme Court Justices serve for six years and all other judges serve for ten years. Other than the Chief Justice, justices and judges may be reappointed to successive terms.

The President formally appoints all nine judges of the Constitutional Court, but three judges must be designated by the National Assembly and three by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Constitutional Court judges serve for six years and may be reappointed to successive terms.

 

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Administratively, the Republic comprises six provinces (Gyeonggi, Chungbuk, Chungnam, Jeonnam, Gyeongbuk and Gyeongnam), three special autonomous provinces (Jeju, Gangwon and Jeonbuk), one special city (Seoul), six metropolitan cities (Busan, Daegu, Incheon, Gwangju, Daejeon and Ulsan) and one special autonomous city (Sejong). On July 1, 2026, the Jeonnam Province and Gwangju Metropolitan City will be consolidated into Jeonnam-Gwangju Integrated Special City. From 1961 to 1995, the national government controlled the provinces and the President appointed provincial officials. Local autonomy, including the election of provincial officials, was reintroduced in June 1995.

Political Parties

The 22nd legislative general election was held on April 10, 2024 and the term of the National Assembly members elected in the 22nd legislative general election commenced on May 30, 2024. Currently, there are three major political parties: The Democratic Party of Korea, or the DPK, the People Power Party, or the PPP, and the Rebuilding Korea Party, or the RKP.

As of June 30, 2026, the parties control the following number of seats in the National Assembly:

 

     DPK      PPP      RKP      Others      Total  

Number of seats

     161        109        12        17        299  

Relations with North Korea

Relations between the Republic and North Korea have been tense over most of the Republic’s history. The Korean War began with the invasion of the Republic by communist forces from the north in 1950, which was repelled by the Republic and the United Nations forces led by the United States. Following a military stalemate, an armistice was reached establishing a demilitarized zone monitored by the United Nations in the vicinity of the 38th parallel in 1953.

North Korea maintains a military force estimated at more than a million regular troops, mostly concentrated near the northern side of the demilitarized zone, and approximately 7.6 million reserves. The Republic’s military forces, composed of approximately 500,000 regular troops and 3.1 million reserves, maintain a state of military preparedness along the southern side of the demilitarized zone. In addition, the United States has maintained its military presence in the Republic since the signing of the armistice and currently has approximately 28,500 troops stationed in the Republic. The Republic and the United States share a joint command structure over their military forces in Korea. In October 2014, the United States and the Republic agreed to implement a conditions-based approach to the dissolution of their joint command structure at an appropriate future date, which would allow the Republic to assume the command of its own armed forces in the event of war on the Korean peninsula. Over the years, the Republic and the United States have entered into a series of Special Measures Agreements, or SMAs, which cover the Republic’s contribution to the cost of maintaining the U.S. military presence in the Republic. In March 2021, the Republic and the United States reached an agreement to enter into a new six-year SMA, under which the Republic would increase its share of the cost of the American military presence in the Republic, which became effective in September 2021 upon ratification by the National Assembly.

The level of tension between the two Koreas has fluctuated and may increase abruptly as a result of current and future events. Political, military and security developments on the Korean Peninsula remain unpredictable and may adversely affect regional stability. Kim Jong-un, who assumed power in December 2011 following the death of his father, Kim Jong-il, continues to consolidate his authority, and the long-term direction of North Korea’s political leadership, military posture and economic policies remains uncertain.

 

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In addition, there have been heightened security concerns in recent years stemming from North Korea’s nuclear weapons, ballistic missile and satellite programs as well as its hostile military and other actions against Korea. Some of the significant incidents in recent years include the following:

 

   

From time to time, North Korea has conducted ballistic missile tests. In February 2016, North Korea launched a long-range rocket in violation of its agreement with the United States as well as United Nations sanctions barring it from conducting launches that use ballistic missile technology. Despite international condemnation, North Korea released a statement that it intends to continue its rocket launch program and it conducted a series of ballistic missile tests in 2016 and 2017. In response, the United Nations Security Council issued unanimous statements condemning North Korea and agreeing to continue to closely monitor the situation and to take further significant measures, and in December 2017, unanimously passed a resolution extending existing sanctions that were imposed on North Korea. Despite such actions, North Korea increased the frequency of its military actions since the beginning of 2022, firing numerous ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, and in November 2023, successfully launched its first spy satellite.

 

   

North Korea renounced its obligations under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty in January 2003 and has conducted six rounds of nuclear tests since October 2006, including claimed detonations of hydrogen bombs and warheads that can be mounted on ballistic missiles. Over the years, North Korea has continued to conduct a series of missile tests, including missiles launched from submarines and intercontinental ballistic missiles that it claims can reach the United States mainland. North Korea has increased the frequency of such activities since the beginning of 2022, firing numerous ballistic missiles, including intercontinental ballistic missiles, and in November 2023, successfully launched its first spy satellite. In response, the Government has repeatedly condemned North Korea’s provocations and flagrant violations of relevant United Nations Security Council resolutions. Over the years, the United Nations Security Council has passed a series of resolutions condemning North Korea’s actions and significantly expanding the scope of sanctions applicable to North Korea, as did the United States and the European Union.

 

   

In August 2015, two Korean soldiers were injured in a landmine explosion near the Korean demilitarized zone. Claiming the landmines were set by North Koreans, the Korean army re-initiated its propaganda program toward North Korea utilizing loudspeakers near the demilitarized zone. In retaliation, the North Korean army fired artillery rounds on the loudspeakers, resulting in the highest level of military readiness for both Koreas.

 

   

In March 2010, a Korean naval vessel was destroyed by an underwater explosion, killing many of the crewmen on board. The Government formally accused North Korea of causing the sinking, while North Korea denied responsibility. Moreover, in November 2010, North Korea fired more than one hundred artillery shells that hit Korea’s Yeonpyeong Island near the Northern Limit Line, which acts as the de facto maritime boundary between Korea and North Korea on the west coast of the Korean peninsula, causing casualties and significant property damage. The Government condemned North Korea for the attack and vowed stern retaliation should there be further provocation.

North Korea’s economy also faces severe challenges, which may further aggravate social and political pressures within North Korea. Although bilateral summit meetings were held between Korea and North Korea in April, May and September 2018 and between the United States and North Korea in June 2018, February 2019 and June 2019, there can be no assurance that the level of tension on the Korean peninsula will not escalate in the future or that such escalation will not have a material adverse impact on the Republic’s economy and us. Any further increase in tension, which may occur, for example, if North Korea experiences a leadership crisis, high-level contacts between the Republic and North Korea or between the United States and North Korea break down or further military hostilities occur, could have a material adverse effect on the Republic’s economy and us. Over the longer term, reunification of the two Koreas could occur. Reunification may entail a significant economic commitment by the Republic.

 

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Foreign Relations and International Organizations

The Republic maintains diplomatic relations with most nations of the world, most importantly with the United States with which it entered into a mutual defense treaty and several economic agreements. The Republic also has important relationships with Japan and China, its largest trading partners together with the United States.

The Republic belongs to a number of supranational organizations, including:

 

   

United Nations;

 

   

the International Monetary Fund, or the IMF;

 

   

the World Bank;

 

   

the Asian Development Bank, or the ADB;

 

   

the Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency;

 

   

the International Finance Corporation;

 

   

the International Development Association;

 

   

the African Development Bank;

 

   

the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

 

   

the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development;

 

   

the Bank for International Settlements;

 

   

the World Health Organization, or the WHO;

 

   

the World Trade Organization, or the WTO;

 

   

the International Atomic Energy Agency, or the IAEA;

 

   

the Inter-American Development Bank, or the IDB;

 

   

the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or the OECD; and

 

   

the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank.

The Economy

The following table sets forth information regarding certain of the Republic’s key economic indicators for the periods indicated.

 

     As of or for the year ended December 31,  
     2021     2022     2023     2024     2025  
     (billions of dollars and trillions of Won, except percentages)  

GDP Growth (at current prices)

     7.9     4.6     3.7     6.2 %(7)      4.2 %(7) 

GDP Growth (at chained 2020 year prices)

     4.6     2.7     1.6     2.0 %(7)      1.0 %(7) 

Inflation(1)

     2.5     5.1     3.6     2.3     2.1 %(7) 

Unemployment(2)

     3.7     2.9     2.7     2.8     2.8 %(7) 

Trade Surplus (Deficit)(3)

   $ 29.3     $ (47.8   $ (10.3   $ 51.8     $ 77.4 (7) 

Foreign Currency Reserves

   $ 463.1     $ 423.2     $ 420.1     $ 415.6     $ 428.1  

External Liabilities(4)

   $ 630.7     $ 673.3     $ 677.3     $ 672.9     $ 766.9 (7) 

Fiscal Balance

   W (30.5   W (64.6   W (36.8   W (43.5   W (46.7 )(7) 

Direct Internal Debt of the Government(5) (as % of GDP(6))

     43.1     46.2     48.1     49.2 %(7)      53.5 %(7) 

Direct External Debt of the Government(5) (as % of GDP(6))

     0.5     0.5     0.5     0.5 %(7)      0.6 %(7) 
 
(1)

Measured by the year-on-year change in the consumer price index with base year 2020, as announced by The Bank of Korea.

(2)

Average for year.

(3)

Derived from customs clearance statistics on a C.I.F. basis, meaning that the price of goods includes insurance and freight cost.

 

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(4)

Calculated under the criteria based on the sixth edition of the Balance of Payment Manual published by the International Monetary Fund in December 2010.

(5)

Does not include guarantees by the Government. See “—Debt—External and Internal Debt of the Government—Guarantees by the Government” for information on outstanding guarantees by the Government.

(6)

At chained 2020 year prices.

(7)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea

Worldwide Economic and Financial Difficulties

In recent years, the global financial markets have experienced significant volatility as a result of, among other things:

 

   

escalations in trade protectionism globally and geopolitical tensions in East Asia and the Middle East (including those resulting from the military conflicts between Iran and other countries, including the United States and Israel) and Northern Africa and any material disruption in the global supply of oil or sudden increase in the price of oil;

 

   

hostilities, political or social tensions involving Russia (including the Russia-Ukraine war and ensuing actions that the United States and other countries have taken or may take in the future, such as the imposition of sanctions against Russia) and the resulting adverse effects on the global supply of oil and other natural resources and the global financial markets;

 

   

rising inflationary pressures leading to increases in the costs of goods and services and a decrease in purchasing power;

 

   

disruptions in the global supply chain for raw materials, natural resources, consumer goods, rare earth minerals, component parts and other supplies, including as a result of health epidemics, government policies and labor shortages;

 

   

interest rate fluctuations as well as perceived or actual changes in policy rates, or other monetary and fiscal policies set forth, by the U.S. Federal Reserve and other central banks;

 

   

a deterioration in economic and trade relations between the United States and its trading partners, including as a result of the imposition of significant tariffs by the United States on its trading partners;

 

   

increased uncertainties in the global financial markets and industry, including difficulties faced by several banks in the United States and Europe;

 

   

financial and social difficulties affecting many governments worldwide, in particular in Latin America and Europe;

 

   

the occurrence of severe health epidemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

   

the slowdown of economic growth in China and other major emerging market economies; and

 

   

fluctuations in oil and commodity prices.

There has been significant volatility in global financial markets resulting from, among others, the escalating hostilities in the Middle East (including those resulting from the military conflicts between Iran and other countries, including the United States and Israel), the Russia-Ukraine war and ensuing sanctions against Russia, difficulties faced by several banks in the United States and Europe and significant fluctuations in policy interest rates globally, which has also led to significant volatility in the Korea Composite Stock Price Index in recent years. See “—The Financial System—Securities Markets”. Declines in the index and large amounts of sales of Korean securities by foreign investors and subsequent repatriation of the proceeds of such sales may adversely affect the value of the Won, the foreign currency reserves held by financial institutions in Korea, and the ability of Korean companies and banks to raise capital. Moreover, the value of the Won relative to major foreign currencies in general and the U.S. dollar in particular has depreciated significantly in recent years. A depreciation of the Won generally increases the cost of imported goods and services and the required amount of the Won revenue for Korean companies to service foreign currency-denominated debt.

 

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In light of the high level of interdependence of the global economy, any of the foregoing developments could have a material adverse effect on the Korean economy and financial markets. In addition, in the event of difficult conditions in the global credit markets or a deterioration of the global economy in the future, the Korean economy could be adversely affected and Korean banks may be forced to fund their operations at a higher cost or may be unable to raise as much funding as they need to support their lending and other activities.

In addition to the global developments, domestic developments that could lead to or contribute to a material adverse effect on the Korean economy include, among other things, the following:

 

   

a slowdown in consumer spending and depressed consumer sentiment due to the outbreak of infectious diseases, such as the COVID-19 pandemic;

 

   

increasing delinquencies and credit defaults by consumer and small- and medium-sized enterprise borrowers, which may occur due to, among others, higher levels of market interest rates;

 

   

steadily rising household debt consisting of housing loans and merchandise credit, which increased to approximately Won 1,978.8 trillion as of December 31, 2025 from Won 843.2 trillion as of December 31, 2010, primarily due to increases in mortgage loans and purchases with credit cards;

 

   

deterioration in economic or diplomatic relations between Korea and other countries resulting from territorial or trade disputes or disagreements in foreign policy;

 

   

a substantial increase in the Government’s expenditures for pension and social welfare programs, due in part to an aging population (defined as the population of people aged 65 years or older) that accounted for approximately 20.3% of the Republic’s total population as of December 31, 2025, an increase from 7.2% as of December 31, 2000, and is expected to surpass 23.6% in 2028;

 

   

decreases in the market prices of Korean real estate; and

 

   

the occurrence of severe health epidemics that affect the livestock industry.

Gross Domestic Product

GDP measures the market value of all final goods and services produced within a country for a given period and reveals whether a country’s productive output rises or falls over time. Economists present GDP in both current market prices and “real” or “inflation-adjusted” terms. In March 2009, the Republic adopted a method known as the “chain-linked” measure of GDP, replacing the previous fixed-base, or “constant” measure of GDP, to show the real growth of the aggregate economic activity, as recommended by the System of National Accounts 1993. GDP at current market prices values a country’s output using the actual prices of each year, whereas the “chain-linked” measure of GDP is compiled by using “chained indices” linking volume growth between consecutive time periods. In March 2014, the Republic published a revised GDP calculation method by implementing the System of National Accounts 2008 and updating the reference year from 2005 to 2010 to align Korean national accounts statistics with the recommendations of the new international standards for compiling national economic accounts and to maintain comparability with other nations’ accounts. The main components of these revisions include, among other things, (i) recognizing expenditures for research and development and creative activity for the products of entertainment, literary and artistic originals as fixed investment, (ii) incorporating a wide array of new and revised source data such as the economic census, the population and housing census and 2010 benchmark input-output tables, which provide thorough and detailed information on the structure of the Korean economy, (iii) developing supply-use tables, which provide a statistical tool for ensuring consistency among the production, expenditure and income approaches to measuring GDP and (iv) recording merchandise trade transactions based on ownership changes rather than movements of goods across the national border. The Republic updated the reference year from 2010 to 2015 in July 2019, and from 2015 to 2020 in June 2024, to better align Korean national accounts statistics with the recommendations of the previously implemented System of National Accounts 2008, to accurately reflect recent economic structural changes, and to maintain comparability with other countries’ accounts.

 

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The following table sets out the composition of the Republic’s GDP at current market and chained 2020 year prices and the annual average increase in the Republic’s GDP.

Gross Domestic Product

 

    2021     2022     2023     2024(1)     2025(1)     As % of GDP
2025(1)
 
    (billions of Won)  

Gross Domestic Product at Current Market Prices:

           

Private

    1,046,772.2       1,139,397.2       1,203,106.7       1,239,725.4       1,278,989.4       48.0  

Government

    378,268.2       409,866.5       428,148.6       447,056.5       470,017.8       17.6  

Gross Capital Formation

    721,964.5       774,411.5       768,159.8       766,388.6       775,861.6       29.1  

Exports of Goods and Services

    874,074.3       1,052,553.6       995,305.3       1,134,176.9       1,218,826.5       45.8  

Less Imports of Goods and Services

    (799,166.2     (1,052,447.3     (986,033.0     (1,030,011.0     (1,081,278.8     (40.6

Statistical Discrepancy

    0.0       0.0       0.0       (479.1     926.1       0.0  

Expenditures on Gross Domestic Product

    2,221,912.9       2,323,781.5       2,408,687.4       2,556,857.4       2,663,342.6       100.0  

Net Factor Income from the Rest of the World

    23,413.6       28,055.4       34,674.5       36,904.7       45,758.4       1.7  

Gross National Income(2)

    2,245,326.5       2,351,837.0       2,443,361.9       2,593,762.0       2,709,101.0       101.7  

Gross Domestic Product at Chained 2020 Year Prices:

           

Private

    1,020,878.4       1,063,928.5       1,085,426.6       1,097,036.0       1,111,481.8       48.0  

Government

    369,293.7       384,235.8       391,677.5       400,082.5       411,921.6       17.8  

Gross Capital Formation

    675,845.0       676,282.5       677,134.3       661,465.3       649,988.9       28.1  

Exports of Goods and Services

    789,432.2       820,347.6       848,332.6       906,303.1       944,563.0       40.8  

Less Imports of Goods and Services

    (701,537.0     (730,672.0     (752,696.6     (771,407.8     (801,057.4     (34.6

Statistical Discrepancy

    (489.4     (842.9     (221.4     220.2       1,302.8       0.1  

Expenditures on Gross Domestic Product(3)

    2,153,422.9       2,212,158.9       2,247,177.7       2,292,202.4       2,315,285.3       100.0  

Net Factor Income from the Rest of the World in the Terms of Trade

    22,553.7       25,584.2       31,083.4       32,301.5       39,522.2       1.7  

Trading Gains and Losses from Changes in the Terms of Trade

    (21,620.0     (94,623.4     (91,660.0     (51,879.6     (32,711.7     (1.4

Gross National Income(4)

    2,154,356.5       2,143,107.5       2,186,579.3       2,272,601.1       2,322,060.1       100.3  

Percentage Increase (Decrease) of GDP over Previous Year:

           

At Current Prices

    7.9       4.6       3.7       6.2       4.2    

At Chained 2020 Year Prices

    4.6       2.7       1.6       2.0       1.0    
 
(1)

Preliminary.

(2)

GDP plus net factor income from the rest of the world is equal to the Republic’s gross national income.

(3)

Under the “chain-linked” measure of GDP, the components of GDP will not necessarily add up to the total GDP.

(4)

Under the “chain-linked” measure of Gross National Income, the components of Gross National Income will not necessarily add up to the total Gross National Income.

Source: The Bank of Korea

 

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The following table sets out the Republic’s GDP by economic sector at current market prices:

Gross Domestic Product by Economic Sector

(at current market prices)

 

    2021     2022     2023     2024(1)     2025(1)     As % of GDP
2025(1)
 
    (billions of Won)  

Industrial Sectors:

    773,620.4       789,147.0       818,260.2       904,125.1       953,326.3       35.8  

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

    36,998.4       33,656.4       34,871.5       37,285.4       38,998.6       1.5  

Manufacturing, Mining and Quarrying

    585,053.1       617,557.4       615,334.3       682,814.6       732,398.4       27.5  

Mining and Quarrying

    1,843.5       1,807.8       2,199.5       2,231.0       1,941.2       0.1  

Manufacturing

    583,209.6       615,749.6       613,134.8       680,583.6       730,457.2       27.4  

Electricity, Gas and Water Supply

    37,579.5       16,493.8       43,159.0       61,455.6       69,242.3       2.6  

Construction

    113,989.4       121,439.4       124,895.4       122,569.5       112,687.0       4.2  

Services:

    1,264,275.9       1,349,454.4       1,418,346.5       1,470,206.0       1,524,167.7       57.2  

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Accommodation and Food Services

    227,253.6       248,366.2       257,714.3       264,793.9       278,206.4       10.4  

Transportation and Storage

    82,702.3       95,655.6       99,398.5       103,383.0       104,881.0       3.9  

Finance and Insurance

    124,021.2       136,404.4       138,480.1       139,729.3       142,416.6       5.3  

Real Estate

    162,658.9       158,314.6       161,757.8       168,109.5       172,537.9       6.5  

Information and Communication

    102,319.0       103,549.3       109,212.6       114,001.9       119,135.2       4.5  

Business Activities

    166,098.7       177,636.8       195,980.4       200,094.9       203,354.8       7.6  

Public Administration, Defense and Social Security

    138,688.7       149,078.6       155,941.9       164,768.8       173,134.3       6.5  

Education

    96,862.5       101,581.8       105,710.7       109,857.9       113,764.0       4.3  

Human Health and Social Work

    114,340.0       123,519.0       129,825.3       137,316.8       145,841.7       5.5  

Cultural and Other Services

    49,330.9       55,348.1       64,324.9       68,150.0       70,895.9       2.7  

Taxes Less Subsidies on Products

    184,016.7       185,180.2       172,080.7       182,526.4       185,848.6       7.0  

Gross Domestic Product at Current Market Prices

    2,221,912.9       2,323,781.5       2,408,687.4       2,556,857.4       2,663,342.6       100.0  

Net Factor Income from the Rest of the World

    23,413.6       28,055.4       34,674.5       36,904.7       45,758.4       1.7  

Gross National Income at Current
Market Price

    2,245,326.5       2,351,837.0       2,443,361.9       2,593,762.0       2,709,101.0       101.7  
 
(1)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea

 

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The following table sets out the Republic’s GDP per capita:

Gross Domestic Product per capita

(at current market prices)

 

     2021      2022      2023      2024(1)      2025(1)  

GDP per capita (thousands of Won)

     42,919        44,971        46,578        49,407        51,531  

GDP per capita (U.S. dollar)

     37,503        34,809        35,681        36,223        36,233  

Average Exchange Rate (in Won per U.S. dollar)

     1,144.4        1,292.0        1,305.4        1,364.0        1,422.2  
 
(1)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea

The following table sets out the Republic’s Gross National Income, or GNI, per capita:

Gross National Income per capita

(at current market prices)

 

     2021      2022      2023      2024(1)      2025(1)  

GNI per capita (thousands of Won)

     43,372        45,514        47,249        50,120        52,416  

GNI per capita (U.S. dollar)

     37,898        35,229        36,195        36,745        36,855  

Average Exchange Rate (in Won per U.S. dollar)

     1,144.4        1,292.0        1,305.4        1,364.0        1,422.2  
 
(1)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea

 

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The following table sets out the Republic’s GDP by economic sector:

Gross Domestic Product by Economic Sector (at chained 2020 year prices)

 

    2021     2022     2023     2024(1)     2025(1)     As % of GDP
2025(1)
 
    (billions of Won)  

Industrial Sectors:

    754,589.3       771,177.9       777,094.3       799,717.0       802,138.9       34.6  

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

    33,598.5       33,866.3       33,239.9       33,452.8       33,936.3       1.5  

Manufacturing, Mining and Quarrying

    565,269.6       579,036.4       587,525.2       612,533.6       624,722.4       27.0  

Mining and Quarrying

    1,974.8       1,785.3       1,748.2       1,620.8       1,475.9       0.1  

Manufacturing

    563,294.8       577,227.8       585,750.1       610,925.5       623,301.2       26.9  

Electricity, Gas and Water Supply

    46,403.2       48,020.4       46,767.1       48,309.2       48,084.8       2.1  

Construction

    109,318.0       110,254.8       109,562.1       105,421.4       95,395.4       4.1  

Services:

    1,222,603.2       1,269,070.6       1,303,096.2       1,324,200.8       1,347,266.1       58.2  

Wholesale and Retail Trade, Accommodation and Food Services

    219,693.4       231,974.4       225,315.5       222,021.2       224,754.0       9.7  

Transportation and Storage

    73,634.5       82,748.1       96,656.7       105,152.6       107,610.5       4.6  

Finance and Insurance

    117,411.7       120,645.5       121,470.6       125,704.2       132,357.0       5.7  

Real Estate

    163,741.0       160,447.8       161,591.7       164,810.0       165,196.1       7.1  

Information and Communication

    97,513.5       99,786.9       104,404.3       104,960.0       107,164.8       4.6  

Business Activities

    159,603.6       163,453.3       170,792.4       169,644.0       168,916.5       7.3  

Public Administration, Defense and Social Security

    134,868.3       139,003.2       141,575.3       144,757.3       147,981.0       6.4  

Education

    95,484.0       98,708.1       99,980.4       101,155.4       101,528.1       4.4  

Human Health and Social Work

    112,370.6       119,255.3       122,755.8       127,459.8       133,819.9       5.8  

Cultural and Other Services

    48,282.6       52,244.1       56,689.6       57,543.0       57,273.7       2.5  

Taxes Less Subsidies on Products

    176,230.4       172,134.2       165,969.0       168,062.9       166,180.6       7.2  

Gross Domestic Product(2)

    2,153,422.9       2,212,158.9       2,247,177.7       2,292,202.4       2,315,285.3       100.0  
 
(1)

Preliminary.

