{"version":1,"asset_type":"statistical_series","data_type":"time_series","slug":"kr-vc-investment-total","url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-vc-investment-total","html_url":"https://apiardata.com/statistics/kr-vc-investment-total/","title":"South Korea Venture Capital Investment (Total) (2025)","description":"South Korea's Venture Capital Investment (Total): 2,628.9 USD millions in 2025, +0.2% YoY. OECD (OECD.SDD.TPS:DSD_VC@DF_VC_INV), 2007–2025.","domain":"markets","category":"Financial Markets","keywords":["Financial Markets","OECD","South Korea","2025"],"publisher":"OECD","frequency":"Annual","geography":"South Korea","temporal_coverage":"2007/2025","unit":"USD millions","last_updated":"2026-07-27","last_updated_text":"27 July 2026","data_as_of":"2025","variable_measured":"South Korea Venture Capital Investment (Total)","license":"https://apiardata.com/data-license","is_accessible_for_free":true,"sources":[{"name":"OECD","url":"https://data-explorer.oecd.org/vis?fs[0]=Topic%2C0%7CFinancial+sector%23FIN%23&pg=0&fc=Topic&bp=true&snb=10"}],"meta":[{"label":"Frequency","value":"Annual"},{"label":"Coverage","value":"2007–2025"},{"label":"Observations","value":"19"},{"label":"Geography","value":"South Korea"},{"label":"Last updated","value":"27 July 2026"}],"kpis":[{"label":"South Korea (2025)","value":"2,628.9","unit":"USD millions","trend":{"direction":"up","value":"+0.2% YoY"}},{"label":"YoY Change","value":"+0.2%","unit":"USD millions"},{"label":"Trend","value":"up","unit":""},{"label":"Series length","value":"19","unit":"years of data"}],"series":[{"key":"value","label":"South Korea Venture Capital Investment (Total)"}],"observation_count":19,"observations":[{"period":"2007","value":798.815692613766},{"period":"2008","value":496.3977605607128},{"period":"2009","value":397.49591406091236},{"period":"2010","value":527.125884163741},{"period":"2011","value":633.2601437742751},{"period":"2012","value":606.4039379704109},{"period":"2013","value":635.443945451183},{"period":"2014","value":865.6585995972798},{"period":"2015","value":1087.5788328864387},{"period":"2016","value":1211.698294447424},{"period":"2017","value":1276.4800497532096},{"period":"2018","value":1976.5246978538844},{"period":"2019","value":2708.4392557648616},{"period":"2020","value":2581.8759756879117},{"period":"2021","value":4669.07838470836},{"period":"2022","value":3666.81809029753},{"period":"2023","value":2572.640326271146},{"period":"2024","value":2622.3159438892453},{"period":"2025","value":2628.8615402342543}],"table":{"columns":[{"key":"year","label":"Year"},{"key":"value","label":"USD millions"},{"key":"yoyChange","label":"YoY Change"}],"rows":[{"year":"2025","value":"2628.9","yoyChange":"+0.2%"},{"year":"2024","value":"2622.3","yoyChange":"+1.9%"},{"year":"2023","value":"2572.6","yoyChange":"-29.8%"},{"year":"2022","value":"3666.8","yoyChange":"-21.5%"},{"year":"2021","value":"4669.1","yoyChange":"+80.8%"},{"year":"2020","value":"2581.9","yoyChange":"-4.7%"},{"year":"2019","value":"2708.4","yoyChange":"+37.0%"},{"year":"2018","value":"1976.5","yoyChange":"+54.8%"},{"year":"2017","value":"1276.5","yoyChange":"+5.3%"},{"year":"2016","value":"1211.7","yoyChange":"+11.4%"},{"year":"2015","value":"1087.6","yoyChange":"+25.6%"},{"year":"2014","value":"865.7","yoyChange":"+36.2%"},{"year":"2013","value":"635.4","yoyChange":"+4.8%"},{"year":"2012","value":"606.4","yoyChange":"-4.2%"},{"year":"2011","value":"633.3","yoyChange":"+20.1%"},{"year":"2010","value":"527.1","yoyChange":"+32.6%"},{"year":"2009","value":"397.5","yoyChange":"-19.9%"},{"year":"2008","value":"496.4","yoyChange":"-37.