(2)

Under the “chain-linked” measure of GDP, the components of GDP will not necessarily add up to the total GDP.

Source: The Bank of Korea

 

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GDP growth in 2021 was 4.6% at chained 2020 year prices, as exports of goods and services increased by 10.8%, aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 4.2% and gross domestic fixed capital formation increased by 4.3%, which more than offset an increase in imports of goods and services by 10.2%, each compared with 2020.

GDP growth in 2022 was 2.7% at chained 2020 year prices, as aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 4.2% and exports of goods and services increased by 3.9%, which more than offset an increase in imports of goods and services by 4.2% and a decrease in gross fixed capital formation by 0.2%, each compared with 2021.

GDP growth in 2023 was 1.6% at chained 2020 year prices, as exports of goods and services increased by 3.4% and aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 2.0%, which was offset in significant part by a 3.0% increase in imports of goods and services, each compared with 2022.

Based on preliminary data, GDP growth in 2024 was 2.0% at chained 2020 year prices, as exports of goods and services increased by 6.8% and aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 1.4%, which was offset in part by a 2.5% increase in imports of goods and services and a 0.8% decrease in gross domestic fixed capital formation, each compared with 2023.

Based on preliminary data, GDP growth in 2025 was 1.0% at chained 2020 year prices, as exports of goods and services increased by 4.2% and aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures increased by 1.8%, which were offset in part by a 3.8% increase in imports of goods and services and a 3.2% decrease in gross domestic fixed capital formation, each compared with 2024.

Based on preliminary data, GDP growth in the first half of 2026 was 3.8% at chained 2020 year prices, primarily due to a 10.4% increase in exports of goods and services and a 2.6% increase in aggregate private and general government consumption expenditures, the effects of which were offset in part by a 7.4% increase in imports of goods and services, each compared with the corresponding period of 2025.

 

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Principal Sectors of the Economy

Industrial Sectors

The following table sets out production indices for the principal industrial products of the Republic and their relative contribution to total industrial production:

Industrial Production

(2020 = 100)

 

     Index
Weight(1)
     2021      2022      2023      2024(2)      2025(2)  

Industries

     10,000.0        107.8        108.5        109.0        113.1        119.1  

Mining and Manufacturing

     9,582.7        107.8        108.5        109.0        113.1        119.1  

Mining

     23.7        94.2        95.8        113.9        94.7        74.6  

Manufacturing

     9,559.0        107.8        108.5        109.0        113.1        119.1  

Food Products

     623.0        111.8        114.3        109.3        122.7        126.9  

Beverage Products

     131.0        93.0        91.4        76.5        74.4        74.4  

Tobacco Products

     37.3        88.4        93.2        100.9        114.3        96.2  

Textiles

     111.5        104.3        100.4        82.1        80.5        78.6  

Wearing Apparel, Clothing Accessories and Fur Articles

     77.7        150.2        139.3        142.6        92.4        105.9  

Tanning and Dressing of Leather, Luggage and Footwear

     16.9        92.0        78.7        49.5        39.4        36.4  

Wood and Products of Wood and Cork (Except Furniture)

     32.3        78.4        89.1        91.5        77.2        101.7  

Pulp, Paper and Paper Products

     157.7        97.6        95.5        94.1        104.1        109.3  

Printing and Reproduction of Recorded Media

     45.7        109.6        128.1        112.3        100.7        112.9  

Coke, hard-coal and lignite fuel briquettes and Refined Petroleum Products

     251.8        97.9        101.6        104.2        108.5        109.1  

Chemicals and Chemical Products

     696.5        105.9        93.6        91.0        95.8        95.8  

Pharmaceuticals, Medicinal Chemicals and Botanical Products

     329.9        95.3        111.6        141.3        158.0        194.4  

Rubber and Plastic Products

     446.8        104.5        110.8        112.9        120.5        118.6  

Non-metallic Minerals

     243.9        107.8        96.7        85.5        92.1        101.4  

Basic Metals

     655.4        101.0        95.5        97.1        96.9        95.3  

Fabricated Metal Products

     550.8        83.8        82.9        93.9        114.1        108.1  

Electronic Components, Computer, Radio, Television and Communication Equipment and Apparatuses

     1,794.2        340.0        314.5        330.0        335.4        364.0  

Medical, Precision and Optical Instruments, Watches and Clocks

     370.3        299.2        364.0        360.7        381.7        411.6  

Electrical Equipment

     453.3        112.6        136.8        120.4        94.7        92.3  

Other Machinery and Equipment

     825.1        117.1        113.8        109.3        102.3        111.1  

Motor Vehicles, Trailers and Semitrailers

     1,321.9        109.2        120.6        136.6        135.1        135.5  

Other Transport Equipment

     233.3        93.3        108.0        103.5        125.7        158.1  

Furniture

     38.3        88.9        79.9        65.7        59.3        47.8  

Other Products

     114.4        232.8        340.1        244.0        287.8        545.1  

Electricity, Gas

     417.3        104.9        107.5        103.5        104.7        105.6  

Total Index

     10,000.0        107.8        108.5        109.0        113.1        119.1  
 
(1)

Index weights were established on the basis of an industrial census in 2020 and reflect the average annual value added by production in each of the classifications shown, expressed as a percentage of total value added in the mining, manufacturing and electricity and gas industries in that year.

(2)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea; Korea National Statistical Office

Industrial production increased by 7.8% in 2021, primarily due to increased exports and domestic consumption. Industrial production increased by 0.7% in 2022, primarily due to increased exports and domestic consumption. Industrial production increased by 0.5% in 2023, primarily due to increased exports. Industrial production increased by 4.1% in 2024, primarily due to increased exports. Based on preliminary data, industrial production increased by 6.0% in 2025, primarily due to increased exports.

 

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Manufacturing

The manufacturing sector increased production by 7.8% in 2021, primarily due to increased demand for consumer electronics products, electronic components (including semiconductors) and machinery. The manufacturing sector increased production by 0.7% in 2022, primarily due to increased demand for electrical equipment and automobiles. The manufacturing sector increased production by 0.5% in 2023, primarily due to increased demand for automobiles and pharmaceuticals. The manufacturing sector increased production by 4.1% in 2024, primarily due to increased demand for electronic components (including semiconductors) and pharmaceuticals. Based on preliminary data, the manufacturing sector increased production by 6.0% in 2025, primarily due to increased demand for semiconductors and other transport equipment.

Automobiles. In 2021, automobile production decreased by 1.3% and domestic sales volume recorded a decrease of 8.5%, compared with 2020, primarily due to the global shortage of semiconductors amid the COVID-19 pandemic, but export sales volume recorded an increase of 8.6% compared with 2020, primarily due to an increase in the market share of domestic automobile manufacturers in the global automotive market. In 2022, automobile production increased by 8.5% and export sales volume recorded an increase of 12.7%, compared with 2021, primarily due to an increase in demand for Korean automobiles in the global automotive market as well as the gradual easing of the global shortage of automotive semiconductors in the second half of 2022, but domestic sales volume recorded a decrease of 3.2% compared with 2021, primarily due to the global shortage of automotive semiconductors during the first half of 2022. In 2023, automobile production increased by 13.0%, export sales volume recorded an increase of 20.3% and domestic sales volume recorded an increase of 3.3%, compared with 2022, primarily due to the continued easing of the global shortage of automotive semiconductors and increased global and domestic demand for environmentally-friendly automobiles. In 2024, automobile production decreased by 2.7% and domestic sales volume recorded a decrease of 6.5%, compared with 2023, primarily due to a decrease in demand for automobiles following a deterioration in domestic economic conditions, but export sales volume recorded an increase of 0.6% compared with 2023, primarily due to an increase in demand for environmentally-friendly automobiles in the global automotive market. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, automobile production decreased by 0.6% and export sales volume recorded a decrease of 1.7%, compared with 2024, primarily due to a decrease in automotive parts and increased overseas production, but domestic sales volume recorded an increase of 3.3%, compared with 2024, primarily due to increased domestic demand for environmentally-friendly automobiles.

Electronics. In 2021, electronics production amounted to W370,907 billion, an increase of 12.4% from the previous year, and exports amounted to US$227.6 billion, an increase of 24.0% from the previous year, primarily due to an increase in demand for semiconductors, display panels, mobile devices, solid state drives and secondary cell batteries. In 2021, export sales of semiconductor memory chips constituted approximately 20.0% of the Republic’s total exports. In 2022, electronics production amounted to W378,091 billion, an increase of 1.9% from the previous year, and exports amounted to US$233.2 billion, an increase of 2.5% from the previous year, primarily due to an increase in demand for semiconductors, display panels and secondary cell batteries. In 2022, export sales of semiconductor memory chips constituted approximately 19.1% of the Republic’s total exports. In 2023, electronics production amounted to W352,540 billion, a decrease of 6.8% from the previous year, and exports amounted to US$186.8 billion, a decrease of 19.9% from the previous year, primarily due to a decrease in demand for semiconductors, computers and other electronic apparatuses. In 2023, export sales of semiconductor memory chips constituted approximately 15.8% of the Republic’s total exports. Based on preliminary data, in 2024, electronics production amounted to W406,215 billion, an increase of 15.2% from the previous year, and exports amounted to US$235.1 billion, an increase of 25.9% from the previous year, primarily due to an increase in demand for semiconductors, computers and other electronic apparatuses. In 2024, export sales of semiconductor memory chips constituted approximately 20.8% of the Republic’s total exports. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, electronics production amounted to W434,808 billion, an increase of 7.0% from the previous year, and exports amounted to US$264.3 billion, an increase of 12.4% from the previous year, primarily due to an increase in demand for semiconductors, computers, other electronic apparatuses and telecommunications equipment. In 2025, export sales of semiconductor memory chips constituted approximately 24.4% of the Republic’s total exports.

 

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Iron and Steel. In 2021, crude steel production totaled 70.4 million tons, an increase of 5.0% from 2020, primarily due to an increase in domestic demand for crude steel products following a gradual economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic, but export sales volume of iron and steel products decreased by 6.1%, primarily due to an increase in the price of steel products coupled with a decrease in global demand for crude steel products resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, crude steel production totaled 65.8 million tons, a decrease of 6.5% from 2021, primarily due to disruptions in supply chain resulting from the Russia-Ukraine war and the temporary closure of steel production plants in Korea due to a typhoon during the course of 2022, and export sales volume of iron and steel products decreased by 5.3%, primarily due to a decrease in global demand for crude steel products resulting from the lingering effects of the COVID-19 pandemic and a general slowdown of the global economy. In 2023, crude steel production totaled 66.7 million tons, an increase of 1.3% from 2022, primarily due to the re-opening of steel production plants in Korea following the recovery from the damage caused by a typhoon during 2022, and export sales volume of iron and steel products increased by 6.5%, primarily due to an increase in demand for crude steel products from North America and Japan. In 2024, crude steel production totaled 63.7 million tons, a decrease of 4.5% from 2023, primarily due to a decrease in domestic demand for crude steel products resulting from adverse conditions in the construction and shipbuilding industries, although export sales volume of iron and steel products increased by 3.7%, primarily due to an increase in demand for crude steel products from export destinations in Europe, Mexico and India. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, crude steel production totaled 62.2 million tons, a decrease of 2.4% from 2024, primarily due to a decrease in global demand for crude steel products as well as a decrease in domestic demand resulting from adverse conditions in the construction and real estate industries.

Shipbuilding. In 2021, the Republic’s shipbuilding orders amounted to approximately 17 million compensated gross tons, an increase of 112.5% compared to 2020, primarily due to increased demand for container carriers and LNG carriers. In 2022, the Republic’s shipbuilding orders amounted to approximately 16 million compensated gross tons, a decrease of 5.9% compared to 2021, primarily due to a decrease in demand for oil tankers and container carriers. In 2023, the Republic’s shipbuilding orders amounted to approximately 10 million compensated gross tons, a decrease of 37.5% compared to 2022, primarily due to decreased demand for container carriers and LNG carriers. In 2024, the Republic’s shipbuilding orders amounted to approximately 11 million compensated gross tons, an increase of 10.0% compared to 2023, primarily due to an increase in demand for LNG carriers, oil tankers and container carriers. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the Republic’s shipbuilding orders amounted to approximately 12 million compensated gross tons, an increase of 9.1% compared to 2024, primarily due to an increase in demand for LNG carriers.

In addition, activity levels in the Republic’s shipbuilding sector are expected to be influenced by recent international developments, including the participation of major Korean shipbuilders in the United States’ “Make American Shipbuilding Great Again” initiative, a program involving up to US$150 billion in support by the Republic to revitalize American shipbuilding through investments in U.S. shipyard assets, maintenance, repair and overhaul agreements with U.S. shipbuilders, and joint technology development and workforce training programs. Korean shipbuilders have also expanded their global naval defense exports, securing significant naval vessel supply agreements with countries including Peru and the Philippines.

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries

The Government’s agricultural policy has traditionally focused on:

 

   

grain production;

 

   

development of irrigation systems;

 

   

land consolidation and reclamation;

 

   

seed improvement;

 

   

mechanization measures to combat drought and flood damage; and

 

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increasing agricultural incomes.

Recently, however, the Government has increased emphasis on cultivating profitable crops and strengthening international competitiveness as a result of the continued opening of the domestic agricultural market.

In 2021, rice production increased 11.4% from 2020 to 3.9 million tons. In 2022, rice production decreased 2.6% from 2021 to 3.8 million tons. In 2023, rice production decreased 2.6% from 2022 to 3.7 million tons. In 2024, rice production decreased 2.7% from 2023 to 3.6 million tons. In 2025, rice production decreased 2.8% from 2024 to 3.5 million tons. Due to limited crop yields resulting from geographical and physical constraints, the Republic depends on imports for certain basic foodstuffs.

The Government is seeking to develop the fishing industry by encouraging the building of large fishing vessels and modernizing fishing equipment, marketing techniques and distribution outlets.

In 2021, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry increased by 3.4% compared to 2020, primarily due to an increase in farming and fisheries production. In 2022, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry increased by 0.8% compared to 2021, primarily due to an increase in livestock production. In 2023, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry decreased by 1.8% compared to 2022, primarily due to a decrease in farming and livestock production. Based on preliminary data, in 2024, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry increased by 0.6% compared to 2023, primarily due to an increase in farming and livestock production. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the agriculture, forestry and fisheries industry increased by 1.4% compared to 2024, primarily due to an increase in farming, livestock and fisheries production.

Construction

In 2021, the construction industry decreased by 0.9% compared to 2020, primarily due to a decrease in the construction of residential buildings. In 2022, the construction industry increased by 0.9% compared to 2021, primarily due to an increase in the construction of commercial buildings. In 2023, the construction industry decreased by 0.6% compared to 2022, primarily due to a decrease in the construction of residential buildings. Based on preliminary data, in 2024, the construction industry decreased by 3.8% compared to 2023, primarily due to a decrease in the construction of residential buildings. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the construction industry decreased by 9.5% compared to 2024, primarily due to decreases in both residential and commercial buildings.

Electricity and Gas

The following table sets out the Republic’s dependence on imports for energy consumption:

Dependence on Imports for Energy Consumption

 

     Total Primary
Energy Supply
     Imports      Imports Dependence
Ratio
 
     (millions of tons of oil equivalents(1), except ratios)  

2021

     300.4        284.8        94.8  

2022

     303.8        286.8        94.4  

2023

     298.1        279.3        93.7  

2024(2)

     304.3        284.2        93.4  

2025(2)

     298.8        277.6        92.9  
 
(1)

Conversion to tons of oil equivalents was calculated based on energy conversion factors under the Energy Act Enforcement Decree as amended in July 2017.

(2)

Preliminary.

Source: Korea Energy Economics Institute; Korea National Statistical Office

 

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Korea has almost no domestic oil or gas production and depends on imported oil and gas to meet its energy requirements. Accordingly, the international prices of oil and gas significantly affect the Korean economy. Any significant long-term increase in the prices of oil and gas (including as a result of the ongoing military conflict between Iran and other countries, including the United States and Israel, which has resulted in higher oil prices to date) will increase inflationary pressures in Korea and adversely affect the Republic’s balance of trade.

To reduce its dependence on oil and gas imports, the Government has encouraged energy conservation and energy source diversification emphasizing nuclear energy. The following table sets out the principal primary sources of energy supplied in the Republic, expressed in oil equivalents and as a percentage of total energy consumption.

Primary Energy Supply by Source

 

     Coal      Gas      Oil      Nuclear      Others(1)      Total  
     Quantity      %      Quantity      %      Quantity      %      Quantity      %      Quantity      %      Quantity      %  
                                                                                     
    

(millions of tons of oil equivalents(2), except percentages)

 

2021

     76,818        25.6        59,594        19.8        115,205        38.4        33,657        11.2        15,091        5.0        300,365        100.0  

2022

     75,803        25.0        59,096        19.5        114,676        37.7        37,500        12.3        16,732        5.5        303,807        100.0  

2023

     73,507        24.7        56,718        19.0        111,036        37.2        38,445        12.9        18,432        6.2        298,138        100.0  

2024(3)

     69,664        22.9        60,871        20.0        113,861        37.4        40,205        13.2        19,654        6.5        304,255        100.0  

2025(3)

     68,481        22.9        60,961        20.4        108,985        36.5        39,340        13.2        20,994        7.0        298,761        100.0  
 
(1)

Includes hydro-electric power, biofuels and waste-based energy, geothermal and solar power and heat.

(2)

Conversion to tons of oil equivalents was calculated based on energy conversion factors under the Energy Act Enforcement Decree as amended in July 2017.

(3)

Preliminary.

Source: Korea Energy Economics Institute; The Bank of Korea

The Republic’s first nuclear power plant went into full operation in 1978 with a rated generating capacity of 587 megawatts. As of December 31, 2025, the Republic had 26 nuclear plants with a total estimated nuclear power installed generating capacity of 26,050 megawatts and four nuclear plants under construction.

In February 2025, the Government announced the Eleventh Basic Plan of Long-Term Electricity Supply and Demand for the period from 2024 to 2038, which focuses on, among other things, (i) promoting the use of scientific methods to estimate and calculate future electricity demand, (ii) pursuit of energy mix that prioritizes supply stability, efficiency and carbon neutrality, (iii) expansion of carbon-free energy sources instead of converting aging coal-fired generation plants into LNG power plants, (iv) expansion of power grid systems that take into account the construction of new facilities for renewable energy, and (v) effective utilization of the energy market to enhance supply stability and energy distribution. Furthermore, the Eleventh Basic Plan includes the following implementation measures: (i) continued utilization of nuclear power as a carbon-free energy source, (ii) systematic expansion of renewable energy sources while attaining greenhouse gas reduction goals, (iii) expansion of clean hydrogen- and ammonia-based power generation, and (iv) incorporation of district energy systems into the national electricity supply and demand management framework.

 

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Services Sector

In 2021, the service industry increased by 8.8% compared to 2020 as the arts, sports and recreation related services sector increased by 18.8%, the information and communications sector increased by 14.6% and the transportation and storage sector increased by 11.9%, each compared with 2020. In 2022, the service industry increased by 11.6% compared to 2021 as the arts, sports and recreation related services sector increased by 48.5%, the transportation and storage sector increased by 30.5% and the accommodation and food services sector increased by 25.6%, each compared with 2021. In 2023, the service industry increased by 4.9% compared to 2022 as the arts, sports and recreation related services sector increased by 9.8%, the membership organizations, repair and other personal services sector increased by 9.6% and the financial and insurance activities sector increased by 8.8%, each compared with 2022. In 2024, the service industry increased by 3.3% compared to 2023 as the transportation and storage sector increased by 7.6%, the arts, sports and recreation related services sector increased by 3.8% and the human health and social work activities sector increased by 5.7%, each compared with 2023. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the service industry increased by 3.3% compared to 2024 as the human health and social work activities sector increased by 6.9%, the information and communications sector increased by 4.6% and the financial and insurance activities sector increased by 4.2%, each compared with 2024.

Prices, Wages and Employment

The following table shows selected price and wage indices and unemployment rates:

 

     Producer
Price
Index(1)
     Increase
(Decrease)
Over
Previous
Year
     Consumer
Price
Index(1)
     Increase
(Decrease)
Over
Previous
Year
     Wage
Index(1)(2)
     Increase
(Decrease)
Over
Previous
Year
     Unemployment
Rate(1)(3)
 
     (2020=100)      (%)      (2020=100)      (%)      (2015=100)      (%)      (%)  

2021

     106.4        6.4        102.5        2.5        123.5        6.9        3.7  

2022

     115.3        8.4        107.7        5.1        130.7        5.8        2.9  

2023

     117.1        1.6        111.6        3.6        134.9        3.2        2.7  

2024

     119.1        1.7        114.2        2.3        138.4        2.6        2.8  

2025

     120.5        1.2        116.6        2.1        143.1        3.4        2.8  
 
(1)

Average for the year.

(2)

Nominal wage index of average earnings in the manufacturing industry.

(3)

Expressed as a percentage of the economically active population.

Source: The Bank of Korea; Korea National Statistical Office

In 2021, the inflation rate increased to 2.5%, primarily due to increases in agricultural and livestock product prices and oil prices. In 2022, the inflation rate increased to 5.1%, primarily due to increases in agricultural and livestock product prices and oil prices. In 2023, the inflation rate decreased to 3.6%, primarily due to a slower rate of increase in the prices of agricultural and livestock products and oil. In 2024, the inflation rate decreased to 2.3% despite increases in agricultural and livestock product prices, primarily due to a slower rate of increase in the prices of personal services, electricity, gas, water and processed goods and, to a lesser extent, a decrease in oil prices. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the inflation rate decreased to 2.1%, primarily due to a slower rate of increase in the prices of agricultural and livestock product prices and oil prices. Based on preliminary data, the inflation rate was 2.6% in the first half of 2026.

In 2021, the unemployment rate decreased to 3.7%, reflecting a gradual recovery of the Korean economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2022, the unemployment rate decreased to 2.9%, reflecting a gradual recovery of the Korean economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2023, the unemployment rate decreased to 2.7%, primarily due to an increase in the number of workers employed in the service industry. In 2024, the unemployment rate increased to 2.8%, primarily due to a decrease in the number of workers employed in the manufacturing and construction sectors. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the unemployment rate remained stable at 2.8%. Based on preliminary data, the unemployment rate was 3.2% in the first half of 2026.

 

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From 1992 to 2009, the economically active population of the Republic increased by approximately 24.8% to 24.3 million, while the number of employees increased by approximately 23.7% to 23.5 million. The economically active population over 15 years old as a percentage of the total over-15 population has remained between 62% and 65% over the past decade. Literacy among workers under 50 is almost universal. As of December 31, 2025, the economically active population of the Republic was 29.6 million and the number of employees was 28.8 million.

The following table shows selected employment information by industry and by gender:

 

     2021      2022      2023      2024      2025  
     (all figures in percentages, except as indicated)  

Labor force (in thousands of persons)

     27,273        28,089        28,416        28,576        28,769  

Employment by Industry:

              

Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing

     5.3        5.4        5.3        5.2        4.8  

Mining and Manufacturing

     16.1        16.1        15.7        15.6        15.3  

S.O.C & Services

     78.6        78.5        79.0        79.2        79.9  

Electricity, Transport, Communication and Finance

     12.2        12.3        12.4        12.8        13.1  

Business, Private & Public Service and Other Services

     38.8        39.1        39.5        39.7        40.9  

Construction

     7.7        7.6        7.4        7.2        6.7  

Wholesale & Retail Trade, Hotels and Restaurants

     20.0        19.6        19.6        19.4        19.2  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Employed

     100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Employment by Gender:

              

Male

     57.0        56.7        56.1        55.7        55.4  

Female

     43.0        43.3        43.9        44.3        44.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Employed

     100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0        100.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Source: The Bank of Korea

Pursuant to certain amendments to the Labor Standards Act that became effective on July 1, 2018, the maximum working hours of employees have been reduced from 68 hours per week to 52 hours per week, and the number of special industries that are exempt from restrictions on maximum working hours was significantly reduced. This maximum working hours restriction under the amended Labor Standards Act is in effect for workplaces with 300 or more workers from July 1, 2018, and has been extended to workplaces with 50 or more but fewer than 300 workers from January 1, 2020, and has been further extended to workplaces with five or more but fewer than 50 workers from July 1, 2021.

Labor unrest in connection with demands by unionized workers for better wages and working conditions and greater job security occurs from time to time in the Republic. Some of the significant incidents in recent years include the following:

 

   

In November and December 2021, unionized workers at Hankook Tire & Technology, one of Korea’s largest tire makers, went on a full strike demanding higher wages and performance-based incentive payments.

 

   

In 2021, unionized workers at CJ Logistics, one of Korea’s largest freight transportation companies, went on a series of partial strikes and demonstrations, demanding higher wages commensurate with increases in parcel delivery fees.

 

   

In June and November 2022, unionized truck drivers across various industries went on nationwide strikes demanding that a minimum pay system based on freight rates be made permanent and expanded in scope.

 

   

In 2022, subcontracted workers of Daewoo Shipping and Marine Engineering went on a full strike demanding higher wages.

 

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In September 2023, the National Railroad Workers’ Union went on strike demanding improved pay and working conditions and an expansion of the KTX bullet train services.

 

   

In November 2023, unionized Seoul subway workers went on strike in protest of the city-run Seoul Metro’s bid to downsize its workforce.

 

   

In early 2024, thousands of doctors went on strike to protest the Government’s plans to increase the number of medical school admissions, and to demand higher pay and reductions in their workload, among others.

 

   

In December 2024, the National Railroad Workers’ Union and Seoul Subway Workers’ Union went on strike demanding increased pay and improved working conditions.

 

   

In September and October 2025, unions representing airport workers across multiple airports in the Republic conducted coordinated strikes demanding improved pay, job security and working conditions.

 

   

In December 2025 unionized workers at Korea Railroad Corporation and Seoul Metro went on a strike demanding increased pay, improved working conditions and staffing levels.

Actions such as these by labor unions may hinder implementation of the labor reform measures and disrupt the Government’s plans to create a more flexible labor market. Although much effort is being expended to resolve labor disputes in a peaceful manner, there can be no assurance that further labor unrest will not occur in the future. Continued labor unrest in key industries of the Republic may have an adverse effect on the economy.

In 1997, the Korean Confederation of Trade Unions organized a political alliance, which led to the formation of the Democratic Labor Party in January 2000. The Democratic Labor Party merged with The New People’s Participation Party and changed its name to The Unified Progressive Party, or the UPP, in December 2011. In October 2012, the UPP split and seven UPP members of the National Assembly and their supporters formed a new party, the Progressive Justice Party, which changed its name to the Justice Party in July 2013. In December 2014, the Constitutional Court ordered the dissolution of the UPP and the removal of the party’s five lawmakers from the National Assembly for violating the Republic’s Constitution after certain of its members were convicted of trying to instigate an armed rebellion and supporting North Korea. In the legislative general election held on April 13, 2016, the Justice Party won six seats in the National Assembly, and the members-elect began their four-year terms on May 30, 2016. As of December 31, 2025, the Justice Party did not hold any seat in the National Assembly.

Population and Birthrate

Both the population and birthrate in the Republic have been declining for most of the recent past. The following table shows the population and birthrate of the Republic:

 

     2021      2022      2023      2024      2025  

Population (in thousands of persons)

     51,639        51,439        51,325        51,217        51,117  

Birthrate (percentage)(1)

     0.81        0.78        0.72        0.75        0.80 (2) 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

Represents the average number of children a woman gives birth to over her lifetime.

(2)

Preliminary.

Source: Ministry of the Interior and Safety; Korea National Statistical Office

 

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The Financial System

Structure of the Financial Sector

The Republic’s financial sector includes the following categories of financial institutions:

 

   

The Bank of Korea;

 

   

banking institutions;

 

   

non-bank financial institutions; and

 

   

other financial entities, including:

 

   

financial investment companies;

 

   

credit guarantee institutions;

 

   

venture capital companies; and

 

   

miscellaneous others.

To increase transparency in financial transactions and enhance the integrity and efficiency of the financial markets, Korean law requires that financial institutions confirm that their clients use their real names when transacting business. The Government also strengthened confidentiality protection for private financial transactions.

In July 2007, the Korean National Assembly passed the Financial Investment Services and Capital Markets Act, or the FSCMA, under which various industry-based capital markets regulatory systems were consolidated into a single regulatory system. The FSCMA, which became effective in February 2009, expands the scope of permitted investment-related financial products and activities through expansive definitions of financial instruments and function-based regulations that allow financial investment companies to offer a wider range of financial services, as well as strengthening investor protection and disclosure requirements.

Prior to the effective date of the FSCMA, separate laws regulated various types of financial institutions depending on the type of the financial institution (for example, securities companies, futures companies, trust business companies and asset management companies) and subjected financial institutions to different licensing and ongoing regulatory requirements (for example, under the Securities and Exchange Act, the Futures Trading Act and the Indirect Investment Asset Management Business Act). By applying one uniform set of rules to financial businesses having the same economic function, the FSCMA attempts to improve and address issues caused by the previous regulatory system under which the same economic function relating to capital markets-related business were governed by multiple regulations. To this end, the FSCMA categorizes capital markets-related businesses into six different functions as follows:

 

   

investment dealing (trading and underwriting of financial investment products);

 

   

investment brokerage (brokerage of financial investment products);

 

   

collective investment (establishment of collective investment schemes and the management thereof);

 

   

investment advice;

 

   

discretionary investment management; and

 

   

trusts (together with the five businesses set forth above, the Financial Investment Businesses).

Accordingly, all financial businesses relating to financial investment products are classified as one or more of the Financial Investment Businesses described above, and financial institutions are subject to the regulations applicable to their relevant Financial Investment Businesses, irrespective of what type of financial institution it is. For example, under the FSCMA, derivative businesses conducted by securities companies and futures companies are subject to the same regulations, at least in principle.

 

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The banking business and the insurance business are not subject to the FSCMA and will continue to be regulated under separate laws; provided, however, that they are subject to the FSCMA if their activities involve any Financial Investment Businesses requiring a license based on the FSCMA.

Banking Industry

The banking industry comprises commercial banks and specialized banks. Commercial banks serve the general public and corporate sectors. They include nationwide banks, regional banks and branches of foreign banks. Regional banks provide services similar to nationwide banks, but operate in a geographically restricted region. Branches of foreign banks have operated in the Republic since 1967 but provide a relatively small proportion of the country’s banking services. As of December 31, 2025, there were seven nationwide banks, five regional banks, three internet-only banks and 33 foreign banks with branches operating in the Republic.

Specialized banks meet the needs of specific sectors of the economy in accordance with Government policy; they are organized under, or chartered by, special laws. Specialized banks include (i) The Korea Development Bank, (ii) The Export-Import Bank of Korea, (iii) Industrial Bank of Korea, (iv) SuHyup Bank and (v) NongHyup Bank. The Government has made capital contributions to three of these specialized banks as follows:

 

   

The Korea Development Bank: the Government owns directly all of its paid-in capital and has made capital contributions since its establishment in 1954. Recent examples include the Government’s contributions to its capital of W1,121 billion in 2021, W1,265 billion in 2022, W775 billion in 2023, W2,390 billion in 2024 and W942 billion in 2025. Taking into account these capital contributions, its total paid-in capital was W27,258 billion as of December 31, 2025.

 

   

The Export-Import Bank of Korea: the Government owns, directly and indirectly, all of its paid-in capital and has made capital contributions since its establishment in 1976. Recent examples include the Government’s contributions to its capital of W299 billion in 2021, W25 billion in 2022, W2,000 billion in 2023, W2,100 billion in 2024 and W300 billion in 2025. Taking into account these capital contributions, its total paid-in capital was W17,173 billion as of December 31, 2025.

 

   

Industrial Bank of Korea: the Government directly owned 59.5% of its total shares (including common and preferred shares) as of December 31, 2025. The Government had owned all of the issued share capital of Industrial Bank of Korea until 1994, but the Government’s minimum share ownership requirement was repealed in 1997, and the Government has since periodically adjusted its ownership percentage in Industrial Bank of Korea through transactions involving the purchase and sale of its common shares. In 2020, Industrial Bank of Korea issued an aggregate of 161,507,381 new common shares to the Government for a total of W1,266 billion in cash. In November 2020, Industrial Bank of Korea acquired from the Government and cancelled an aggregate of 44,847,038 perpetual preferred shares that it had previously issued to the Government. In May 2021, Industrial Bank of Korea issued and sold 5,636,227 new ordinary shares to the Government for an aggregate consideration of W49 billion in cash. Taking into account such transactions, its total paid-in capital was W4,211 billion as of December 31, 2025.

The economic difficulties in 1997 and 1998 caused an increase in Korean banks’ non-performing assets and a decline in capital adequacy ratios of Korean banks. From 1998 through 2002, the Financial Services Commission amended banking regulations several times to adopt more stringent criteria for non-performing assets that more closely followed international standards.

 

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The following table sets out the total loans (including loans in Won and loans in foreign currencies) and non-performing assets of Korean banks as of the dates indicated.

 

     Total Loans     Non-Performing
Assets(1)
    Percentage
of Total
 
     (trillions of won)     (%)  

December 31, 2021

     2,371.9       11.8       0.5  

December 31, 2022

     2,532.4       10.1       0.4  

December 31, 2023

     2,629.0       12.5       0.5  

December 31, 2024

     2,799.1       15.0       0.5  

December 31, 2025(2)

     2,905.8 (2)      16.6 (2)      0.6 (2) 
 
(1)

Assets classified as substandard or below.

(2)

Preliminary.

Source: Financial Supervisory Service

In 2021, these banks posted an aggregate net profit of W16.9 trillion, compared to an aggregate net profit of W12.1 trillion in 2020, primarily due to the significant amount of gains recognized by The Korea Development Bank in connection with the exercise of its right to convert its convertible bonds issued by HMM Company Limited into common shares, which took place in June 2021, and to a lesser extent, increased net interest income and decreased loan loss provisions. In 2022, these banks posted an aggregate net profit of W18.5 trillion, compared to an aggregate net profit of W16.9 trillion in 2021, primarily due to increased net interest income reflecting the rise in interest rates during 2022. In 2023, these banks posted an aggregate net profit of W21.7 trillion, compared to an aggregate net profit of W18.5 trillion in 2022, primarily due to an increase in net interest income, which was offset in part by an increase in loan loss provisions. In 2024, these banks posted an aggregate net profit of W22.2 trillion, compared to an aggregate net profit of W21.7 trillion in 2023, primarily due to a decrease in loan loss provisions, which was offset in part by an increase in non-operating expenses. Based on preliminary data, in 2025, these banks posted an aggregate net profit of W24.1 trillion, compared to an aggregate net profit of W22.2 trillion in 2024, primarily due to a significant rise in foreign exchange and derivatives-related gains driven by heightened volatility in interest rates and exchange rates during 2025.

Non-Bank Financial Institutions

Non-bank financial institutions include:

 

   

savings institutions, including trust accounts of banks, mutual savings banks, credit unions, mutual credit facilities, community credit cooperatives and postal savings;

 

   

life insurance institutions; and

 

   

credit card companies.

As of December 31, 2025, 79 mutual savings banks, 22 life insurance institutions, which include joint venture life insurance institutions and wholly-owned subsidiaries of foreign life insurance companies, and eight credit card companies operated in the Republic.

Money Markets

In the Republic, the money markets consist of the call market and markets for a wide range of other short-term financial instruments, including treasury bills, monetary stabilization bonds, negotiable certificates of deposits, repurchase agreements and commercial paper.

 

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Securities Markets

On January 27, 2005, the Korea Exchange was established pursuant to the now repealed Korea Securities and Futures Trading Act by consolidating the Korea Stock Exchange, the Korea Futures Exchange, the KOSDAQ Stock Market, Inc., or the KOSDAQ, and the KOSDAQ Committee of the Korea Securities Dealers Association, which had formerly managed the KOSDAQ. There are three major markets operated by the Korea Exchange: the KRX KOSPI Market, the KRX KOSDAQ Market, and the KRX Derivatives Market. The Korea Exchange has two trading floors located in Seoul, one for the KRX KOSPI Market and one for the KRX KOSDAQ Market, and one trading floor in Busan for the KRX Derivatives Market. The Korea Exchange is a joint stock company with limited liability, the shares of which are held by (i) financial investment companies that were formerly members of the Korea Futures Exchange or the Korea Stock Exchange and (ii) the stockholders of the KOSDAQ. Currently, the Korea Exchange is the only stock exchange in Korea and is operated by membership, having as its members Korean financial investment companies and some Korean branches of foreign financial investment companies.

The Korea Exchange publishes the Korea Composite Stock Price Index every ten seconds, which is an index of all equity securities listed on the Korea Exchange. The Korea Composite Stock Price Index is computed using the aggregate value method, whereby the market capitalizations of all listed companies are aggregated, subject to certain adjustments, and this aggregate is expressed as a percentage of the aggregate market capitalization of all listed companies as of the base date, January 4, 1980.

 

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The following table shows the value of the Korea Composite Stock Price Index as of the dates indicated:

 

December 30, 2021

     2,977.7  

January 28, 2022

     2,663.3  

February 28, 2022

     2,699.2  

March 31, 2022

     2,757.7  

April 29, 2022

     2,695.1  

May 31, 2022

     2,685.9  

June 30, 2022

     2,332.6  

July 29, 2022

     2,451.5  

August 31, 2022

     2,472.1  

September 30, 2022

     2,155.5  

October 31, 2022

     2,293.6  

November 30, 2022

     2,472.5  

December 29, 2022

     2,236.4  

January 31, 2023

     2,425.1  

February 28, 2023

     2,412.9  

March 31, 2023

     2,476.9  

April 28, 2023

     2,501.5  

May 31, 2023

     2,577.1  

June 30, 2023

     2,564.3  

July 31, 2023

     2,632.6  

August 31, 2023

     2,556.3  

September 27, 2023

     2,465.1  

October 31, 2023

     2,278.0  

November 30, 2023

     2,535.3  

December 28, 2023

     2,655.3  

January 31, 2024

     2,497.1  

February 29, 2024

     2,642.4  

March 29, 2024

     2,746.6  

April 30, 2024

     2,692.1  

May 31, 2024

     2,636.5  

June 28, 2024

     2,797.8  

July 31, 2024

     2,770.7  

August 30, 2024

     2,674.3  

September 30, 2024

     2,593.3  

October 31, 2024

     2,556.2  

November 29, 2024

     2,455.9  

December 30, 2024

     2,399.5  

January 31, 2025

     2,517.4  

February 28, 2025

     2,532.8  

March 31, 2025

     2,481.1  

April 30, 2025

     2,556.6  

May 30, 2025

     2,697.7  

June 30, 2025

     3,071.7  

July 31, 2025

     3,245.4  

August 29, 2025

     3,186.0  

September 30, 2025

     3,424.6  

October 31, 2025

     4,107.5  

November 28, 2025

     3,926.6  

 

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December 30, 2025

     4,214.2  

January 30, 2026

     5,224.4  

February 27, 2026

     6,224.1  

March 31, 2026

     5,052.5  

April 30, 2026

     6,598.9  

May 29, 2026

     8,476.2  

June 30, 2026

     8,476.5  

July 31, 2026

     6,595.5  

Over the years, liquidity and credit concerns and volatility in the global financial markets have led to fluctuations in the stock prices of Korean companies. In recent years, there was significant volatility in the stock prices of Korean companies due to geopolitical uncertainties, exchange rate fluctuations and changes in domestic economic conditions. The index was 6,598.3 on August 5, 2026.

Supervision System

The Office of Bank Supervision, the Securities Supervisory Board, the Insurance Supervisory Board and all other financial sector regulatory bodies merged in January 1999 to form the Financial Supervisory Service. The Financial Supervisory Service acts as the executive body of the Financial Services Commission. The Financial Services Commission reports to, but operates independently of, the Prime Minister’s office.

The Ministry of Finance and Economy focuses on fiscal policy and foreign currency regulations. The Bank of Korea manages monetary policy focusing on price stabilization.

Deposit Insurance System

The Republic’s deposit insurance system insures amounts on deposit with banks, non-bank financial institutions, securities companies and life insurance companies.

The Depositor Protection Act of Korea provides for a deposit insurance system where the Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation guarantees to depositors the repayment of their eligible bank deposits. The deposit insurance system insures up to a total of W100 million per depositor per bank, which limit increased from W50 million through an amendment to the Presidential Decree to the Depositor Protection Act of Korea that became effective in September 2025.

The Government excluded certain deposits, such as repurchase agreements, from the insurance scheme, expanded the definition of insured financial institutions to which the insurance scheme would apply and gradually increased the insurance premium rates applicable to insured financial institutions.

Monetary Policy

The Bank of Korea

The Bank of Korea was established in 1950 as Korea’s central bank and the country’s sole currency issuing bank. A seven-member Monetary Policy Committee, chaired by the Governor of The Bank of Korea, formulates and controls monetary and credit policies.

Inflation targeting is the basic system of operation for Korean monetary policy. The consumer price index is used as The Bank of Korea’s target indicator. To achieve its established inflation target, the Monetary Policy Committee of The Bank of Korea determines and announces the “Bank of Korea Base Rate”, the reference rate applied in transactions such as repurchase agreements between The Bank of Korea and its financial institution counterparts. The Bank of Korea uses open market operations as its primary instrument to keep the call rate in line with the Monetary Policy Committee’s target rate. In addition, The Bank of Korea is able to establish policies regarding its lending to banks in Korea and their reserve requirements.

 

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Interest Rates

The Bank of Korea lowered its policy rate to 1.5% from 1.75% on July 18, 2019 and to 1.25% from 1.5% on October 16, 2019 to address the sluggishness of the global and domestic economy. On March 16, 2020, The Bank of Korea further lowered its policy rate to 0.75% from 1.25%, which was further lowered to 0.5% on May 28, 2020, in response to deteriorating economic conditions resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. However, as the economy began to show signs of recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic starting from the second half of 2021, The Bank of Korea raised its policy rate from 0.50% to 0.75% on August 26, 2021, 1.00% on November 25, 2021 and 1.25% on January 14, 2022. Subsequently, in response to rising levels of household debt and inflationary pressures, The Bank of Korea continued to raise its policy rate, to 1.50% on April 14, 2022, 1.75% on May 26, 2022, 2.25% on July 13, 2022, 2.50% on August 25, 2022, 3.00% on October 12, 2022, 3.25% on November 24, 2022 and 3.50% on January 13, 2023. However, The Bank of Korea began to lower its policy rate, to 3.25% on October 11, 2024, 3.00% on November 28, 2024, 2.75% on February 25, 2025 and 2.50% on May 29, 2025 in response to weak economic conditions in the Republic. Most recently, on July 16, 2026, The Bank of Korea raised its policy rate to 2.75% from 2.50%, in response to rising levels of household debt and inflationary pressures.

With the deregulation of interest rates on banks’ demand deposits on February 2, 2004, The Bank of Korea completed the interest rate deregulation based upon the “Four-Stage Interest Rate Liberalization Plan” announced in 1991. The prohibition on the payment of interest on ordinary checking accounts was, however, maintained.

Money Supply

The following table shows the volume of the Republic’s money supply:

 

     December 31,  
     2021     2022     2023     2024     2025  
     (billions of Won)  

Money Supply (M1)(1)

     1,378,591.0       1,243,808.2       1,247,774.9       1,294,069.8       1,384,025.4  

Quasi-money(2)

     2,006,660.3       2,395,782.7       2,487,393.0       2,602,452.9       2,715,715.6  

Money Supply (M2)(3)

     3,385,251.3       3,639,590.9       3,735,167.9       3,896,522.7       4,099,741.0  

Percentage Increase Over Previous Year

     11.7     7.5     2.6     4.3     5.2
 
(1)

Consists of currency in circulation and demand and instant access savings deposits at financial institutions.

(2)

Includes time and installment savings deposits, marketable instruments, yield-based dividend instruments and financial debentures, excluding financial instruments with a maturity of more than two years.

(3)

Money Supply (M2) is the sum of Money Supply (M1) and quasi-money.

Source: The Bank of Korea

Exchange Controls

Authorized foreign exchange banks, as registered with the Ministry of Finance and Economy, handle foreign exchange transactions. The Ministry has designated other types of financial institutions to handle foreign exchange transactions on a limited basis.

Korean laws and regulations generally require a report to either the Ministry of Finance and Economy, The Bank of Korea or authorized foreign exchange banks, as applicable, for issuances of international bonds and other instruments, overseas investments and certain other transactions involving foreign exchange payments.

 

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In 1993, 1994 and 1995, the Government relaxed regulations of foreign exchange position ceilings and foreign exchange transaction documentation and created free Won accounts which may be opened by non-residents at Korean foreign exchange banks. The Won funds deposited into the free Won accounts may be converted into foreign currencies and remitted outside Korea without any governmental approval. In December 1996, after joining the OECD, the Republic freed the repatriation of investment funds, dividends and profits, as well as loan repayments and interest payments. The Government continues to reduce exchange controls in response to changes in the world economy, including the new trade regime under the WTO, anticipating that such foreign exchange reform will improve the Republic’s competitiveness and encourage strategic alliances between domestic and foreign entities.

In September 1998, the National Assembly passed the Foreign Exchange Transactions Act, which became effective in April 1999 and has subsequently been amended numerous times. In principle, most currency and capital transactions, including, among others, the following transactions, have been liberalized:

 

   

the investment in real property located overseas by Korean companies and financial institutions;

 

   

the establishment of overseas branches and subsidiaries by Korean companies and financial institutions;

 

   

the investment by non-residents in deposits and trust products having more than one year maturities; and

 

   

the issuance of debentures by non-residents in the Korean market.

To minimize the adverse effects from further opening of the Korean capital markets, the Ministry of Finance and Economy is authorized to introduce a variable deposit requirement system to restrict the influx of short-term speculative funds.

The Government has also embarked on a second set of liberalization initiatives starting in January 2001, under which ceilings on international payments for Korean residents have been eliminated, including overseas travel expenses, overseas inheritance remittances and emigration expenses. Overseas deposits, trusts, acquisitions of foreign securities and other foreign capital transactions made by residents and the making of deposits in Korean currency by non-residents have also been liberalized. In line with the foregoing liberalization, measures will also be adopted to curb illegal foreign exchange transactions and to stabilize the foreign exchange market.

Effective as of January 1, 2006, the Government liberalized the regulations governing “capital transactions”. The regulations provide that no regulatory approvals are required for any capital transactions. The capital transactions previously subject to approval requirements are now subject only to reporting requirements.

In January 2010, the Financial Supervisory Service introduced the Standards for Risk Management of Foreign Exchange Derivatives Transactions to the Enforcement Rules for Supervision of Banking Business to prevent over-hedging of foreign exchange risk by corporate investors. According to the standards as amended in June 2025, if a corporate investor, other than a financial institution or a public enterprise, wishes to enter into a currency forward, currency option, foreign exchange swap or currency swap agreement with a bank, the bank is required to verify whether the corporate investor’s assets, liabilities or contracts face foreign exchange risks that could be mitigated by a currency forward, currency option, foreign exchange swap or currency swap agreement. In addition, the bank is required to ensure that the corporate investor’s risk hedge ratio, which is the ratio of the aggregate notional amount to the aggregate amount of risk, does not exceed 125%.

 

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Foreign Exchange

The following table shows the exchange rate between the Won and the U.S. Dollar (in Won per U.S. Dollar) as announced by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. as of the dates indicated:

 

     Won/U.S. Dollar
Exchange Rate
 

December 31, 2021

     1,185.5  

January 28, 2022

     1,202.4  

February 28, 2022

     1,202.7  

March 31, 2022

     1,210.8  

April 29, 2022

     1,269.4  

May 31, 2022

     1,245.8  

June 30, 2022

     1,299.4  

July 29, 2022

     1,304.0  

August 31, 2022

     1,347.5  

September 30, 2022

     1,434.8  

October 31, 2022

     1,419.3  

November 30, 2022

     1,331.5  

December 30, 2022

     1,267.3  

January 31, 2023

     1,228.7  

February 28, 2023

     1,317.4  

March 31, 2023

     1,303.8  

April 28, 2023

     1,339.9  

May 31, 2023

     1,322.2  

June 30, 2023

     1,312.8  

July 31, 2023

     1,280.0  

August 31, 2023

     1,321.4  

September 27, 2023

     1,344.8  

October 31, 2023

     1,352.8  

November 30, 2023

     1,289.0  

December 29, 2023

     1,289.4  

January 31, 2024

     1,330.6  

February 29, 2024

     1,334.0  

March 29, 2024

     1,346.8  

April 30, 2024

     1,378.1  

May 31, 2024

     1,376.5  

June 28, 2024

     1,389.2  

July 31, 2024

     1,384.6  

August 30, 2024

     1,335.3  

September 30, 2024

     1,319.6  

October 31, 2024

     1,383.3  

November 29, 2024

     1,394.7  

December 31, 2024

     1,470.0  

January 31, 2025

     1,433.3  

February 28, 2025

     1,439.6  

March 31, 2025

     1,466.5  

April 30, 2025

     1,438.5  

May 30, 2025

     1,381.4  

June 30, 2025

     1,356.4  

July 31, 2025

     1,382.9  

August 29, 2025

     1,388.6  

 

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     Won/U.S. Dollar
Exchange Rate
 

September 30, 2025

     1,402.2  

October 31, 2025

     1,423.2  

November 28, 2025

     1,464.8  

December 31, 2025

     1,434.9  

January 30, 2026

     1,427.0  

February 27, 2026

     1,424.5  

March 31, 2026

     1,513.4  

April 30, 2026

     1,476.1  

May 29, 2026

     1,505.8  

June 30, 2026

     1,541.5  

July 31, 2026

     1,441.1  

During the period from January 2, 2008 through April 16, 2009, the value of the Won relative to the U.S. dollar declined by approximately 29.9%, due primarily to adverse economic conditions resulting from liquidity and credit concerns and volatility in the global credit and financial markets and repatriations by foreign investors of their investments in the Korean stock market. The exchange rate between the Won and the U.S. Dollar has fluctuated since then. In recent years, the value of the Won relative to the U.S. dollar depreciated significantly, due primarily to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and ensuing sanctions against Russia, the escalating hostilities in the Middle East (including those resulting from the military conflicts between Iran and other countries, including the United States and Israel) and the political situation in Korea following the declaration of martial law by former President Yoon in December 2024 that led to his impeachment and subsequent removal in April 2025 and the election of Mr. Lee Jae-myung as President in June 2025, among others. The market average exchange rate was Won 1,428.2 to US$1.00 on August 5, 2026.

Balance of Payments and Foreign Trade

Balance of Payments

Balance of payments figures measure the relative flow of goods, services and capital into and out of the country as represented in the current balance and the capital balance. The current balance tracks a country’s trade in goods and services and transfer payments and measures whether a country is living within its income from trading and investments. The capital balance covers all transactions involving the transfer of capital into and out of the country, including loans and investments. The overall balance represents the sum of the current and capital balances. An overall balance surplus indicates a net inflow of foreign currencies, thereby increasing demand for and strengthening the local currency. An overall balance deficit indicates a net outflow of foreign currencies, thereby decreasing demand for and weakening the local currency. The financial account mirrors the overall balance. If the overall balance is positive, the surplus, which represents the nation’s savings, finances the overall deficit of the country’s trading partners. Accordingly, the financial account will indicate cash outflows equal to the overall surplus. If, however, the overall balance is negative, the nation has an international deficit which must be financed. Accordingly, the financial account will indicate cash inflows equal to the overall deficit.

 

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The following table sets out certain information with respect to the Republic’s balance of payments:

Balance of Payments(1)

 

Classification

   2021     2022     2023     2024     2025(4)  
     (millions of dollars)  

Current Account

     83,879.1       23,238.4       32,530.2       99,973.5       123,053.8  

Goods

     79,659.1       18,334.7       44,630.5       110,910.0       138,073.2  

Exports(2)

     655,640.1       697,755.1       642,117.2       703,974.8       718,942.5  

Imports(2)

     575,981.0       679,420.4       597,486.7       593,064.8       580,869.3  

Services

     (8,994.4     (10,750.7     (30,742.5     (29,428.4     (34,519.4

Income

     19,305.8       19,784.8       25,208.5       26,779.5       27,918.9  

Current Transfers

     (6,091.4     (4,130.4     (6,566.3     (8,287.6     (8,418.9

Capital and Financial Account

     78,335.3       27,063.2       32,129.1       97,150.9       120,021.5  

Capital Account

     (155.3     0.7       47.1       282.9       258.0  

Financial Account(3)

     78,490.6       27,062.5       32,082.0       96,868.0       119,763.5  

Net Errors and Omissions

     (5,233.2     3,823.4       (495.3     (3,388.4     (3,548.3
 
(1)

Figures are prepared based on the sixth edition of the Balance of Payment Manual published by International Monetary Fund in December 2010 and implemented by the Government in December 2013. In December 2018, The Bank of Korea revised the Republic’s balance of payments information to capture new economic activities and reflect the changes in raw data.

(2)

These entries are derived from trade statistics and are valued on a free on board basis, meaning that the insurance and freight costs are not included.

(3)

Includes borrowings from the IMF, syndicated bank loans and short-term borrowings.

(4)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea

The current account surplus in 2024 increased to US$100.0 billion in 2024 from the current account surplus of US$32.5 billion in 2023, primarily due to an increase in surplus from the goods account, an increase in surplus from the income account and a decrease in deficit from the services account. Based on preliminary data, the current account surplus in 2025 increased to US$123.1 billion in 2025 from the current account surplus of US$100.0 billion in 2024, primarily due to an increase in surplus from the goods account and an increase in surplus from the income account, the effects of which were offset in part by an increase in deficit from the services account. Based on preliminary data, the current account surplus in the first three months of 2026 increased to US$74.4 billion from the current account surplus of US$19.5 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, primarily due to a significant increase in surplus from the goods account.

Foreign Direct Investment

Since 1960, the Government has adopted a broad range of related laws, administrative rules and regulations that provide a framework for the conduct and regulation of foreign investment activities. In September 1998, the Government promulgated the Foreign Investment Promotion Act, or the FIPA, which replaced previous foreign direct investment related laws, rules and regulations, to promote inbound foreign investments by providing incentives to, and facilitating investment activities in the Republic by, foreign nationals. The FIPA prescribes, among others, procedural requirements for inbound foreign investments, incentives for foreign investments such as tax reductions, and requirements relating to designation and development of foreign investment target regions. The Government believes that providing a stable and receptive environment for foreign direct investment will accelerate the inflow of foreign capital, technology and management techniques, although certain foreign investments that may implicate national security are subject to review and may be restricted or conditioned, and in such cases, regulatory approvals may be withheld pending completion of such review.

 

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The following table sets forth information regarding annual foreign direct investment in the Republic for the periods indicated.

Foreign Direct Investment

 

     2021      2022      2023      2024      2025(2)  
     (billions of dollars)  

Contracted and Reported Investment

              

Greenfield Investment(1)

     18.1        22.3        23.5        26.7        28.6  

Merger & Acquisition

     11.4        8.1        9.2        7.9        7.5  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     29.5        30.4        32.7        34.6        36.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Actual Investment

     17.9        18.2        20.0        15.4        18.0  
 
(1)

Includes building new factories and operational facilities.

(2)

Preliminary.

Source: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

In 2024, the contracted and reported amount of foreign direct investment in the Republic increased to US$34.6 billion from US$32.7 billion in 2023, primarily due to an increase in foreign investment in the manufacturing sector to US$14.5 billion in 2024 from US$11.9 billion in 2023.

Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the contracted and reported amount of foreign direct investment in the Republic increased to US$36.1 billion from US$34.6 billion in 2024, primarily due to an increase in foreign investment in the manufacturing sector to US$15.8 billion in 2025 from US$14.5 billion in 2024.

The following table sets forth information regarding the source of foreign direct investment by region and country for the periods indicated:

Foreign Direct Investment by Region and Country

 

     2021      2022      2023      2024      2025  
                                    
     (billions of dollars)  

North America

              

U.S.A.

     5.3        8.7        6.1        5.2        9.8  

Others

     1.6        5.8        6.5        5.5        5.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     6.9        14.5        12.6        10.7        15.1  

Asia

              

Japan

     1.2        1.5        1.3        6.1        4.4  

Hong Kong

     0.6        0.4        1.2        1.0        0.3  

Singapore

     4.2        3.2        2.7        2.4        2.5  

China

     1.9        1.5        1.6        5.8        3.6  

Others

     1.2        0.5        1.8        1.0        1.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     9.1        7.1        8.6        16.3        11.8  

European Union

              

Ireland

     1.8        0.1        0.0        0.0        0.0  

Netherlands

     1.0        4.9        1.1        0.9        0.8  

Germany

     2.8        0.5        0.2        0.3        0.6  

France

     0.2        0.2        1.2        0.9        3.8  

Others

     6.2        1.8        3.7        3.0        1.7  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
     12.0        7.5        6.2        5.1        6.9  

Other regions and countries

     1.5        1.3        5.3        2.5        2.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     29.5        30.4        32.7        34.6        36.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 

Source: Ministry of Trade, Industry and Resources

 

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Trade Balance

Trade balance figures measure the difference between a country’s exports and imports. If exports exceed imports the country has a trade balance surplus while if imports exceed exports the country has a deficit. A deficit, indicating that a country’s receipts from abroad fall short of its payments to foreigners, must be financed, rendering the country a debtor nation. A surplus, indicating that a country’s receipts exceed its payments to foreigners, allows the country to finance its trading partners’ net deficit to the extent of the surplus, rendering the country a creditor nation.

The following table summarizes the Republic’s trade balance for the periods indicated:

Trade Balance

 

     Exports(1)      As %
of
GDP(2)
    Imports(1)      As %
of
GDP(2)
    Balance of
Trade
    Exports as %
of Imports
 
     (billions of dollars, except percentages)  

2021

     644.4        33.2     615.1        31.7     29.3       104.8  

2022

     683.6        38.0     731.4        40.7     (47.8     93.5  

2023

     632.2        34.3     642.6        34.8     (10.4     98.4  

2024

     683.6        36.5     631.8        33.7     51.8       108.2  

2025(3)

     709.3        37.9     631.9        33.7     77.4       112.2  
 
(1)

These entries are derived from customs clearance statistics on a C.I.F. basis, meaning that the price of goods includes insurance and freight cost.

(2)

At current market prices.

(3)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea; Korea Customs Service

 

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The Republic, due to its lack of natural resources, relies on extensive trading activity for growth. The country meets virtually all domestic requirements for petroleum, wood and rubber with imports, as well as much of its coal and iron needs. Exports consistently represent a high percentage of GDP and, accordingly, the international economic environment is of crucial importance to the Republic’s economy. See “—The Economy—Worldwide Economic and Financial Difficulties”.

The following tables give information regarding the Republic’s exports and imports by major commodity groups:

Exports by Major Commodity Groups (C.I.F.)(1)

 

    2021     As % of
2021
Total
    2022     As % of
2022
Total
    2023     As % of
2023
Total
    2024     As % of
2024
Total
    2025(2)     As % of
2025
Total(2)
 
    (billions of dollars, except percentages)  

Foods & Consumer Goods

    9.8       1.5       10.4       1.5       10.7       1.7       11.6       1.7       12.3       1.7  

Raw Materials and Fuels

    51.4       8.0       75.1       11.0       62.6       9.9       60.9       8.9       55.9       7.9  

Petroleum & Derivatives

    38.8       6.0       63.3       9.3       52.4       8.3       50.7       7.4       46.0       6.5  

Others

    12.6       2.0       11.8       1.7       10.2       1.6       10.2       1.5       9.9       1.4  

Light Industrial Products

    35.3       5.5       35.2       5.1       33.4       5.3       34.2       5.0       35.3       5.0  

Heavy & Chemical Industrial Products

    547.9       85.0       563.0       82.4       525.5       83.1       576.9       84.4       605.9       85.4  

Electronic & Electronic Products

    221.8       34.4       224.2       32.8       181.1       28.6       231.0       33.8       261.6       36.9  

Chemicals & Chemical Products

    91.9       14.3       98.0       14.3       86.6       13.7       83.6       12.2       78.3       11.0  

Metal Goods

    52.6       8.2       55.3       8.1       49.8       7.9       48.2       7.0       46.0       6.5  

Machinery & Precision Equipment

    70.9       11.0       70.9       10.4       72.6       11.5       72.4       10.6       69.9       9.9  

Transport Equipment

    94.2       14.6       98.4       14.4       118.2       18.7       120.6       17.6       127.0       17.9  

Passenger Cars

    44.3       6.9       51.7       7.6       68.3       10.8       68.3       10.0       68.5       9.7  

Ships & Boats

    22.4       3.5       17.6       2.6       20.8       3.3       24.5       3.6       30.4       4.3  

Others

    27.5       4.3       29.2       4.3       29.1       4.6       27.8       4.1       28.1       4.0  

Others

    16.6       2.6       16.1       2.4       17.2       2.7       21.2       3.1       23.1       3.3  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    644.4       100.0       683.6       100.0       632.2       100.0       683.6       100.0       709.3       100.0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
(1)

These entries are derived from customs clearance statistics. C.I.F. means that the price of goods includes insurance and freight costs.

(2)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea; Korea Customs Service

 

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Imports by Major Commodity Groups (C.I.F.)(1)

 

    2021     As % of
2021
Total
    2022     As % of
2022
Total
    2023     As % of
2023
Total
    2024     As % of
2024
Total
    2025(2)     As % of
2025
Total(2)
 
    (billions of dollars, except percentages)        

Industrial Materials and Fuels

    302.6       49.2       393.8       53.8       328.4       51.1       308.3       48.8       285.6       45.2  

Crude Petroleum

    67.0       10.9       106.0       14.5       86.2       13.4       85.4       13.5       75.3       11.9  

Mineral

    33.3       5.4       31.3       4.3       27.1       4.2       25.9       4.1       28.0       4.4  

Chemicals

    60.4       9.8       70.2       9.6       64.8       10.1       55.5       8.8       54.5       8.6  

Iron & Steel Products

    22.2       3.6       22.7       3.1       21.3       3.3       20.5       3.2       18.2       2.9  

Non-ferrous Metal

    18.4       3.0       19.5       2.7       15.9       2.5       15.9       2.5       16.8       2.7  

Others

    101.3       16.5       144.1       19.7       113.1       17.6       105.1       16.6       92.8       14.7  

Capital Goods

    212.8       34.6       228.9       31.3       211.5       32.9       222.1       35.1       237.5       37.6  

Machinery & Precision Equipment

    70.0       11.4       68.6       9.4       66.1       10.3       67.8       10.7       75.1       11.9  

Electric & Electronic Machines

    127.6       20.7       144.8       19.8       129.3       20.1       135.4       21.4       143.8       22.8  

Transport Equipment

    13.0       2.1       13.2       1.8       13.7       2.1       16.3       2.6       15.9       2.5  

Others

    2.2       0.4       2.3       0.3       2.4       0.4       2.5       0.4       2.7       0.4  

Consumer Goods

    99.6       16.2       108.7       14.9       102.7       16.0       101.4       16.1       108.7       17.2  

Cereals

    8.9       1.4       11.3       1.5       9.8       1.5       8.7       1.4       7.9       1.2  

Goods for Direct Consumption

    25.7       4.2       29.0       4.0       27.5       4.3       27.7       4.4       29.1       4.6  

Durable Consumer Goods

    42.2       6.9       42.8       5.9       40.7       6.3       40.4       6.4       47.6       7.5  

Nondurable Consumer Goods

    22.8       3.7       25.6       3.5       24.7       3.8       24.6       3.9       24.1       3.8  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    615.1       100.0       731.4       100.0       642.6       100.0       631.8       100.0       631.9       100.0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
(1)

These entries are derived from customs clearance statistics. C.I.F. means that the price of goods includes insurance and freight costs.

(2)

Preliminary.

Source: The Bank of Korea; Korea Customs Service

In 2021, the Republic recorded a trade surplus of US$29.3 billion. Exports increased by 25.7% to US$644.4 billion in 2021 from US$512.5 billion in 2020, primarily due to a recovery of the global economy from the COVID-19 pandemic. Imports increased by 31.5% to US$615.1 billion in 2021 from US$467.6 billion in 2020, primarily due to an increase in domestic consumption as well as an increase in oil prices, which also led to increased unit prices of other major raw materials.

In 2022, the Republic recorded a trade deficit of US$47.8 billion. Exports increased by 6.1% to US$683.6 billion in 2022 from US$644.4 billion in 2021, primarily due to an improvement in the domestic economic conditions of the Republic’s major trading partners. Imports increased by 18.9% to US$731.4 billion in 2022 from US$615.1 billion in 2021, primarily due to an increase in energy and commodity prices, which also led to increased unit prices of other major raw materials.

In 2023, the Republic recorded a trade deficit of US$10.4 billion. Exports decreased by 7.5% to US$632.2 billion in 2023 from US$683.6 billion in 2022, primarily due to a deterioration in the domestic economic conditions of the Republic’s major trading partners and a downturn in the semiconductor industry. Imports decreased by 12.1% to US$642.6 billion in 2023 from US$731.4 billion in 2022, primarily due to a decrease in energy and commodity prices, which also led to decreased unit prices of other major raw materials.

In 2024, the Republic recorded a trade surplus of US$51.8 billion. Exports increased by 8.1% to US$683.6 billion in 2024 from US$632.2 billion in 2023, primarily due to a substantial growth in demand for semiconductor products globally and a general improvement in the domestic economic conditions of the Republic’s major trading partners. Imports decreased by 1.7% to US$631.8 billion in 2024 from US$642.6 billion in 2023, primarily due to a decrease in oil prices, which also led to decreased unit prices of other major raw materials.

 

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Based on preliminary data, in 2025, the Republic recorded a trade surplus of US$77.4 billion. Exports increased by 3.8% to US$709.3 billion in 2025 from US$683.6 billion in 2024, primarily due to substantial growth in demand for semiconductor products globally. Imports increased slightly to US$631.9 billion in 2025 from US$631.8 billion in 2024, primarily due to an increase in imports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment.

Based on preliminary data, the Republic recorded a trade surplus of US$137.7 billion in the first half of 2026. Exports increased by 48.3% to US$496.3 billion in the first half of 2026 from US$334.7 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, primarily due to a substantial growth in demand for semiconductor products globally. Imports increased by 16.7% to US$358.7 billion in the first half of 2026 from US$307.2 billion in the corresponding period of 2025, primarily due to increases in imports of semiconductor manufacturing equipment and raw materials.

The following table sets forth the Republic’s exports trading partners:

Exports

 

    2021     As % of
2021
Total
    2022     As % of
2022
Total
    2023     As % of
2023
Total
    2024     As % of
2024
Total
    2025(1)     As % of
2025
Total(1)
 
                                                             
    (millions of dollars, except percentages)  

China

    162,913.0       25.3       155,789.4       22.8       124,817.7       19.7       133,011.4       19.5       130,781.5       18.4  

United States

    95,902.0       14.9       109,765.7       16.1       115,696.3       18.3       127,761.4       18.7       122,850.9       17.3  

Japan

    30,061.8       4.7       30,606.3       4.5       29,000.6       4.6       29,607.2       4.3       28,307.9       4.0  

Hong Kong

    37,467.1       5.8       27,651.2       4.0       25,193.6       4.0       35,021.6       5.1       34,831.5       4.9  

Singapore

    14,148.5       2.2       20,205.4       3.0       18,752.0       3.0       18,224.2       2.7       19,552.9       2.8  

Vietnam

    56,728.5       8.8       60,963.7       8.9       53,479.5       8.5       58,323.0       8.5       62,775.1       8.8  

Taiwan

    24,285.3       3.8       26,198.2       3.8       20,178.8       3.2       33,969.1       5.0       49,070.1       6.9  

India

    15,603.3       2.4       18,870.1       2.8       17,949.6       2.8       18,696.1       2.7       19,230.7       2.7  

Indonesia

    8,550.3       1.3       10,215.9       1.5       9,140.2       1.4       7,948.3       1.2       6,994.7       1.0  

Mexico

    11,290.2       1.8       12,654.2       1.9       12,222.0       1.9       13,604.2       2.0       12,056.3       1.7  

Australia

    9,750.5       1.5       18,753.0       2.7       17,791.4       2.8       15,597.9       2.3       14,173.6       2.0  

Germany

    11,109.9       1.7       10,067.7       1.5       10,317.1       1.6       9,037.0       1.3       9,273.7       1.3  

Others(2)

    166,590.0       25.9       181,844.0       26.6       177,687.0       28.1       182,808.1       26.7       199,431.1       28.1  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    644,400.4       100.0       683,584.8       100.0       632,225.8       100.0       683,609.5       100.0       709,330.0       100.0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
(1)

Preliminary.

(2)

Includes more than 200 countries and regions.

Source: The Bank of Korea; Korea Customs Service

 

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The following table sets forth the Republic’s imports trading partners:

Imports

 

    2021     As % of
2021
Total
    2022     As % of
2022
Total
    2023     As % of
2023
Total
    2024     As % of
2024
Total
    2025(1)     As % of
2025
Total(1)
 
    (millions of dollars, except percentages)  

China

    138,628.1       22.5       154,576.3       21.1       142,857.3       22.2       139,878.5       22.1       141,951.0       22.5  

Japan

    54,642.2       8.9       54,711.8       7.5       47,656.5       7.4       47,593.8       7.5       48,908.5       7.7  

United States

    73,213.4       11.9       81,784.7       11.2       71,272.0       11.1       72,132.3       11.4       73,366.0       11.6  

Saudi Arabia

    24,271.3       3.9       41,640.3       5.7       32,762.5       5.1       31,449.8       5.0       27,431.8       4.3  

Qatar

    11,611.1       1.9       16,567.2       2.3       14,998.9       2.3       14,208.3       2.2       9,923.5       1.6  

Australia

    32,918.0       5.4       44,929.4       6.1       32,823.0       5.1       29,954.7       4.7       32,091.0       5.1  

Germany

    21,996.3       3.6       23,614.9       3.2       23,611.2       3.7       22,292.2       3.5       21,629.1       3.4  

Kuwait

    8,253.9       1.3       12,401.9       1.7       9,659.0       1.5       8,849.7       1.4       7,924.1       1.3  

Taiwan

    23,485.8       3.8       28,274.6       3.9       24,370.6       3.8       30,224.9       4.8       32,324.4       5.1  

United Arab Emirates

    7,318.7       1.2       15,492.8       2.1       16,422.8       2.6       17,930.8       2.8       14,116.6       2.2  

Indonesia

    10,725.1       1.7       15,734.9       2.2       12,145.9       1.9       12,564.3       2.0       11,303.9       1.8  

Malaysia

    10,456.2       1.7       15,249.1       2.1       15,237.1       2.4       13,981.2       2.2       15,512.7       2.5  

Others(2)

    197,573.3       32.1       226,391.8       31.0       198,755.3       30.9       190,706.7       30.2       195,412.8       30.9  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 

Total

    615,093.4       100.0       731,369.7       100.0       642,572.1       100.0       631,767.2       100.0       631,895.4       100.0  
 

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

   

 

 

 
 
(1)

Preliminary.

(2)

Includes more than 200 countries and regions.

Source: The Bank of Korea; Korea Customs Service

In recent years, the value of the Won relative to the U.S. dollar has depreciated significantly, in particular due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Russia-Ukraine war and ensuing sanctions against Russia and the escalating hostilities in the Middle East (including those resulting from the military conflicts between Iran and other countries, including the United States and Israel), and the political situation in Korea following the declaration of martial law by former President Yoon in December 2024 that led to his impeachment and subsequent removal in April 2025 and the election of Mr. Lee Jae-myung as President in June 2025, among others. See “—The Economy—Worldwide Economic and Financial Difficulties”. An appreciation of the Won against the U.S. dollar increases the Won value of the Republic’s export sales and diminishes the price-competitiveness of export goods in foreign markets in U.S. dollar terms. However, it also decreases the cost of imported raw materials in Won terms and the cost in Won of servicing the Republic’s U.S. dollar-denominated debt. In general, when the Won appreciates, export dependent sectors of the Korean economy, including automobiles, electronics and shipbuilding, suffer from the resulting pressure on the price-competitiveness of export goods, which may lead to reduced profit margins and loss in market share, more than offsetting a decrease in the cost of imported raw materials. If the export dependent sectors of the Korean economy suffer reduced profit margins or a net loss, it could result in a material adverse effect on the Korean economy.

 

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Since the Government announced its plans to pursue free trade agreements, or FTAs, in 2003, the Republic has entered into FTAs with key trading partners. The Republic has had bilateral FTAs in effect with Chile since 2004, Singapore since 2006, India since 2010, Peru since 2011, the United States since 2012, Turkey since 2013, Australia since 2014, Canada, China, New Zealand and Vietnam since 2015, Colombia since July 2016, the United Kingdom since January 2021, Israel and Cambodia since December 2022, Indonesia since January 2023 and the Philippines since 2024. The Republic is currently in negotiations with a number of other key trading partners. In addition, the Republic has had regional FTAs in effect with the European Free Trade Association since 2006, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations since 2009, the European Union since 2011, with each of Panama, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, El Salvador and Nicaragua since 2021 and with the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership since 2022, and is currently negotiating additional regional FTAs. The Republic and Turkey have completed revisions to their bilateral FTA, which became effective in August 2018. The Republic and the United States have also completed revisions to their bilateral FTA, which became effective in January 2019.

Non-Commodities Trade Balance

The Republic had non-commodities trade surpluses of US$4.2 billion in 2021 and US$4.9 billion in 2022, and non-commodities trade deficits of US$12.1 billion in 2023 and US$10.9 billion in 2024. Based on preliminary data, the Republic had non-commodities trade deficits of US$15.0 billion in 2025.

Foreign Currency Reserves

The foreign currency reserves are external assets that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs and for other related purposes. The following table shows the Republic’s total official foreign currency reserves:

Total Official Reserves

 

     December 31,  
     2021      2022      2023      2024      2025  
                                    
     (millions of dollars)  

Gold

   $ 4,794.8      $ 4,794.8      $ 4,794.8      $ 4,794.8      $ 4,794.9  

Foreign Exchange(1)

     438,319.2        399,043.1        395,643.3        391,889.9        402,997.4  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Gold and Foreign Exchange

     443,114.0        403,837.9        400,438.1        396,684.7        407,792.3  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Reserve Position at IMF

     4,634.9        4,489.5        4,627.8        4,204.9        4,372.5  

Special Drawing Rights

     15,369.5        14,836.3        15,082.1        14,714.1        15,889.8  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total Official Reserves

   $ 463,118.4      $ 423,163.7      $ 420,147.9      $ 415,603.8      $ 428,054.6  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

More than 95% of the Republic’s foreign currency reserves are comprised of convertible foreign currencies.

Source: The Bank of Korea; International Monetary Fund

 

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The Government’s foreign currency reserves increased to US$262.2 billion as of December 31, 2007 from US$8.9 billion as of December 31, 1997, primarily due to continued balance of trade surpluses and capital inflows. In 2008, the Government’s foreign currency reserves decreased, falling to US$201.2 billion as of December 31, 2008, partially as a result of the Government’s use of the foreign currency reserve to provide foreign currency liquidity to Korean financial institutions. The Government’s foreign currency reserves increased to US$463.1 billion as of December 31, 2021, primarily due to continued trade surpluses and capital inflows. The Government’s foreign currency reserves decreased to US$423.2 billion as of December 31, 2022, US$420.1 billion as of December 31, 2023 and US$415.6 billion as of December 31, 2024, however, primarily in relation to the depreciation of the Won against the U.S. dollar. The Government’s foreign currency reserves increased to US$428.1 billion as of December 31, 2025, primarily due to continued balance of trade surpluses and capital inflows. The amount of the Government’s foreign currency reserves was US$427.4 billion as of June 30, 2026.

Government Finance

Effective January 2, 2026, the responsibility of preparing the Government budget and administering the Government’s finances has been transferred from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (re-named to the Ministry of Finance and Economy in February 2026) to the Ministry of Planning and Budget, a new ministry established under the Prime Minister’s Office.

Under the National Finance Act, the Government’s fiscal year commences on January 1. The Government must submit the budget, which is drafted by the Minister of Planning and Budget and approved by the President of the Republic, to the National Assembly not later than 120 days prior to the start of the fiscal year, and may submit supplementary budgets revising the original budget at any time during the fiscal year.

2024 budgeted revenues decreased by 2.6% to W573.3 trillion from W588.6 trillion in 2023, led by a decrease in budgeted tax revenues (including taxes on income, profits and capital gains). 2024 budgeted expenditures and net lending increased by 2.7% to W617.7 trillion from W601.6 trillion in 2023, led by increases in budgeted expenditures on revitalization of the economy. The 2024 budget anticipated a W44.4 trillion budget deficit.

2025 budgeted revenues increased by 4.7% to W600.3 trillion from W573.3 trillion in 2024, led by increases in budgeted tax revenues (including taxes on income, profits and capital gains). 2025 budgeted expenditures and net lending increased by 7.0% to W661.1 trillion from W617.7 trillion in 2024, led by increases in budgeted expenditures on revitalization of the economy, including through supplementary budgets. The 2025 budget anticipated a W60.8 trillion budget deficit.

Based on preliminary data, 2026 budgeted revenues increased by 5.6% to W633.9 trillion from W600.3 trillion in 2025, led by increases in budgeted tax revenues (including taxes on income, profits and capital gains). 2026 budgeted expenditures and net lending increased by 3.8% to W686.6 trillion from W661.1 trillion in 2025, led by increases in budgeted expenditures on revitalization of the economy. The 2026 budget anticipated a W52.7 trillion budget deficit.

Beginning in March 2020, the National Assembly approved a series of supplementary budgets as part of the Government’s efforts to mitigate adverse effects on the Korean economy resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic. See “—The Economy—Worldwide Economic and Financial Difficulties”. These supplementary budgets, which amounted to W66.8 trillion in 2020, W49.8 trillion in 2021 and W78.9 trillion in 2022, were some of the largest of their kind drawn up in response to an outbreak of an infectious disease in Korea. The supplementary budgets were funded through the issuance of treasury bonds by the Government, The Bank of Korea’s unappropriated surplus and other surplus funds available to the Government, among others.

Any significant increase in additional spending measures may lead to a budget deficit for 2026, which could result in a deterioration in the Government’s fiscal position and an increase in borrowings.

 

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The following table shows consolidated Government revenues and expenditures:

Consolidated Central Government Revenues and Expenditures

 

    Actual     Budget  
    2021     2022     2023     2024     2025(1)     2024     2025     2026(1)  
    (billions of Won)  

Total Revenues

    537,619       588,332       543,586       560,088       603,603       573,261       600,296       633,871  

Current Revenues

    534,999       585,325       539,887       556,122       600,328       569,507       592,008       629,053  

Total Tax Revenues

    422,182       479,384       432,989       429,335       469,826       459,643       468,581       492,274  

Taxes on income, profits and capital gains

    184,509       232,319       196,253       179,929       215,062       203,425       210,386       218,568  

Social security contributions

    78,104       83,444       88,918       92,802       95,907       92,329       96,496       102,040  

Tax on property

    31,392       27,696       25,311       24,243       24,577       24,149       23,411       27,015  

Taxes on goods and services

    99,840       105,828       97,008       105,610       104,140       110,503       109,288       115,596  

Taxes on international trade and transaction

    8,227       10,324       7,288       6,972       7,641       8,907       8,409       7,221  

Other tax

    20,110       19,773       18,211       19,778       22,499       20,330       20,591       21,833  

Non-Tax Revenues

    112,818       105,941       106,898       126,787       130,502       109,864       123,427       136,780  

Operating surpluses of departmental enterprise sales and property income

    56,664       47,459       42,537       56,969       63,319       41,432       53,223       61,679  

Administration fees & charges and non-industrial sales

    10,865       11,434       12,428       12,787       13,645       13,357       13,913       15,062  

Fines and forfeits

    26,993       28,276       29,752       32,997       28,568       30,829       31,132       34,422  

Contributions to government employee pension fund

    14,918       16,348       18,149       19,988       21,020       20,322       21,196       22,010  

Current revenue of non-financial public enterprises

    3,378       2,425       4,032       4,046       3,950       3,925       3,964       3,607  

Capital Revenues

    2,620       3,007       3,700       3,966       3,275       3,754       8,288       4,818  

Total Expenditures and Net Lending

    568,113       652,902       580,354       603,609       650,280       617,664       661,124       686,564  

Total Expenditures

    538,034       622,997       559,707       580,113       635,459       593,643       639,168       665,473  

Current Expenditures

    502,191       585,593       523,270       542,859       596,214       553,669       598,070       623,402  

Expenditure on goods and service

    88,144       89,759       90,389       93,217       93,908       98,053       99,743       104,783  

Interest payment

    15,431       18,481       22,362       26,310       28,949       24,968       27,961       31,751  

Subsidies and other current transfers

    395,826       473,661       405,733       417,643       467,511       425,078       464,799       481,748  

Current expenditure of non-financial public enterprises

    2,790       3,692       4,785       5,688       5,847       5,570       5,567       5,119  

Capital Expenditures

    35,842       37,404       36,437       37,254       39,245       39,974       41,099       42,071  

Net Lending

    30,079       29,905       20,647       23,496       14,821       24,021       21,955       21,092  
 
(1)

Preliminary.

Source: Ministry of Finance and Economy; The Bank of Korea; Korea National Statistical Office

The consolidated Government account consists of a General Account, Special Accounts (including a non-financial public enterprise special account) and Public Funds. The Government segregates the accounts of certain functions of the Government into Special Accounts and Public Funds for more effective administration and fiscal control. The Special Accounts and Public Funds relate to business type activities, such as economic development, road and railway construction and maintenance, monopolies, and communications developments and the administration of loans received from official international financial organizations and foreign governments.

 

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Revenues derive mainly from national taxes and non-tax revenues. Taxes in Korea can be roughly classified into the following types:

 

   

income tax and capital gains tax,

 

   

property tax,

 

   

value-added tax,

 

   

customs duty tax, and

 

   

other taxes.

Income tax and capital gains tax are imposed on income derived from labor, business operation and ownership of assets and profits derived from capital appreciation. Income tax and capital gains tax, depending on the type of taxpayer, can be further classified into corporate income tax and individual income tax. Property tax is imposed on exchange or ownership of property and includes inheritance tax and gift tax. Value-added tax is imposed on value added to goods and services. Customs duty tax is imposed on imported goods. Other taxes include tax on certain securities transactions and a stamp tax for certain documents.

Expenditures include general administration, national defense, community service, education, health, social security, certain annuities and pensions and local finance, which involves the transfer of tax revenues to local governments.

For 2021, the Republic recorded total revenues of W537.6 trillion and total expenditures and net lending of W568.1 trillion. The Republic had a fiscal deficit of W30.5 trillion in 2021.

For 2022, the Republic recorded total revenues of W588.3 trillion and total expenditures and net lending of W652.9 trillion. The Republic had a fiscal deficit of W64.6 trillion in 2022.

For 2023, the Republic recorded total revenues of W543.6 trillion and total expenditures and net lending of W580.4 trillion. The Republic had a fiscal deficit of W36.8 trillion in 2023.

For 2024, the Republic recorded total revenues of W560.1 trillion and total expenditures and net lending of W603.6 trillion. The Republic had a fiscal deficit of W43.5 trillion in 2024.

Based on preliminary data, the Republic recorded total revenues of W603.6 trillion and total expenditures and net lending of W650.3 trillion in 2025. The Republic had a fiscal deficit of W46.7 trillion in 2025.

Debt

The Government estimates that the total outstanding debt of the Government (including guarantees by the Government) as of December 31, 2024 amounted to approximately W1,150.9 trillion, an increase of 4.4% over the previous year.

The Government estimates that the total outstanding debt of the Government (including guarantees by the Government) as of December 31, 2025 amounted to approximately W1,267.8 trillion, an increase of 10.2% over the previous year.

Effective January 2, 2026, the responsibility of administering the national debt of the Republic has been transferred from the Ministry of Finance and Economy to the Ministry of Planning and Budget.

 

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External and Internal Debt of the Government

The following table sets out, by currency and the equivalent amount in U.S. dollars, the estimated outstanding direct external debt of the Government as of December 31, 2025:

Direct External Debt of the Government

 

     Amount in
Original
Currency
     Equivalent
Amount in
U.S. Dollars(1)
 
     (millions)  

US$

     US$ 7,125.0      US$  7,125.0  

Euro (EUR)

     EUR 2,100.0        2,467.1  
     

 

 

 

Total

      US$ 9,592.1  
     

 

 

 
 
(1)

Amounts expressed in currencies other than US$ are converted to US$ at the arbitrage rate announced by the Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. in effect on December 31, 2025.

The following table summarizes, as of December 31 of the years indicated, the outstanding direct internal debt of the Republic:

Direct Internal Debt of the Government

 

     (billions of Won)  

2021

     927,865.2  

2022

     1,021,574.4  

2023

     1,080,844.4  

2024

     1,128,191.5  

2025

     1,238,498.3  

The following table sets out all guarantees by the Government of indebtedness of others:

Guarantees by the Government

 

     December 31,  
     2021      2022      2023      2024      2025  
     (billions of Won)  

Domestic

     10,930.0        10,620.0        10,460.0        10,960.0        15,620.0  

External(1)

     —       —       —       —       — 
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total

     10,930.0        10,620.0        10,460.0        10,960.0        15,620.0  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

Converted to Won at foreign exchange banks’ telegraphed transfer selling rates to customers or the market average exchange rates in effect on December 31 of each year.

For further information on the outstanding indebtedness, including guarantees, of the Republic, see “—Tables and Supplementary Information”.

 

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External Liabilities

The following tables set out certain information regarding the Republic’s external liabilities calculated under the criteria based on the sixth edition of the Balance of Payment Manual published by the International Monetary Fund in December 2010 and implemented by the Government in December 2013. Under BPM6, in particular, prepayments received in connection with the construction of ships are excluded from the external liabilities.

 

     December 31,  
     2021      2022      2023      2024      2025(1)  
     (billions of dollars)  

Long-term Liabilities

     465.6        499.3        535.9        526.4        587.8  

General Government

     144.4        153.2        170.8        160.6        199.8  

Monetary Authorities

     35.9        25.0        22.5        23.4        24.9  

Banks

     128.1        146.8        147.6        137.0        136.4  

Other Sectors

     157.2        174.2        194.9        205.3        226.8  

Short-term Liabilities

     165.1        174.0        141.5        146.5        179.0  

General Government

     1.6        3.9        1.6        2.5        9.3  

Monetary Authorities

     9.7        4.7        3.9        3.3        4.2  

Banks

     124.3        129.7        102.6        107.3        123.5  

Other Sectors

     29.6        35.6        33.4        33.5        42.1  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 

Total External Liabilities

     630.7        673.3        677.3        672.9        766.9  
  

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

    

 

 

 
 
(1)

Preliminary.

Commitments to Assume Treasury Obligations

The Government may, if deemed necessary for recovery from disasters and calamities, make commitments to assume treasury obligations to the extent resolved by the National Assembly each fiscal year. In such cases, such commitments shall be executed in accordance with the procedures for spending reserve funds within general accounts.

Debt Record

The Government has always paid when due the full amount of principal of, interest on, and amortization of sinking fund requirements of, all of its indebtedness.

 

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Tables and Supplementary Information

A. External Debt of the Government

(1) External Bonds of the Government

 

Series

  

Issue Date

  

Maturity Date

  

Interest
Rate (%)

  

Currency

  

Original
Principal
Amount

  

Principal Amount
Outstanding as of
December 31, 2025

2014-001

   June 10, 2014    June 10, 2044    4.125    USD    1,000,000,000    1,000,000,000

2017-001

   January 19, 2017    January 19, 2027    2.750    USD    1,000,000,000    1,000,000,000

2018-001

   September 20, 2018    September 20, 2028    3.500    USD    500,000,000    500,000,000

2018-002

   September 20, 2018    September 20, 2048    3.875    USD    500,000,000    500,000,000

2019-001

   June 19, 2019    June 19, 2029    2.500    USD    1,000,000,000    1,000,000,000

2020-001

   September 16, 2020    September 16, 2030    1.000    USD    625,000,000    625,000,000

2021-001

   October 15, 2021    October 15, 2026    0.000    EUR    700,000,000    700,000,000

2021-002

   October 15, 2021    October 15, 2031    1.750    USD    500,000,000    500,000,000

2024-001

   July 3, 2024    July 3, 2029    4.500    USD    1,000,000,000    1,000,000,000

2025-001

   July 3, 2025    July 3, 2028    2.250    EUR    700,000,000    700,000,000

2025-002

   July 3, 2025    July 3, 2032    2.875    EUR    700,000,000    700,000,000

2025-003

   October 29, 2025    October 29, 2030    3.625    USD    1,000,000,000    1,000,000,000
                 

 

Total External Bonds in Original Currencies

   USD 7,125,000,000
   EUR 2,100,000,000
  

 

Total External Bonds in Equivalent Amount of Won(1)

   W13,763,632,500,000
  

 

 
(1)

U.S. dollar amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of US$1.00 to W1,434.9, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd. Euro amounts are converted to Won amounts at the rate of EUR 1.00 to W1,685.7, the market average exchange rate in effect on December 31, 2025, as announced by Seoul Money Brokerage Services, Ltd.

(2) External Borrowings of the Government

None.

B. External Guaranteed Debt of the Government

None.

 

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C. Internal Debt of the Government

 

Title

   Range of
Interest Rates
     Range of
Years of Issue
     Range of Years
of Original
Maturity
     Principal
Amounts
Outstanding as
of December 31,
2025
 
     (%)                    (billions of Won)  

1. Bonds

           

Interest-Bearing Treasury Bond for Treasury Bond Management Fund

     0.750-5.750        2006-2025        2026-2075        1,161,344.1  

Interest-Bearing Treasury Bond for National Housing I

     1.000-1.300        2021-2026        2026-2031        75,604.9  

Interest-Bearing Treasury Bond for National Housing II

     0.0        2016-2020        2026-2030        0.6  

Interest-Bearing Treasury Bond for National Housing III

     —       —       —       0  

Non-interest-Bearing Treasury Bond for Contribution to International Organizations(1)

     0        1967-1985        —       9.4  
           

 

 

 

Total Bonds

              1,236,959.0  
           

 

 

 

2. Borrowings

           

Borrowings from The Bank of Korea

     —       —       —       0  

Borrowings from the Sports Promotion Fund

     2.415-3.565        2024-2025        2026-2029        1,284.3  

Borrowings from The Korea Foundation Fund

     —       —       —       0  

Borrowings from the Labor Welfare Promotion Fund

     2.415-2.565      2025      2026        60.0  

Borrowings from Korea Technology Finance Corporation

     2.870-3.100        2024        2026        195.0  

Borrowings from the Credit Guarantee Fund for Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Suppliers

     —       —       —       0  

Borrowings from the Government Employees’ Pension Fund

     —       —       —       0  

Borrowings from the Film Industry Development Fund

     —       —       —       0  

Borrowings from the Korea Credit Guarantee Fund

     —       —       —       0  

Borrowings from the Housing Finance Credit Guarantee Fund

     —       —       —       0  

Borrowings from the Korea Infrastructure Credit Guarantee Fund

     —       —       —       0  
           

 

 

 

Total Borrowings

              1,539.3  
           

 

 

 

Total Internal Funded Debt

              1,238,498.3  
           

 

 

 
 
(1)

Interest Rates and Years of Original Maturity not applicable.

 

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D. Internal Guaranteed Debt of the Government

 

Title

   Range of
Interest Rates
     Range of
Years of Issue
     Range of Years
of Original
Maturity
     Principal
Amounts
Outstanding as
of December 31,
2025
 
     (%)                    (billions of Won)  

1. Bonds of Government-Affiliated Corporations

           

Korea Deposit Insurance Corporation

     —       —       —       0  

Korea Student Aid Foundation

     1.290-5.476        2011-2025        2026-2045        10,750.0  

Supply Chain Resilience Fund

     2.420-3.120        2024-2025        2026-2028        4,870.0  

Key Industry Stabilization Fund

        —         —         0  
           

 

 

 

Total Internal Guaranteed Debt

              15,620.0  
           

 

 

 

E. Others

Commitments to Assume Treasury Obligations

The Government may, if deemed necessary for recovery from disasters and calamities, make commitments to assume treasury obligations to the extent resolved by the National Assembly each fiscal year. In such cases, such commitments shall be executed in accordance with the procedures for spending reserve funds within general accounts.

 

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DESCRIPTION OF THE SECURITIES

Description of Debt Securities

We will issue debt securities under a fiscal agency agreement or agreements. The description below summarizes the material provisions of the debt securities and the fiscal agency agreement. Since it is only a summary, the description may not contain all of the information that may be important to you as a potential investor in the debt securities. Therefore, we urge you to read the form of fiscal agency agreement and the form of global debt security before deciding whether to invest in the debt securities. We have filed a copy of these documents with the Securities and Exchange Commission as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. You should refer to such exhibits for more complete information.

The financial terms and other specific terms of your debt securities will be described in the prospectus supplement relating to your debt securities. The description in the prospectus supplement will supplement this description or, to the extent inconsistent with this description, replace it.

We will appoint a fiscal agent or agents in connection with debt securities whose duties will be governed by the fiscal agency agreement. We may replace the fiscal agent or appoint different fiscal agents for different series of debt securities.

General Terms of the Debt Securities

We may issue debt securities in separate series at various times. The Republic may irrevocably guarantee the payment of principal of, and interest on, one or more series of debt securities. The prospectus supplement that relates to your debt securities will specify some or all of the following terms:

 

   

the aggregate principal amount;

 

   

the currency of denomination and payment;

 

   

any limitation on principal amount and authorized denominations;

 

   

the percentage of their principal amount at which the debt securities will be issued;

 

   

the maturity date or dates;

 

   

the interest rate for the debt securities and, if variable, the method by which the interest rate will be calculated;

 

   

whether any amount payable in respect of the debt securities will be determined based on an index or formula, and how any such amount will be determined;

 

   

the dates from which interest, if any, will accrue for payment of interest and the record dates for any such interest payments;

 

   

where and how we will pay principal and interest;

 

   

whether and in what circumstances the debt securities may be redeemed before maturity;

 

   

any sinking fund or similar provision;

 

   

whether any part or all of the debt securities will be in the form of a global security and the circumstances in which a global security is exchangeable for certificated securities;

 

   

if issued in certificated form, whether the debt securities will be in bearer form with interest coupons, if any, or in registered form without interest coupons, or both forms, and any restrictions on exchanges from one form to the other;

 

   

whether any of the terms set out herein will differ for the debt securities;

 

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whether the Republic will irrevocably guarantee the payment of principal of, and interest on, the debt securities; and

 

   

other specific provisions.

Depending on the terms of the debt securities we issue, the prospectus supplement relating to the debt securities may also describe applicable U.S. federal income tax and other considerations additional to the disclosure in this prospectus.

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement, we will maintain at an office in the Borough of Manhattan, The City of New York, a register for the registration of transfers of debt securities issued in registered form.

Payments of Principal, Premium and Interest

On every payment date specified in the relevant prospectus supplement, we will pay the principal, premium and/or interest due on that date to the registered holder of the relevant debt security at the close of business on the related record date. We will make all payments at the place and in the currency set out in the prospectus supplement. Unless otherwise specified in the relevant prospectus supplement or the debt securities, we will make payments in U.S. dollars at the New York office of the fiscal agent or, outside the United States, at the office of any paying agent. Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement or debt securities, we will pay interest by check, payable to the registered holder.

We will make any payments on debt securities in bearer form at the offices and agencies of the fiscal agent or any other paying agent outside the United States as we may designate. At the option of the holder of the bearer debt securities, we will make such payments by check or by transfer to an account maintained by the holder with a bank located outside of the United States. We will not make payments on bearer debt securities at the corporate trust office of the fiscal agent in the United States or at any other paying agency in the United States. In addition, we will not make any payment by mail to an address in the United States or by transfer to an account maintained by a holder of bearer debt securities with a bank in the United States. Nevertheless, we will make payments on a bearer debt security denominated and payable in U.S. dollars at an office or agency in the United States if:

 

   

payment outside the United States is illegal or effectively precluded by exchange controls or other similar restrictions; and

 

   

the payment is then permitted under United States law, without material adverse consequences to us.

If we issue bearer debt securities, we will designate the offices of at least one paying agent outside the United States as the location for payment.

Repayment of Funds; Prescription

If no one claims money paid by us to the fiscal agent for the payment of principal or interest in respect of any series of debt securities for two years after the payment was due and payable, the fiscal agent or paying agent will repay the money to us. After such repayment, the fiscal agent or paying agent will not be liable with respect to the amounts so repaid, and you may look only to us for any payment under the debt securities.

Under Korean law, you will not be permitted to file a claim against us for payment of principal or interest on any series of debt securities unless you do so within five years, in the case of principal, and two years, in the case of interest, from the date on which payment was due.

 

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Global Securities

The prospectus supplement relating to a series of debt securities will indicate whether any of that series of debt securities will be represented by a global security. The prospectus supplement will also describe any unique specific terms of the depositary arrangement with respect to that series. Unless otherwise specified in the prospectus supplement, we anticipate that the following provisions will apply to depositary arrangements.

Registered Ownership of the Global Security

The global security will be registered in the name of a depositary identified in the prospectus supplement, or its nominee, and will be deposited with the depositary, its nominee or a custodian. The depositary, or its nominee, will therefore be considered the sole owner or holder of debt securities represented by the global security for all purposes under the fiscal agency agreement. Except as specified below or in the applicable prospectus supplement, beneficial owners:

 

   

will not be entitled to have any of the debt securities represented by the global security registered in their names;

 

   

will not receive physical delivery of any debt securities in definitive form;

 

   

will not be considered the owners or holders of the debt securities;

 

   

must rely on the procedures of the depositary and, if applicable, any participants (institutions that have accounts with the depositary or a nominee of the depositary, such as securities brokers and dealers) to exercise any rights of a holder; and

 

   

will receive payments of principal and interest from the depositary or its participants rather than directly from us.

We understand that, under existing industry practice, the depositary and participants will allow beneficial owners to take all actions required of, and exercise all rights granted to, the registered holders of the debt securities.

We will register debt securities in the name of a person other than the depositary or its nominee only if:

 

   

the depositary for a series of debt securities is unwilling or unable to continue as depositary; or

 

   

we determine, in our sole discretion, not to have a series of debt securities represented by a global security.

In either such instance, an owner of a beneficial interest in a global security will be entitled to registration of a principal amount of debt securities equal to its beneficial interest in its name and to physical delivery of the debt securities in definitive form.

Beneficial Interests in and Payments on a Global Security

Only participants, and persons that may hold beneficial interests through participants, can own a beneficial interest in the global security. The depositary keeps records of the ownership and transfer of beneficial interests in the global security by its participants. In turn, participants keep records of the ownership and transfer of beneficial interests in the global security by other persons (such as their customers). No other records of the ownership and transfer of beneficial interests in the global security will be kept.

All payments on a global security will be made to the depositary or its nominee. When the depositary receives payment of principal or interest on the global security, we expect the depositary to credit its participants’ accounts with amounts that correspond to their respective beneficial interests in the global security. We also expect that, after the participants’ accounts are credited, the participants will credit the accounts of the owners of beneficial interests in the global security with amounts that correspond to the owners’ respective beneficial interests in the global security.

 

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The depositary and its participants establish policies and procedures governing payments, transfers, exchanges and other important matters that affect owners of beneficial interests in a global security. The depositary and its participants may change these policies and procedures from time to time. We have no responsibility or liability for the records of ownership of beneficial interests in the global security, or for payments made or not made to owners of such beneficial interests. We also have no responsibility or liability for any aspect of the relationship between the depositary and its participants or for any aspect of the relationship between participants and owners of beneficial interests in the global security.

Bearer Securities

We may issue debt securities in a series in the form of one or more bearer global debt securities deposited with a common depositary for the Euroclear and Clearstream, or with a nominee identified in the applicable prospectus supplement. The specific terms and procedures, including the specific terms of the depositary arrangement, with respect to any portion of a series of debt securities to be represented by a global security will be described in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Additional Amounts

We will make all payments of principal of, and premium and interest, if any, on the debt securities without withholding or deducting any present or future taxes imposed by the Republic or any of its political subdivisions, unless required by law. If Korean law requires us to deduct or withhold taxes, we will pay additional amounts as necessary to ensure that you receive the same amount as you would have received without such withholding or deduction.

We will not pay, however, any additional amounts if you are liable for Korean tax because:

 

   

you are connected with the Republic other than by merely owning the debt security or receiving income or payments on the debt security;

 

   

you failed to complete and submit a declaration of your status as a non-resident of the Republic after we or the relevant tax authority requested you to do so; or

 

   

you failed to present your debt security for payment within 30 days of when the payment is due or, if the fiscal agent did not receive the money prior to the due date, the date notice is given to holders that the fiscal agent has received the full amount due to holders. Nevertheless, we will pay additional amounts to the extent you would have been entitled to such amounts had you presented your debt security for payment on the last day of the 30-day period.

We will not pay any additional amounts for taxes on the debt securities except for taxes payable through deduction or withholding from payments of principal, premium or interest. Examples of the types of taxes for which we will not pay additional amounts include the following: estate or inheritance taxes, gift taxes, sales or transfer taxes, personal property or related taxes, assessments or other governmental charges. We will also not pay any additional amounts for taxes imposed pursuant to Sections 1471 through 1474 of the U.S. Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, U.S. Treasury regulations or administrative guidance promulgated thereunder or any law implementing an intergovernmental approach thereto, or FATCA. We will pay stamp or other similar taxes that may be imposed by the Republic, the United States or any political subdivision or taxing authority in one of those two countries on the fiscal agency agreement or be payable in connection with the issuance of the debt securities.

 

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Status of Debt Securities

The debt securities will:

 

   

constitute our direct, unconditional, unsecured and unsubordinated obligations; and

 

   

rank without any preference among themselves and equally with all of our other unsecured and unsubordinated obligations. It is understood that this provision shall not be construed so as to require us to make payments under the debt securities ratably with payments being made under any of our other debt securities.

Negative Pledge Covenant

If any debt securities are outstanding, we will not create or permit any security interests on our assets as security for any of our indebtedness or guarantees issued by us, unless the security interest also secures our obligations under the debt securities.

We may, however, create or permit a security interest:

 

   

on any promissory debt securities or commercial paper discounted or otherwise provided as security to or issued or held by us created in favor of The Bank of Korea in the normal operation of The Bank of Korea’s discount facilities or facilities for the funding of loans by us to our customers; or

 

   

on any asset (or documents of title to such asset) incurred when the asset was purchased or improved to secure payment of the cost of the activity; or

 

   

of a statutory nature arising in the ordinary course of our business but unrelated to our activities of borrowing or raising money; or

 

   

on any real estate owned by us imposed by a tenant of such real estate as security for repayment of any key money paid by the tenant; or

 

   

arising by operation of Korean law or given preference by law following our failure to meet an obligation, although we will not permit such a security interest to exist for more than 30 days.

Events of Default

Unless otherwise specified in the applicable prospectus supplement in connection with a particular offering of debt securities, each of the following constitutes an event of default with respect to any series of debt securities:

 

  1.

Non-Payment: we do not pay principal or interest or premium or deposit any sinking fund payment on any debt securities of the series when due and such failure to pay continues for 30 days.

 

  2.

Breach of Other Obligations: we fail to observe or perform any of the covenants in the series of debt securities (other than non-payment) for 60 days after written notice of the default is delivered to us at the corporate trust office of the fiscal agent in New York City by holders representing at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of the debt securities of the series.

 

  3.

Cross Default and Cross Acceleration:

 

   

we default on any External Indebtedness, and, as a result, becomes obligated to pay an amount equal to or greater than US$10,000,000 in aggregate principal amount prior to its due date; or

 

   

we fail to pay when due, including any grace period, any of our External Indebtedness in aggregate principal amount equal to or greater than US$10,000,000 or we fail to pay when requested and required by the terms thereof any guarantee for External Indebtedness of another person equal to or greater than US$10,000,000 in aggregate principal amount.

 

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  4.

Moratorium/Default:

 

   

the Republic declares a general moratorium on the payment of its External Indebtedness, including obligations under guarantees;

 

   

the Republic becomes liable to repay prior to maturity any amount of External Indebtedness, including obligations under guarantees, as a result of a default under such External Indebtedness or obligations; or

 

   

the international monetary reserves of the Republic become subject to a security interest or segregation or other preferential arrangement for the benefit of any creditors.

 

  5.

Bankruptcy:

 

   

we are declared bankrupt or insolvent by any court or administrative agency with jurisdiction over us;

 

   

we pass a resolution to apply for bankruptcy or to request the appointment of a receiver or trustee or similar official in insolvency;

 

   

a substantial part of our assets are liquidated; or

 

   

we cease to conduct the banking business.

 

  6.

Cessation of Government Control or Failure of Support: the Republic ceases to (directly or indirectly) control us or fails to provide financial support for us as required under Article 32 of the KDB Act as of the issue date of the debt securities of such series.

For purposes of the foregoing, “External Indebtedness” means any obligation for the payment or repayment of money borrowed that is denominated in a currency other than the currency of the Republic.

As used in paragraph 6 above, “control” means the acquisition or control of a majority of our voting share capital or the right to appoint and/or remove all or the majority of the members of our board of directors or other governing body, whether obtained directly or indirectly, and whether obtained by ownership of share capital, the possession of voting rights, contract or otherwise.

If an event of default occurs, any holder may declare the principal amount of debt securities that it holds to be immediately due and payable by written notice to us and the fiscal agent.

You should note that:

 

   

despite the procedure described above, no debt securities may be declared due and payable if we cure the applicable event of default before we receive the written notice from the debt security holder;

 

   

we are not required to provide periodic evidence of the absence of defaults; and

 

   

the fiscal agency agreement does not require us to notify holders of the debt securities of an event of default or grant any debt security holder a right to examine the security register.

Modifications and Amendments; Debt Securityholders’ Meetings

Each holder of a series of debt securities must consent to any amendment or modification of the terms of that series of debt securities or the fiscal agency agreement that would, among other things:

 

   

change the stated maturity of the principal of the debt securities or any installment of interest;

 

   

reduce the principal amount of such series of debt securities or the portion of the principal amount payable upon acceleration of such debt securities;

 

   

change the debt security’s interest rate or premium payable;

 

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change the currency of payment of principal, interest or premium;

 

   

amend either the procedures provided for a redemption event or the definition of a redemption event;

 

   

shorten the period during which we are not allowed to redeem the debt securities or grant us a right to redeem the debt securities which we previously did not have; or

 

   

reduce the percentage of the outstanding principal amount needed to modify or amend the fiscal agency agreement or the terms of such series of debt securities.

We may, with the exception of the above changes, with the consent of the holders of at least 66 2/3% in principal amount of the debt securities of a series that are outstanding, modify and amend other terms of that series of debt securities.

We may at any time call a meeting of the holders of a series of debt securities to seek the holders of the debt securities’ approval of the modification, or amendment, or obtain a waiver, of any provision of that series of debt securities. The meeting will be held at the time and place in the Borough of Manhattan in New York City as determined by the fiscal agent. The notice calling the meeting must be given at least 30 days and not more than 60 days prior to the meeting.

While an event of default with respect to a series of debt securities is continuing, holders of at least 10% of the aggregate principal amount of that series of debt securities may compel the fiscal agent to call a meeting of all holders of debt securities of that series.

Holders of debt securities who hold, in the aggregate, a majority in principal amount of the debt securities of the series that are outstanding at the time will constitute a quorum at a meeting. At the reconvening of any meeting adjourned for a lack of a quorum, the persons entitled to vote 25% in principal amount of the debt securities of the series that are outstanding at the time will constitute a quorum for taking any action set out in the original notice. To vote at a meeting, a person must either hold outstanding debt securities of the relevant series or be duly appointed as a proxy for a debt securityholder. The fiscal agent will make all rules governing the conduct of any meeting.

The fiscal agency agreement and a series of debt securities may be modified or amended, without the consent of the holders of the debt securities, to:

 

   

add covenants made by us that benefit holders of the debt securities;

 

   

surrender any right or power given to us;

 

   

secure the debt securities;

 

   

permit registered securities to be exchanged for bearer securities or relax or eliminate restrictions on the payment of principal, premium or interest on bearer securities to the extent permitted under United States Department of Treasury regulations, provided that holders of the debt securities do not suffer any adverse tax consequences as a result; and

 

   

cure any ambiguity or correct or supplement any defective provision in the fiscal agency agreement or the debt securities, without materially and adversely affecting the interests of the holders of the debt securities.

Fiscal Agent

The fiscal agency agreement governs the duties of each fiscal agent. We may maintain bank accounts and a banking relationship with each fiscal agent. The fiscal agent is our agent and does not act as a trustee for the holders of the debt securities.

 

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Further Issues of Debt Securities

We may, without the consent of the holders of the debt securities, create and issue additional debt securities with the same terms and conditions as any series of debt securities (or that are the same except for the amount of the first interest payment and for the interest paid on the series of debt securities prior to the issuance of the additional debt securities). We may consolidate such additional debt securities with the outstanding debt securities to form a single series.

Description of Warrants

The description below summarizes some of the provisions of warrants for the purchase of debt securities that we may issue from time to time and of the warrant agreement. Copies of the forms of warrants and the warrant agreement are or will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Since it is only a summary, the description may not contain all of the information that is important to you as a potential investor in the warrants.

The description of the warrants that will be contained in the prospectus supplement will supplement this description and, to the extent inconsistent with this description, replace it.

General Terms of the Warrants

Each series of warrants will be issued under a warrant agreement to be entered into between us and a bank or trust company, as warrant agent. The prospectus supplement relating to the series of warrants will describe:

 

   

the terms of the debt securities purchasable upon exercise of the warrants, as described above under “—Description of Debt Securities—General Terms of the Debt Securities”;

 

   

the principal amount of debt securities purchasable upon exercise of one warrant and the exercise price;

 

   

the procedures and conditions for the exercise of the warrants;

 

   

the dates on which the right to exercise the warrants begins and expires;

 

   

whether and under what conditions the warrants may be terminated or canceled by us;

 

   

whether and under what conditions the warrants and any debt securities issued with the warrants will be separately transferable;

 

   

whether the warrants will be issued in bearer or registered form;

 

   

whether the warrants will be exchangeable between registered and bearer form, and, if issued in registered form, where they may be transferred and registered; and

 

   

other specific provisions.

Terms Applicable to Debt Securities and Warrants

Governing Law

The fiscal agency agreement, any warrant agreement and the debt securities and any warrants will be governed by the laws of the State of New York without regard to any principles of New York law requiring the application of the laws of another jurisdiction. Nevertheless, all matters governing our authorization, execution and delivery of the debt securities and the fiscal agency agreement and any warrants and warrant agreement by us will be governed by the laws of the Republic.

 

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Jurisdiction and Consent to Service

We are owned by a foreign sovereign government and all of our directors and executive officers and some of the experts named in this prospectus are residents of Korea. In addition, all or most of our assets and the assets of the people named in the preceding sentence are located outside of the United States. For that reason, you may have difficultly serving process on us or the individuals described above in the United States or enforcing in a U.S. court a U.S.-court judgment based on the U.S. federal securities laws. Our Korean counsel has informed us that there would be certain conditions to be met under Korean law regarding the enforceability in Korea, either in original actions or in actions for the enforcement of U.S.-court judgments, of civil liabilities based on the U.S. federal securities laws. The enforcement of U.S.-court judgments against KDB may be affected or limited by the general principle of good morals and other social order and the general principle of good faith and fairness provided in the Civil Code of Korea. The courts of Korea will recognize as a valid judgment and enforce any judgment obtained in a U.S. court without re-examination of the merits; provided, that (a) such judgment was finally and conclusively given by a court having valid jurisdiction in accordance with the international jurisdiction principles under Korean law and applicable treaties, (b) KDB was duly served with service of process (otherwise than by publication or similar means) in sufficient time to enable KDB to prepare our defense in conformity with applicable laws or responded to the action without being served with process, (c) in light of the substance of such judgment and the procedures of litigation, recognition of such judgment is not contrary to the public policy of Korea, and (d) judgments of the courts of Korea are accorded reciprocal treatment in the jurisdiction of the court which had issued such judgment or the requirements for the recognition of a foreign judgment in the jurisdiction of the court which had issued such judgment are neither manifestly inequitable nor substantially different in material respects from the requirements for recognition of a foreign judgment in Korea.

We have appointed the General Manager of our New York Branch, Mr. Chi Young Choi, and the Deputy General Manager of our New York Branch, Mr. Jinwon Kim, and each of their successors in the future, as our authorized agents to receive service of process in any suit which a holder of any series of debt securities or warrants may bring in any state or federal court in New York City and we have accepted the jurisdiction of those courts for those actions. Our New York Branch is located at 320 Park Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10022. These appointments are irrevocable as long as any amounts of principal, premium or interest remain payable by us to the Fiscal Agent under any series of debt securities or any warrants have not expired or otherwise terminated under their terms. If for any reason either of these two men ceases to act as our authorized agent or ceases to have an address in Manhattan, we shall appoint a replacement. The appointment of agents for receipt of service of process and the acceptance of jurisdiction of state or federal courts in New York City do not, however, apply to actions brought under the United States federal securities laws. We may also be sued in courts having jurisdiction over us located in the Republic.

We will irrevocably consent to any relief and process in connection with a suit against us in relation to the debt securities or warrants, including the enforcement or execution of any order or judgment of the court. To the extent permitted by law, we will waive irrevocably any immunity from jurisdiction to which we might otherwise be entitled in any suit based on any series of debt securities or warrants.

Foreign Exchange Controls

Before we may issue debt securities outside the Republic, the Minister of Finance and Economy of Korea must receive a report with respect to the issuance by us of debt securities in accordance with the Foreign Exchange Transaction Act and the Foreign Exchange Transaction Regulation of Korea. After issuance of debt securities outside the Republic, we are required to notify the Minister of Finance and Economy of such issuance. No further approval or authorization is required for us to pay principal of or interest on the debt securities.

 

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Description of Guarantees to be Issued by Us

The description below summarizes some of the provisions of the guarantees that we may issue from time to time. Copies of the forms of guarantees are or will be filed as exhibits to the registration statement of which this prospectus is a part. Since it is only a summary, the description may not contain all of the information that is important to you as a potential beneficiary of a guarantee.

The description of a guarantee that will be contained in the prospectus supplement will supplement this description and, to the extent inconsistent with this description, replace it.

General Terms of the Guarantees

Each guarantee will be issued by us as guarantor. The prospectus supplement relating to a guarantee will specify:

 

   

the relevant obligor and the obligations guaranteed under the guarantee;

 

   

the nature and scope of the guarantee, including whether or not it is irrevocable and unconditional;

 

   

the status of the guarantee in relation to our other obligations;

 

   

the governing law of the guarantee; and

 

   

other relevant provisions of the guarantee.

Description of Guarantees to be Issued by The Republic of Korea

The description below summarizes some of the provisions of the guarantees that the Republic may issue from time to time to guarantee our debt securities. Since it is only a summary, the description may not contain all of the information that is important to you as a potential beneficiary of a guarantee.

The prospectus supplement relating to a guarantee to be issued by the Republic will specify other specific provisions. The description of a guarantee to be issued by the Republic that will be contained in the prospectus supplement will supplement this description and, to the extent inconsistent with this description, replace it.

General Terms of the Guarantees

Each guarantee will be issued by the Republic as guarantor. The prospectus supplement relating to a guarantee will specify:

 

   

the relevant obligor and the obligations guaranteed under the guarantee;

 

   

the nature and scope of the guarantee, including whether or not it is irrevocable and unconditional;

 

   

the status of the guarantee in relation to the Republic’s other obligations;

 

   

the governing law of the guarantee; and

 

   

other relevant provisions of the guarantee.

 

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LIMITATIONS ON ISSUANCE OF BEARER DEBT SECURITIES AND BEARER WARRANTS

Bearer securities will not be offered, sold or delivered in the United States or its possessions or to a United States person; except in certain circumstances permitted by United States tax regulations. Bearer securities will initially be represented by temporary global securities, without interest coupons, deposited with a common depositary in London for Euroclear and Clearstream for credit to designated accounts. Unless otherwise indicated in the prospectus supplement:

 

   

each temporary global security will be exchangeable for definitive bearer securities on or after the date that is 40 days after issuance only upon receipt of certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of the temporary global security as provided for in United States tax regulations, provided that no bearer security will be mailed or otherwise delivered to any location in the United States in connection with the exchange; and

 

   

any interest payable on any portion of a temporary global security with respect to any interest payment date occurring prior to the issuance of definitive bearer securities will be paid only upon receipt of certification of non-United States beneficial ownership of the temporary global security as provided for in United States tax regulations.

Bearer securities, other than temporary global debt securities, and any related coupons will bear the following legend: “Any United States person who holds this obligation will be subject to limitations under the United States federal income tax laws, including the limitations provided in Section 165(j) and 1287(a) of the Internal Revenue Code.” The sections referred to in the legend provide that, with certain exceptions, a United States person who holds a bearer security or coupon will not be allowed to deduct any loss realized on the disposition of the bearer security, and any gain, which might otherwise be characterized as capital gain, recognized on the disposition will be treated as ordinary income.

For purposes of this section, “United States person” means:

 

   

a citizen or resident of the United States;

 

   

a corporation, partnership or other entity created or organized in or under the laws of the United States or any political subdivision thereof; or

 

   

an estate or trust the income of which is subject to United States federal income taxation regardless of its source.

For purposes of this section, “United States” means the United States of America, including each state and the District of Columbia, its territories, possessions and other areas subject to its jurisdiction.

 

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TAXATION

The following discussion summarizes certain Korean tax and U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to you if you invest in debt securities. This summary is based on laws, regulations, rulings and decisions in effect as of the date of this Prospectus. These laws, regulations, rulings and/or decisions may change; any such change could apply retroactively and could affect the continued validity of this summary.

This summary does not describe all of the tax considerations that may be relevant to you or your situation, particularly if you are subject to special tax rules. You should consult your tax adviser about the tax consequences of holding the debt securities, including the relevance to your particular situation of the considerations discussed below, as well as of state, local or other tax laws.

Korean Taxation

The following summary of Korean tax considerations applies to you so long as you are not:

 

   

a resident of Korea;

 

   

a corporation with registered head office or main office located in Korea;

 

   

a corporation of which the place of effective management is located in Korea; or

 

   

engaged in a trade or business in Korea through a permanent establishment or a fixed base to which the relevant income is attributable or with which the relevant income is effectively connected.

Tax on Interest Payments

Under current Korean tax laws, when we make payments of interest to you (excluding payments to your permanent establishment in Korea) on the debt securities denominated in a foreign currency, no amount will be withheld from such payments for, or on account of, taxes of any kind imposed, levied, withheld or assessed by Korea or any political subdivision or taxing authority thereof or therein, provided that the offering of the debt securities is deemed to be an overseas issuance under Korean tax law.

If the tax exemption under Korean tax law referred to above were to cease to be in effect, the payments of interest to you (excluding payments to your permanent establishment in Korea) on the debt securities will be taxable at Korean withholding tax rates of 15.4% (including local income tax) unless a reduced rate is available under an applicable income tax treaty. For more information regarding tax treaties, please refer to the heading “—Tax Treaties” below.

Tax on Capital Gains

You will not be subject to any Korean income or withholding taxes in connection with the sale, exchange or other disposition of the debt securities, if (i) such sale, exchange or disposition is made to other non-residents or non-Korean corporations (other than their permanent establishments in Korea) or (ii) such sale, exchange or disposition takes place outside Korea, provided that the debt securities are denominated in a foreign currency and the issuance of the debt securities is deemed to be an overseas issuance under Korean tax law. If you sell, exchange or otherwise dispose of the debt securities to a Korean resident or a Korean corporation (or the Korean permanent establishment of a non-resident or a non-Korean corporation) and such sale, exchange or disposition is made within Korea, any gain realized on the transaction will be taxable at ordinary Korean withholding tax rates (the lower of (subject to the production of satisfactory evidence of the acquisition costs and certain direct transaction costs) 22% (including local income tax) of net gain or 11% (including local income tax) of the gross sale proceeds with respect to such transaction), unless an exemption is available under an applicable income tax treaty. For example, if you are a resident of the United States for the purposes of the income tax treaty currently in force between Korea and the United States, you are generally entitled to an exemption from Korean taxation in respect of any gain realized on a disposition of the debt securities, regardless of whether the disposition is to a Korean resident. For more information regarding tax treaties, please refer to the heading “—Tax Treaties” below.

 

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Inheritance Tax and Gift Tax

If you die while you are the holder of the debt security, the subsequent transfer of the debt security by way of succession will be subject to Korean inheritance tax. Similarly, if you transfer the debt security as a gift, the donee will be subject to Korean gift tax and you may be required to pay the gift tax if the donee fails to do so or the donee is a non-resident.

Stamp Duty

You will not be subject to any Korean securities transaction tax, stamp duty, registration tax or similar documentary tax in respect of or in connection with a transfer of any debt securities or in connection with the exercise of exchange rights or conversion rights that may be acquired with the debt securities except for a nominal amount of stamp duty on certain documents executed in Korea which will be paid by us.

Guarantees

Although there are no Korean tax laws, regulations, rulings or decisions specific to the payment under the guarantee herein, with regard to payment of any interest on the debt securities under the guarantee herein, the Korean tax authority issued a ruling in April 2019 to the effect that the interest on the foreign currency denominated bonds paid by the guarantor on behalf of the issuer due to the insolvency of the issuer is exempt from income tax and corporation tax provided that the offering of the debt securities is deemed to be an overseas issuance under Korean tax law. In this regard, even though it is not clear under Korean tax laws, regulations or decisions, we believe any payments of interest on and principal amount of the debt securities (or the issue price if the debt securities were originally issued at a discount) by the Republic under the Republic’s guarantee on the debt securities denominated in a foreign currency (provided that the offering of the debt securities is deemed to be an overseas issuance under Korean tax law) and issued by us or any payments of interest on and principal amount of the debt securities (or the issue price if the debt securities were originally issued at a discount) by us under our guarantee on the debt securities denominated in a foreign currency (provided that the offering of the debt securities is deemed to be an overseas issuance under Korean tax law) and issued by a third-party Korean issuer are not subject to withholding tax. Further details of the tax consequences of the holders of our debt securities guaranteed by the Republic or third-party debt securities guaranteed by us may be provided in the relevant prospectus supplement.

Tax Treaties

At the date of this prospectus, Korea has tax treaties with, among others, Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, China, Czech Republic, Denmark, Egypt, Finland, France, Germany, Hungary, India, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Republic of Fiji, Romania, Singapore, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Vietnam under which the rate of withholding tax on interest and dividends is reduced, generally to between 5% and 16.5% (including local income tax), and the tax on capital gains is often eliminated.

With respect to any gains subject to Korean withholding tax, as described under “—Tax on Capital Gains” above, you should inquire for yourself whether you are entitled to the benefit of a tax treaty with Korea. It will be your responsibility to claim the benefits of any tax treaty that may exist between your country and Korea in respect of capital gains, and to provide to the purchaser of the debt securities, or the relevant securities company handling the debt securities, as applicable, a certificate as to your country of tax residence. In the absence of sufficient proof, the purchaser, or the relevant securities company, as the case may be, must withhold tax at the normal rates.

 

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Furthermore, in order to claim the benefit of a tax rate reduction or tax exemption available under the applicable tax treaties, you should submit to the payer of such Korean source income an application (for reduced withholding tax rate, “application for entitlement to reduced tax rate” and in the case of exemption from withholding tax, “application for tax exemption” under a tax treaty along with the documents proving the beneficial owner of such Korean source income, including a certificate of the non-resident holder’s tax residence issued by a competent authority of the non-resident holder’s residence country) as the beneficial owner, or a BO Application. If you are a non-resident corporation and the amount of tax reduction or exemption is W1 billion or more (excluding cases where the domestic source income is paid through a foreign investment scheme or where the real beneficiary of domestic source income is a governmental organization of the other country to a tax treaty prescribed by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, including the government of the signatory state to the relevant tax treaty, local government, or the central bank), you must additionally submit (i) the names and addresses of the members of your board of directors, (ii) personal details and current equity holdings of your shareholders, and (iii) your audit reports, tax returns or financial statements (including detailed statements) submitted to a relevant tax authority of the non-resident’s country of residence for the past three years, together with Korean translations thereof. Such application should be submitted to the withholding agent prior to the payment date of the relevant income. Subject to certain exceptions, where the relevant income is paid to an overseas investment vehicle (which is not the beneficial owner of such income), or an OIV, a beneficial owner claiming the benefit of an applicable tax treaty with respect to such income must submit its BO Application to such OIV, which must submit an OIV report and a schedule of beneficial owners to the withholding agent prior to the payment date of such income. Starting from January 1, 2022, an OIV is deemed to be a beneficial owner of the Korean source income if (i) under the applicable tax treaty, the OIV bears tax liabilities in the country in which it is established or the OIV is deemed to be the beneficial owner of the Korean source income, and (ii) the Korean source income is eligible for the treaty benefits under the tax treaty. The benefits under a tax treaty between Korea and the country of such OIV’s residence will apply with respect to the relevant income paid to such OIV, subject to certain application requirements as prescribed by Korean tax law. In the case of a tax exemption application, the withholding agent is required to submit such application (together with the applicable OIV report in the case of income paid to an OIV) to the relevant district tax office by the ninth day of the month following the date of the payment of such income. In the case of a tax rate reduction, the withholding agent is required to submit the application (together with the applicable OIV report in the case of income paid to an OIV) to the relevant district tax office by the end of February of the year following the date of payment of such income (or, in the case of a temporary suspension or permanent closure of business, by the end of the month following the second month after the month in which such suspension or closure occurs).

At present, Korea has not entered into tax treaties regarding inheritance or gift tax.

Warrants

A description of the tax consequences of an investment in warrants will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.

U.S. Federal Income Tax Considerations

The following discussion summarizes certain U.S. federal income tax considerations that may be relevant to you if you invest in debt securities and are a U.S. holder. You will be a U.S. holder if you are a beneficial owner of the debt securities and are an individual who is a citizen or resident of the United States, a U.S. domestic corporation, or any other person that is subject to U.S. federal income tax on a net income basis in respect of its investment in a debt security. This summary deals only with U.S. holders that hold debt securities as capital assets for tax purposes. This summary does not apply to you if you are an investor that is subject to special tax rules, such as:

 

   

a bank or thrift;

 

   

a real estate investment trust;

 

   

a regulated investment company;

 

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an insurance company;

 

   

a dealer in securities or currencies;

 

   

a trader in securities or commodities that elects mark-to-market treatment;

 

   

a person that will hold debt securities as a hedge against currency risk or as a position in a straddle or conversion transaction for tax purposes, or as part of a “synthetic security” or other integrated financial transaction;

 

   

nonresident alien individuals present in the United States for more than 182 days in a taxable year;

 

   

U.S. expatriates;

 

   

an entity taxed as a partnership or a partner therein;

 

   

a tax exempt organization; or

 

   

a United States person whose functional currency for tax purposes is not the U.S. dollar.

This summary is based on the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, or the Code, its legislative history, existing and proposed regulations promulgated thereunder, and published rulings and court decisions, all as currently in effect. These laws are subject to change, possibly on a retroactive basis. This summary addresses only U.S. federal income tax consequences, and does not address state, local, or non-U.S. tax laws, any alternative minimum tax, or the Medicare tax on net investment income or under special timing rules prescribed under section 451(b) of the Code. This summary does not discuss tax considerations relevant to the ownership and disposal of bearer securities.

This summary deals only with debt securities that are properly treated as indebtedness for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Any special U.S. federal income tax considerations relevant to a particular issuance of debt securities will be discussed in the applicable prospectus supplement. Additionally, this summary does not address the U.S. federal income tax considerations with respect to an investment in warrants or guarantees. A description of the tax consequences of an investment in a warrant or a guarantee will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.

You should consult your tax adviser about the tax consequences of holding debt securities, including the relevance to your particular situation of the considerations discussed below, as well as of state, local or other tax laws.

 

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Payments or Accruals of Interest and Additional Amounts

Payments or accruals of “qualified stated interest” (as defined below) on a debt security, and additional amounts, if any (i.e., without reduction for Korean withholding taxes, determined utilizing the appropriate Korean withholding tax rate applicable to you), but excluding any pre-issuance accrued interest, will be taxable to you as ordinary interest income at the time that you receive or accrue such amounts, in accordance with your regular method of tax accounting. If you use the cash method of tax accounting and you receive payments of interest pursuant to the terms of a debt security in a currency other than U.S. dollars, a “foreign currency”, the amount of interest income you will realize will be the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency payment based on the exchange rate in effect on the date you receive the payment regardless of whether you convert the payment into U.S. dollars. If you are an accrual-basis U.S. holder, the amount of interest income you will realize will be based on the average exchange rate in effect during the interest accrual period or, with respect to an interest accrual period that spans two taxable years, at the average exchange rate for the partial period within the taxable year. Alternatively, as an accrual-basis U.S. holder you may elect to translate all interest income on foreign currency-denominated debt securities at the spot rate on the last day of the accrual period (or the last day of the taxable year, in the case of an accrual period that spans more than one taxable year), or on the date that you receive the interest payment if that date is within five business days of the end of the accrual period. If you make this election you must apply it consistently to all debt instruments from year to year and you cannot change the election without the consent of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service, or the IRS. If you use the accrual method of accounting for tax purposes you will recognize foreign currency gain or loss on the receipt of a foreign currency interest payment if the exchange rate in effect on the date the payment is received differs from the rate applicable to a previous accrual of that interest income. Amounts attributable to pre-issuance accrued interest will generally not be includable in income, except to the extent of foreign currency gain or loss attributable to any changes in exchange rates during the period between the date the U.S. Holder acquired the debt security and the first interest payment date. This foreign currency gain or loss will be treated as ordinary income or loss, but generally will not be treated as an adjustment to interest income received on the debt security.

Subject to generally applicable limitations and conditions, Korean interest withholding tax paid at the appropriate rate applicable to the U.S. holder may be eligible for credit against such U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability. These generally applicable limitations and conditions include requirements adopted by the IRS in regulations promulgated in December 2021, and any Korean tax will need to satisfy these requirements in order to be eligible to be a creditable tax for a U.S. holder. In the case of a U.S. holder that consistently elects to apply a modified version of these rules under temporary guidance and complies with specific requirements set forth in such guidance, the Korean tax on interest will be treated as meeting the requirements and therefore as a creditable tax. In the case of all other U.S. holders, the application of these requirements to the Korean tax on interest is uncertain and we have not determined whether these requirements have been met. If the Korean interest tax is not a creditable tax or you do not elect to claim a foreign tax credit for any foreign income taxes, you may be able to deduct the Korean tax in computing your taxable income for U.S. federal income tax purposes. Interest and additional amounts will constitute income from sources without the United States and, if you elect to claim foreign tax credits, generally will constitute “passive category income” for foreign tax credit purposes.

The availability and calculation of foreign tax credits and deductions for foreign taxes depend on a U.S. holder’s particular circumstances and involve the application of complex rules to those circumstances. The temporary guidance discussed above also indicates that the Treasury and the IRS are considering proposing amendments to the December 2021 regulations and that the temporary guidance can be relied upon until additional guidance is issued that withdraws or modifies the temporary guidance. You should consult your tax advisers regarding the application of these rules to your particular situations.

 

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Purchase, Sale and Retirement of Debt Securities

Initially, your tax basis in a debt security generally will equal the cost of the debt security to you. Your basis will increase by any amounts that you are required to include in income under the rules governing original issue discount and market discount, and will decrease by the amount of any amortized premium and any payments other than qualified stated interest made on the debt security. The rules for determining these amounts are discussed below. If you purchase a debt security that is denominated in a foreign currency, the cost to you, and therefore generally your initial tax basis, will be the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency purchase price on the date of purchase calculated at the exchange rate in effect on that date. If the foreign currency-denominated debt security is traded on an established securities market and you are a cash-basis taxpayer, or if you are an accrual-basis taxpayer that makes a special election, then you will determine the U.S. dollar value of the cost of the debt security by translating the amount of the foreign currency that you paid for the debt security at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of your purchase. The amount of any subsequent adjustments to your tax basis in a foreign currency-denominated debt security in respect of original issue discount, market discount and premium will be determined in the manner described below. If you convert U.S. dollars into a foreign currency and then immediately use that foreign currency to purchase a debt security, you generally will not have any taxable gain or loss as a result of the purchase.

When you sell or exchange a debt security, or if a debt security is retired, you generally will recognize gain or loss equal to the difference between the amount you realize on the transaction, less any accrued qualified stated interest, which will be subject to tax in the manner described above, and your tax basis in the debt security. If you sell or exchange a debt security for a foreign currency, or receive foreign currency on the retirement of a debt security, the amount you will realize for U.S. federal income tax purposes generally will be the U.S. dollar value of the foreign currency that you receive calculated at the exchange rate in effect on the date the foreign currency debt security is disposed of or retired. If you dispose of a foreign currency debt security that is traded on an established securities market and you are a cash-basis U.S. holder, or if you are an accrual-basis holder that makes a special election, then you will determine the U.S. dollar value of the amount realized by translating the amount received at the spot rate of exchange on the settlement date of the sale, exchange or retirement.

The special election available for accrual-basis taxpayers in respect of the purchase and sale of foreign currency debt securities traded on an established securities market, which is discussed in the two preceding paragraphs, must be applied consistently to all debt instruments from year to year and cannot be changed without the consent of the IRS.

Except as discussed below with respect to market discount, short-term debt securities and foreign currency gain or loss, the gain or loss that you recognize on the sale, exchange or retirement of a debt security generally will be long-term capital gain or loss if you have held the debt security for more than one year. The Code provides preferential treatment under certain circumstances for net long-term capital gains recognized by individual investors. The ability of U.S. holders to offset capital losses against ordinary income is limited.

Despite the foregoing, the gain or loss that you recognize on the sale, exchange or retirement of a foreign currency debt security generally will be treated as ordinary income or loss to the extent that the gain or loss is attributable to changes in exchange rates during the period in which you held the debt security. However, any such foreign currency gain or loss (including any foreign currency gain or loss with respect to the receipt of accrued but unpaid interest) will be realized only to the extent of total gain or loss realized on the sale or retirement. This foreign currency gain or loss will not be treated as an adjustment to interest income that you receive on the debt security.

 

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Under the foreign tax credit requirements adopted by the IRS in regulations promulgated in December 2021, a U.S. holder generally will not be entitled to credit any Korean tax imposed on the sale or other disposition of a debt security against such U.S. holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability, except in the case of a U.S. holder that consistently elects to apply a modified version of the U.S. foreign tax credit rules that is permitted under temporary guidance and complies with the specific requirements set forth in such guidance. Additionally, capital gain or loss recognized by a U.S. holder on the sale or other disposition of a debt security generally will be U.S.-source gain or loss for U.S. foreign tax credit purposes. Consequently, even if the withholding tax qualifies as a creditable tax, you may not be able to credit the tax against your U.S. federal income tax liability unless such credit can be applied (subject to generally applicable conditions and limitations) against tax due on other income treated as derived from foreign sources. If the Korean tax is not a creditable tax, the tax would reduce the amount realized on the sale or other disposition of a debt security even if you have elected to claim a foreign tax credit for other taxes in the same year. The temporary guidance discussed above also indicates that the Treasury and the IRS are considering proposing amendments to the December 2021 regulations and that the temporary guidance can be relied upon until additional guidance is issued that withdraws or modifies the temporary guidance. You should consult your tax advisers regarding the application of the foreign tax credit rules to a sale or other disposition of a debt security and any Korean tax imposed on such sale or disposition.

Original Issue Discount

If we issue debt securities at a discount from their “stated redemption price at maturity,” and the discount is equal to or more than the product of one-fourth of one percent (0.25%) of the “stated redemption price at maturity” of the debt securities multiplied by the number of whole years to their maturity (the “de minimis threshold”), the debt securities will be “Original Issue Discount Debt Securities.” The difference between the issue price and their “stated redemption price at maturity” will be the “original issue discount.” The “issue price” of the debt securities will be the first price at which a substantial amount of the debt securities are sold to the public (i.e., excluding sales of debt securities to underwriters, placement agents, wholesalers, or similar persons). The “stated redemption price at maturity” will include all payments under the debt securities other than payments of qualified stated interest. The term “qualified stated interest” generally means stated interest that is unconditionally payable in cash or property, other than debt instruments issued by the Company, at least annually during the entire term of a debt security at a single fixed interest rate or, subject to certain conditions, based on one or more interest indices.

If you invest in Original Issue Discount Debt Securities you generally will be subject to the special tax accounting rules for original issue discount obligations provided by the Code and certain Treasury regulations, or the OID regulations. You should be aware that, as described in greater detail below, if you invest in an Original Issue Discount Debt Security you generally will be required to include original issue discount in ordinary gross income for U.S. federal income tax purposes as it accrues, before you receive the cash attributable to that income.

 

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In general, and regardless of whether you use the cash or the accrual method of tax accounting, if you are the holder of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security with a maturity greater than one year, you will be required to include in ordinary gross income the sum of the “daily portions” of original issue discount on that debt security for all days during the taxable year that you own the debt security. The daily portions of original issue discount on an Original Issue Discount Debt Security are determined by allocating to each day in any accrual period a ratable portion of the original issue discount allocable to that accrual period. Accrual periods may be any length and may vary in length over the term of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security, so long as no accrual period is longer than one year and each scheduled payment of principal or interest occurs on the first or last day of an accrual period. If you are the initial holder of the debt security, the amount of original issue discount on an Original Issue Discount Debt Security allocable to each accrual period is determined by:

 

  (i)

multiplying the “adjusted issue price” (as defined below) of the debt security at the beginning of the accrual period by a fraction, the numerator of which is the annual yield to maturity of the debt security and the denominator of which is the number of accrual periods in a year; and

 

  (ii)

subtracting from that product the amount, if any, payable as qualified stated interest allocable to that accrual period.

In the case of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security that is a floating rate debt security, both the “annual yield to maturity” and the qualified stated interest will be determined for these purposes as though the debt security had borne interest in all periods at a fixed rate generally equal to the rate that would be applicable to interest payments on the debt security on its date of issue or, in the case of some floating rate debt securities, the rate that reflects the yield that is reasonably expected for the debt security. Additional rules may apply if interest on a floating rate debt security is based on more than one interest index. The “adjusted issue price” of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security at the beginning of any accrual period will generally be the sum of its issue price, including any accrued interest, and the amount of original issue discount allocable to all prior accrual periods, reduced by the amount of all payments other than any qualified stated interest payments on the debt security in all prior accrual periods. All payments on an Original Issue Discount Debt Security, other than qualified stated interest, will generally be viewed first as payments of previously accrued original issue discount, to the extent of the previously accrued discount, with payments considered made from the earliest accrual periods first, and then as a payment of principal. The “annual yield to maturity” of a debt security is the discount rate, appropriately adjusted to reflect the length of accrual periods, that causes the present value on the issue date of all payments on the debt security to equal the issue price. As a result of this “constant yield” method of including original issue discount income, the amounts you will be required to include in your gross income if you invest in an Original Issue Discount Debt Security denominated in U.S. dollars will generally be less in the early years and greater in the later years than amounts that would be includible on a straight-line basis.

You generally may make an irrevocable election to include in income your entire return on a debt security (i.e., the excess of all remaining payments to be received on the debt security, including payments of qualified stated interest, over the amount you paid for the debt security) under the constant yield method described above. For debt securities purchased at a premium or bearing market discount in your hands, if you make this election you will also be deemed to have made the election (discussed below under “—Premium and Market Discount”) to amortize premium or to accrue market discount in income currently on a constant yield basis.

 

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In the case of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security that is also a foreign currency-denominated debt security, you should determine the U.S. dollar amount includible as original issue discount for each accrual period by (i) calculating the amount of original issue discount allocable to each accrual period in the foreign currency using the constant yield method, and (ii) translating the foreign currency amount so determined at the average exchange rate in effect during that accrual period (or, with respect to an interest accrual period that spans two taxable years, at the average exchange rate for each partial period). Alternatively, you may translate the foreign currency amount so determined at the spot rate of exchange on the last day of the accrual period (or the last day of the taxable year, for an accrual period that spans two taxable years), or at the spot rate of exchange on the date of receipt, if that date is within five business days of the last day of the accrual period, provided that you have made the election described under “—Payments or Accruals of Interest” above. Because exchange rates may fluctuate, if you are the holder of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security that is also a foreign currency debt security you may recognize a different amount of original issue discount income in each accrual period than would be the case if you were the holder of an otherwise similar Original Issue Discount Debt Security denominated in U.S. dollars. Upon the receipt of an amount attributable to original issue discount, whether in connection with a payment of an amount that is not qualified stated interest or the sale or retirement of the Original Issue Discount Debt Security, you will recognize ordinary income or loss measured by the difference between the amount received, translated into U.S. dollars at the exchange rate in effect on the date of receipt or on the date of disposition of the Original Issue Discount Debt Security, as the case may be, and the amount accrued, using the exchange rate applicable to such previous accrual.

If you purchase an Original Issue Discount Debt Security outside of the initial offering at a cost less than its “remaining redemption amount”, or if you purchase an Original Issue Discount Debt Security in the initial offering at a price other than the debt security’s issue price, you will also generally be required to include in gross income the daily portions of original issue discount, calculated as described above. However, if you acquire an Original Issue Discount Debt Security at a price greater than its adjusted issue price, you will be required to reduce your periodic inclusions of original issue discount to reflect the premium paid over the adjusted issue price. The remaining redemption amount for an Original Issue Discount Debt Security is the total of all future payments to be made on the debt security other than qualified stated interest.

Floating rate debt securities generally will be treated as “variable rate debt instruments” under the OID regulations. Accordingly, the stated interest on a floating rate debt security generally will be treated as qualified stated interest, and such a debt security will not have original issue discount solely as a result of the fact that it provides for interest at a variable rate. A floating rate debt security that does not qualify as a variable rate debt instrument will be subject to special rules (the “contingent payment regulations”) that govern the tax treatment of debt obligations that provide for contingent payments (“contingent debt obligations”). A detailed description of the tax considerations relevant to U.S. holders of any such debt securities will be provided in the applicable prospectus supplement.

Certain debt securities may be redeemed prior to maturity, either at our option or at the option of the holder, or may have special repayment or interest rate reset features as indicated in the prospectus supplement. Original Issue Discount Debt Securities containing these features may be subject to rules that differ from the general rules discussed above. If you purchase Original Issue Discount Debt Securities with these features, you should carefully examine the prospectus supplement and consult your tax adviser about their treatment since the tax consequences with respect to original issue discount will depend, in part, on the particular terms and features of the debt securities.

If a debt security provides for a scheduled accrual period that is longer than one year (for example, as a result of a long initial period on a debt security with interest that is generally paid on an annual basis), then stated interest on the debt security will not qualify as “qualified stated interest” under the OID Regulations. As a result, the debt security would be an Original Issue Discount Debt Security. In that event, among other things, if you are a cash-method U.S. holder you will be required to accrue stated interest on the debt security under the rules for original issue discount described above, and regardless of your method of accounting for U.S. federal income tax purposes, you will be required to accrue original issue discount that would otherwise fall under the de minimis threshold.

 

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Short-Term Debt Securities

The rules described above will also generally apply to Original Issue Discount Debt Securities with maturities of one year or less (“short-term debt securities”), but with some modifications.

First, the original issue discount rules treat none of the interest on a short-term debt security as qualified stated interest, but treat a short-term debt security as having original issue discount. Thus, all short-term debt securities will be Original Issue Discount Debt Securities. Except as noted below, if you are a cash-basis holder of a short-term debt security and are not a bank, securities dealer, regulated investment company or common trust fund and you do not identify the short-term debt security as part of a hedging transaction you will generally not be required to accrue original issue discount currently, but you will be required to treat any gain realized on a sale, exchange or retirement of the debt security as ordinary income to the extent such gain does not exceed the original issue discount accrued with respect to the debt security during the period you held the debt security. You may not be allowed to deduct all of the interest paid or accrued on any indebtedness incurred or maintained to purchase or carry a short-term debt security until the maturity of the debt security or its earlier disposition in a taxable transaction. Notwithstanding the foregoing, if you are a cash-basis U.S. holder of a short-term debt security you may elect to accrue original issue discount on a current basis, in which case the limitation on the deductibility of interest described above will not apply. A U.S. holder using the accrual method of tax accounting and some cash method holders, including banks, securities dealers, regulated investment companies and common trust funds, generally will be required to include original issue discount on a short-term debt security in gross income on a current basis. Original issue discount will be treated as accruing for these purposes on a ratable basis or, at the election of the holder, on a constant yield basis based on daily compounding.

Second, regardless of whether you are a cash- or accrual-basis holder, if you are the holder of a short-term debt security you can elect to accrue any “acquisition discount” with respect to the debt security on a current basis. Acquisition discount is the excess of the debt security’s “stated redemption price at maturity” (i.e., all amounts payable on the short-term debt security) over the purchase price. Acquisition discount will be treated as accruing ratably or, at the election of the holder, under a constant yield method based on daily compounding. If you elect to accrue acquisition discount, the original issue discount rules will not apply.

Finally, the market discount rules described below will not apply to short-term debt securities.

As described above, certain debt securities may be subject to special redemption features. These features may affect the determination of whether a debt security has a maturity of one year or less and thus is a short-term debt security. If you purchase debt securities with these features, you should carefully examine the prospectus supplement and consult your tax adviser about these features.

 

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Premium and Market Discount

If you purchase a debt security at a cost greater than the debt security’s remaining redemption amount, you will be considered to have purchased the debt security at a premium, and you may elect to amortize the premium as an offset to interest income, using a constant yield method, over the remaining term of the debt security. If you make this election, it generally will apply to all debt instruments that you hold at the time of the election, as well as any debt instruments that you subsequently acquire. In addition, you may not revoke the election without the consent of the IRS. If you elect to amortize the premium you will be required to reduce your tax basis in the debt security by the amount of the premium amortized during your holding period. Original Issue Discount Debt Securities purchased at a premium will not be subject to the original issue discount rules described above. In the case of premium on a foreign currency debt security, you should calculate the amortization of the premium in the foreign currency. Amortization deductions attributable to a period reduce interest payments in respect of that period, and therefore are translated into U.S. dollars at the rate that you use for those interest payments. Exchange gain or loss will be realized with respect to amortized premium on a foreign currency debt security based on the difference between the exchange rate computed on the date or dates the premium is amortized against interest payments on the debt security and the exchange rate on the date when the U.S. holder acquired the debt security. For a U.S. holder that does not elect to amortize premium, the amount of premium will be included in your tax basis when the debt security matures or is disposed of. Therefore, if you do not elect to amortize premium and you hold the debt security to maturity, you generally will be required to treat the premium as capital loss when the debt security matures.

If you purchase a debt security at a price that is lower than the debt security’s remaining redemption amount, or in the case of an Original Issue Discount Debt Security, the debt security’s adjusted issue price, by 0.25% or more of the remaining redemption amount, or adjusted issue price, multiplied by the number of remaining whole years to maturity, the debt security will be considered to bear “market discount” in your hands. In this case, any gain that you realize on the disposition of the debt security generally will be treated as ordinary interest income to the extent of the market discount that accrued on the debt security during your holding period. In addition, you could be required to defer the deduction of a portion of the interest paid on any indebtedness that you incurred or continued to purchase or carry the debt security. In general, market discount will be treated as accruing ratably over the term of the debt security, or, at your election, under a constant yield method. You must accrue market discount on a foreign currency debt security in the specified currency. The amount that you will be required to include in income in respect of accrued market discount will be the U.S. dollar value of the accrued amount, generally calculated at the exchange rate in effect on the date that you dispose of the debt security.

You may elect to include market discount in gross income currently as it accrues (on either a ratable or constant yield basis), in lieu of treating a portion of any gain realized on a sale of the debt security as ordinary income. If you elect to include market discount on a current basis, the interest deduction deferral rule described above will not apply. If you do make such an election, it will apply to all market discount debt instruments that you acquire on or after the first day of the first taxable year to which the election applies. The election may not be revoked without the consent of the IRS. Any accrued market discount on a foreign currency debt security that is currently includible in income will be translated into U.S. dollars at the average exchange rate for the accrual period (or portion thereof within your taxable year).

Indexed Debt Securities and Other Debt Securities Providing for Contingent Payments

The contingent payment regulations generally require accrual of interest income on a constant yield basis in respect of contingent debt obligations at a yield determined at the time of issuance of the obligation, and may require adjustments to these accruals when any contingent payments are made. In addition, special rules may apply to floating rate debt securities if the interest payable on the debt securities is based on more than one interest index. We will provide a detailed description of the tax considerations relevant to U.S. holders of any debt securities that are subject to the special rules discussed in this paragraph in the relevant prospectus supplement.

 

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Foreign Currency-Denominated Debt Securities and Reportable Transactions

A U.S. holder that participates in a “reportable transaction” will be required to disclose its participation to the IRS. The scope and application of these rules is not entirely clear. A U.S. holder may be required to treat a foreign currency exchange loss relating to a foreign currency-denominated debt security as a reportable transaction if the loss equals or exceeds $50,000 in a single taxable year if the U.S. holder is an individual or trust, or higher amounts for other U.S. holders. In the event the acquisition, ownership or disposition of a foreign currency-denominated debt security constitutes participation in a “reportable transaction” for purposes of these rules, a U.S. holder will be required to disclose its investment to the Internal Revenue Service, currently on IRS Form 8886. Prospective purchasers should consult their tax advisers regarding the application of these rules to the acquisition, ownership or disposition of foreign currency-denominated debt securities.

Specified Foreign Financial Assets

Individual U.S. holders that own “specified foreign financial assets” with an aggregate value in excess of $50,000 on the last day of the taxable year or $75,000 at any time during the taxable year are generally required to file an information statement along with their tax returns, currently on IRS Form 8938, with respect to such assets. “Specified foreign financial assets” include any financial accounts held at a non-U.S. financial institution, as well as securities issued by a non-U.S. issuer (which may include debt securities issued in certificated form) that are not held in accounts maintained by financial institutions. Higher reporting thresholds apply to certain individuals living abroad and to certain married individuals. Regulations extend this reporting requirement to certain entities that are treated as formed or availed of to hold direct or indirect interests in specified foreign financial assets based on certain objective criteria. U.S. holders who fail to report the required information could be subject to substantial penalties. In addition, the statute of limitations for assessment of tax would be suspended, in whole or part. Prospective investors should consult their own tax advisers concerning the application of these rules to their investment in the debt securities, including the application of the rules to their particular circumstances.

Information Reporting and Backup Withholding

The paying agent must file information returns with the IRS in connection with debt security payments made to certain United States persons. If you are a United States person, you generally will not be subject to U.S. backup withholding tax on such payments if you provide your taxpayer identification number to the paying agent. You may also be subject to information reporting and backup withholding tax requirements with respect to the proceeds from a sale of the debt securities. If you are not a United States person, in order to avoid information reporting and backup withholding tax requirements you may have to comply with certification procedures to establish that you are not a United States person. The amount of any backup withholding from a payment to a holder will be allowed as a credit against the holder’s U.S. federal income tax liability and may entitle the holder to a refund, provided that the required information is timely furnished to the IRS.

Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act

We or a non-U.S. financial institution through which payments are made may be required pursuant to FATCA to collect and provide to the IRS or another tax authority substantial information regarding investors in debt securities. As such, holders may be required to provide information and tax documentation regarding their tax identities as well as that of their direct and indirect owners. Moreover, we, any paying agents, and other financial institutions through which payments are made, may be required to withhold U.S. tax at a 30% rate on “foreign passthru payments” (a term not yet defined) paid to an investor who does not provide information sufficient for the institution to determine whether the investor is a United States person or should otherwise be treated as holding a “United States account” of the institution, or to an investor that is, or holds the debt securities directly or indirectly through, a non-U.S. financial institution that is not in compliance with FATCA. Under a grandfathering rule, this withholding tax will not apply unless the debt securities are issued or materially modified after the date that is six months after the date on which final U.S. Treasury Regulations defining the term “foreign passthru payment” are filed with the U.S. Federal Register.

 

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By purchasing the debt securities, U.S. holders agree to provide an IRS form W-9, and whatever other information may be necessary for us to comply with these reporting obligations. If an amount of, or in respect of, U.S. withholding tax were to be deducted or withheld from payments on the debt securities as a result of an investor’s failure to comply with these rules, neither we nor any paying agent nor any other person would be required to pay additional amounts with respect to any debt securities as a result of the deduction or withholding of such tax. You should consult your tax advisers on how FATCA may apply to payments you receive under the debt securities.

 

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PLAN OF DISTRIBUTION

We and the Republic, if a guarantee by the Republic is furnished, may sell or issue the debt securities, warrants or guarantees in any of three ways:

 

   

through underwriters or dealers;

 

   

directly to one or more purchasers; or

 

   

through agents.

The prospectus supplement relating to a particular series of debt securities, warrants or guarantees will state:

 

   

the names of any underwriters;

 

   

the purchase price of the securities;

 

   

the proceeds to us from the sale;

 

   

any underwriting discounts and other compensation;

 

   

the initial public offering price;

 

   

any discounts or concessions allowed or paid to dealers; and

 

   

any securities exchanges on which the securities will be listed.

Any underwriter involved in the sale of securities will acquire the securities for its own account. The underwriters may resell the securities from time to time in one or more transactions, including negotiated transactions, at a fixed public offering price or at varying prices to be determined at the time of sale. The securities may be offered to the public either by underwriting syndicates represented by managing underwriters or by underwriters without a syndicate. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, certain conditions must be satisfied before the underwriters become obligated to purchase securities from us and the Republic, if applicable, and they will be obligated to purchase all of the securities if any are purchased. The underwriters may change any initial public offering price and any discounts or concessions allowed or reallowed or paid to dealers.

If we and the Republic, if a guarantee by the Republic is furnished, sell any securities through agents, the prospectus supplement will identify the agent and indicate any commissions payable by us and the Republic, if applicable. Unless the prospectus supplement states otherwise, all agents will act on a best efforts basis and will not acquire the securities for their own account.

We and the Republic, if a guarantee by the Republic is furnished, may authorize agents, underwriters or dealers to solicit offers by certain specified entities to purchase the securities from us and the Republic, if applicable, at the public offering price set forth in a prospectus supplement pursuant to delayed delivery contracts. The prospectus supplement will set out the conditions of the delayed delivery contracts and the commission receivable by the agents, underwriters or dealers for soliciting the contracts.

We and the Republic, if a guarantee by the Republic is furnished, may offer debt securities as consideration for the purchase of other of our debt securities, either in connection with a publicly announced tender offer or in privately negotiated transactions. The offer may be in addition to or in lieu of sales of debt securities directly or through underwriters or agents. We may offer guarantees as consideration for transactions involving securities of other issuers.

Agents and underwriters may be entitled to indemnification by us against certain liabilities, including liabilities under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or to contribution from us with respect to certain payments which the agents or underwriters may be required to make. Agents and underwriters may be customers of, engage in transactions with, or perform services (including commercial and investment banking services) for us and the Republic in the ordinary course of business.

 

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LEGAL MATTERS

The validity of any particular series of debt securities or warrants issued with debt securities or any guarantees will be passed upon for us and any underwriters or agents by United States and Korean counsel identified in the related prospectus supplement.

AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVES IN THE UNITED STATES

Our authorized agents in the United States are Mr. Chi Young Choi, General Manager of our New York Branch, or Mr. Jinwon Kim, Deputy General Manager of our New York Branch. The address of our New York Branch is 320 Park Avenue, 32nd Floor, New York, New York 10022. The authorized representative of the Republic in the United States is Mr. Seongsoo Kim, Financial Attaché, Korean Consulate General in New York, located at 101 East 56th St., New York, New York 10022.

OFFICIAL STATEMENTS AND DOCUMENTS

Our President and Chairman of the Board of Directors, in his official capacity, has supplied the information set forth under “The Korea Development Bank” (except for the information set out under “The Korea Development Bank—Business—Government Support and Supervision”). Such information is stated on his authority.

The Minister of Finance and Economy of The Republic of Korea, in his official capacity, has supplied the information set out under “The Korea Development Bank—Business—Government Support and Supervision” and “The Republic of Korea.” Such information is stated on his authority. The documents identified in the portion of this prospectus captioned “The Republic of Korea” as the sources of financial or statistical data are official public documents of the Republic or its agencies and instrumentalities.

EXPERTS

Our separate financial statements as of and for the years ended December 31, 2025 and 2024 have been included in this prospectus in reliance upon the report of Nexia Samduk, independent auditors, appearing elsewhere herein, and upon the authority of said firm as experts in accounting and auditing.

 

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FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This prospectus includes future expectations, projections or “forward-looking statements”, as defined in Section 27A of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. The words “believe”, “expect”, “anticipate”, “estimate”, “project” and similar words identify forward-looking statements. In addition, all statements other than statements of historical facts included in this prospectus are forward-looking statements. Although we believe that the expectations reflected in the forward-looking statements are reasonable, we can give no assurance that such expectations will prove correct. This prospectus discloses important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from our expectations, or Cautionary Statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by the Cautionary Statements.

Factors that could adversely affect the future performance of the Korean economy include:

 

   

declines in consumer confidence and a slowdown in consumer spending in the Korean or global economy, including as a result of higher levels of market interest rates;

 

   

political uncertainty or increasing strife among or within political parties in Korea following the declaration of martial law by former President Yoon Suk-yeol in December 2024 that led to his impeachment and subsequent removal in April 2025 and the election of Mr. Lee Jae-myung as President in June 2025;

 

   

the imposition of significant tariffs on Korea’s exports by any of its major export markets, including the United States, as well as any countermeasures or policy responses adopted by the Korean government that may entail significant costs;

 

   

hostilities or political or social tensions involving countries in the Middle East (including those resulting from the conflicts between Iran and other countries, including the United States and Israel) and Northern Africa and any material disruption in the global supply of oil or sudden increase in the price of oil;

 

   

hostilities, political or social tensions involving Russia (including the Russia-Ukraine war and the ensuing sanctions against Russia) and the resulting adverse effects on the global supply of oil and other natural resources and the global financial markets;

 

   

rising inflationary pressures leading to increases in the costs of goods and services and a decrease in purchasing power;

 

   

the occurrence of severe health epidemics, such as the COVID-19 pandemic, in Korea or other parts of the world;

 

   

deterioration in economic or diplomatic relations between Korea and its trading partners or allies, including deterioration resulting from territorial or trade disputes or disagreements in foreign policy;

 

   

adverse conditions or developments in the economies of countries and regions that are important export markets for Korea, such as China, the United States, Europe and Japan, or in emerging market economies in Asia or elsewhere, including as a result of the deterioration of economic and trade relations among such countries (including escalations of tariffs) and increased uncertainties in the global financial markets and industry;

 

   

adverse changes or volatility in foreign currency reserve levels, commodity prices (including oil prices), exchange rates (including fluctuation of the U.S. dollar, Euro or Yen exchange rates or revaluation of the Chinese Yuan), interest rates, inflation rates or stock markets;

 

   

increased sovereign default risks in select countries and the resulting adverse effects on the global financial markets;

 

   

a continuing rise in the level of household debt and increasing delinquencies and credit defaults by retail and small- and medium-sized enterprise borrowers in Korea;

 

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a deterioration in the financial condition or performance of small- and medium-sized enterprises and other companies in Korea;

 

   

investigations of large Korean business groups and their senior management for possible misconduct;

 

   

shortages of imported raw materials, natural resources, rare earth minerals or component parts, including semiconductors, due to disruptions in the global supply chain;

 

   

political, social and labor unrest;

 

   

substantial changes in the market prices of Korean real estate;

 

   

a substantial decrease in tax revenues or a substantial increase in the Korean government’s expenditures for fiscal stimulus measures, unemployment compensation and other economic and social programs, which could lead to a national budget deficit as well as an increase in the Korean government’s debt;

 

   

financial problems or lack of progress in the restructuring of chaebols, other large troubled companies (including those in the construction, shipbuilding, shipping and real estate project financing sectors) and their suppliers or the financial sector;

 

   

loss of investor confidence arising from corporate accounting irregularities or corporate governance issues at certain chaebols;

 

   

increases in social expenditures to support an aging population in Korea or decreases in economic productivity due to the declining population size in Korea;

 

   

a continued decrease in the population and birthrates in Korea;

 

   

the economic impact of any pending or future free trade agreements or of any changes to existing free trade agreements;

 

   

geo-political uncertainty and the risk of further attacks by terrorist groups around the world;

 

   

natural or man-made disasters that have a significant adverse economic or other impact on Korea or its major trading partners;

 

   

increased reliance on exports to service foreign currency borrowings, which could cause friction with Korea’s trading partners;

 

   

an increase in the level of tensions or an outbreak of hostilities between North Korea and Korea or the United States; and

 

   

changes in financial regulations in Korea.

 

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FURTHER INFORMATION

We filed a registration statement with respect to the securities with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and its related rules and regulations. You can find additional information concerning ourselves and the securities in the registration statement and any pre- or post-effective amendment, including its various exhibits, which may be inspected at the public reference facilities maintained by the Securities and Exchange Commission at 100 F Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20549. These filings are also available to the public from the Securities and Exchange Commission’s website at http://www.sec.gov. Our Internet address is https://www.kdb.co.kr.

 

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PART II

INFORMATION NOT REQUIRED IN THE PROSPECTUS

Item 11. Estimated Expenses.*

It is estimated that our expenses in connection with the sale of the debt securities, warrants and guarantees hereunder, exclusive of compensation payable to underwriters and agents, will be as follows:

 

SEC Registration Fee

   US$ 1,381,000  

Printing Costs

     250,000  

Legal Fees and Expenses

     450,000  

Fiscal Agent Fees and Expenses

     50,000  

Blue Sky Fees and Expenses

     50,000  

Rating Agencies’ Fees

     350,000  

Miscellaneous (including amounts to be paid to underwriters in lieu of reimbursement of certain expenses)

     600,000  
  

 

 

 

Total

   US$ 3,131,000  
  

 

 

 
 
*

Based on three underwritten offerings of the debt securities.

UNDERTAKINGS

The Registrants hereby undertake:

 

  (a)

To file, during any period in which offers or sales are being made, a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement:

 

  (i)

To include any prospectus required by Section 10(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933;

 

  (ii)

To reflect in the prospectus any facts or events arising after the effective date of this Registration Statement (or the most recent post-effective amendment thereto) which, individually or in the aggregate, represent a fundamental change in the information set forth in this Registration Statement; and

 

  (iii)

To include any material information with respect to the plan of distribution not previously disclosed in this Registration Statement or any material change to such information in this Registration Statement;

 

  (b)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933, each such post-effective amendment shall be deemed to be a new registration statement relating to the securities offered therein, and the offering of such securities at that time shall be deemed to be the initial bona fide offering thereof; and

 

  (c)

To remove from registration by means of a post-effective amendment any of the securities being registered which remain unsold at the termination of the offering.

 

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  (d)

That, for purposes of determining liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser:

each prospectus filed pursuant to Rule 424(b) as part of a registration statement relating to an offering, other than registration statements relying on Rule 430B or other than prospectuses filed in reliance on Rule 430A, shall be deemed to be part of and included in the registration statement as of the date it is first used after effectiveness. Provided, however, that no statement made in a registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement or made in a document incorporated or deemed incorporated by reference into the registration statement or prospectus that is part of the registration statement will, as to a purchaser with a time of contract of sale prior to such first use, supersede or modify any statement that was made in the registration statement or prospectus that was part of the registration statement or made in any such document immediately prior to such date of first use.

 

  (e)

That, for the purpose of determining any liability under the Securities Act of 1933 to any purchaser in the initial distribution of the securities:

The undersigned registrants undertake that in a primary offering of securities of the undersigned registrants pursuant to this registration statement, regardless of the underwriting method used to sell the securities to the purchaser, if the securities are offered or sold to such purchaser by means of any of the following communications, the undersigned registrants will be sellers to the purchaser and will be considered to offer or sell such securities to such purchaser;

 

  (i)

Any preliminary prospectus or prospectus of the undersigned registrants relating to the offering required to be filed pursuant to Rule 424;

 

  (ii)

Any free writing prospectus relating to the offering prepared by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants or used or referred to by the undersigned registrants;

 

  (iii)

The portion of any other free writing prospectus relating to the offering containing material information about the undersigned registrants or their securities provided by or on behalf of the undersigned registrants; and

 

  (iv)

Any other communication that is an offer in the offering made by the undersigned registrants to the purchaser.

 

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CONTENTS

This Registration Statement is comprised of:

 

  (1)

Facing Sheet.

 

  (2)

Explanatory Note.

 

  (3)

Part I, consisting of the Prospectus.

 

  (4)

Part II, consisting of pages II-1 to II-10.

 

  (5)

The exhibits as listed on pages II-4 to II-5.

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

  A-1      -    Form of Underwriting Agreement Standard Terms, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit A to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 33-38873).
  B-1      -    Form of Fiscal Agency Agreement, including forms of Debt Securities, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B-1 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 33-44818).
  B-2      -    Form of global Debt Security that bears interest at a fixed rate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B-2 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 33-156305).
  B-3      -    Form of Amendment No. 1 to Fiscal Agency Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit B-3 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-111608).
  C-1      -    Form of Warrant Agreement, including form of Warrants.*
  C-2      -    Form of Guarantee Agreement, including form of Guarantees, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit C-2 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-97299).
  C-3      -    Form of Solicitation Indemnification Agreement, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit C-3 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-97299).
  D-1      -    Consent of the Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of The Korea Development Bank (included on page II-5).
  D-2      -    Power of Attorney of the Chief Executive Officer & Chairman of The Korea Development Bank.**
  E-1      -    Consent of the Minister of Finance and Economy of The Republic of Korea (included on Page II-6).
  E-2      -    Power of Attorney of the Minister of Finance and Economy of The Republic of Korea, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit E-2 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-156305).
  F    -    Consent of Nexia Samduk.
  G-1      -    Letter appointing certain persons as authorized agents of The Korea Development Bank in the United States.**
  G-2      -    Letter appointing Authorized Agents of The Republic of Korea in the United States (included in Exhibit E-2).
  H    -    The Korea Development Bank Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit H to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-246071).
  I    -    The Enforcement Decree of The Korea Development Bank Act, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit I to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-246071).
  J    -    The Articles of Incorporation of The Korea Development Bank, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit J to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-246071).
  K-1      -    Form of Prospectus Supplement relating to The Korea Development Bank’s Medium-Term Notes, Series C, Due Not Less Than Nine Months From Date of Issue (the “Series C Notes”), incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit K-1 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-6866).
  K-2      -    Form of Supplement to the Prospectus Supplement relating to the Korea Development Bank’s Series C Notes, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit K-2 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-6866).

 

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L    -    Form of Distribution Agreement between The Korea Development Bank and the Agents named therein relating to the offer or sale from time to time of the Series C Notes, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit L to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-6866).
M-1    -    Opinion (including consent) of Cleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton LLP, c/o 19th Floor, Ferrum Tower, 19, Eulji-ro 5-gil, Jung-gu, Seoul, Korea, United States counsel to The Korea Development Bank, in respect of the legality of the Debt Securities (with or without Warrants). **
M-2    -    Opinion (including consent) of Shin & Kim LLC, D-Tower (D2), 17 Jongno 3-gil, Jongno-gu, Seoul, Korea, Korean counsel to The Korea Development Bank, in respect of the legality of the Debt Securities (with or without Warrants) and the Guarantees to be issued by The Republic of Korea.
N-1    -    Form of the Series C Note that bears interest at a fixed rate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit N-1 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-6866).
N-2    -    Form of the Series C Note that bears interest at a floating rate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit N-2 to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-6866).
O    -    Form of Calculation Agency Agreement between The Korea Development Bank and the calculation agent named therein relating to the Series C Notes that bear interest at a floating rate, incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit O to the Registration Statement of The Korea Development Bank (No. 333-6866).
 
*

May be filed by amendment.

**

Previously filed.

 

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SIGNATURE OF THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Korea Development Bank has duly caused this Registration Statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in Seoul, The Republic of Korea, on the 6th day of August, 2026.

 

THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK

By:

 

 SANG JIN PARK*†  

  Chief Executive Officer & Chairman

†By:

 

/s/ YOON JIN CHOI  

  Yoon Jin Choi
  (Attorney-in-fact)

 

 
*

Consent is hereby given to use of his name in connection with the information specified in this Registration Statement or amendment thereto to have been supplied by him and stated on his authority.

 

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SIGNATURE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, The Republic of Korea has duly caused this Registration Statement or amendment thereto to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in The City of New York, New York, on the 6th day of August, 2026.

 

THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

By:

 

 YUN CHEOL KOO *†  

  Minister of Finance and Economy

†By:

 

/s/ SEONGSOO KIM  

  Seongsoo Kim
  (Attorney-in-fact)

 

 
*

Consent is hereby given to use of his name in connection with the information specified in this Registration Statement or amendment thereto to have been supplied by him and stated on his authority.

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, a duly authorized representative in the United States of The Korea Development Bank, has signed this Registration Statement or amendment thereto in The City of New York, New York, on the 6th day of August, 2026.

 

†By:

 

/s/ CHI YOUNG CHOI 

  Chi Young Choi
  New York Branch
  The Korea Development Bank

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE KOREA DEVELOPMENT BANK

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, a duly authorized representative in the United States of The Korea Development Bank, has signed this Registration Statement or amendment thereto in The City of New York, New York, on the 6th day of August, 2026.

 

†By:

 

/s/ JINWON KIM 

  Jinwon Kim
  New York Branch
  The Korea Development Bank

 

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SIGNATURE OF AUTHORIZED REPRESENTATIVE

OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

Pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, the undersigned, a duly authorized representative in the United States of The Republic of Korea, has signed this Registration Statement or amendment thereto in The City of New York, New York, on the 6th day of August, 2026.

 

†By:

 

  /s/ SEONGSOO KIM    

  Seongsoo Kim
  Financial Attaché
  Korean Consulate General in New York

 

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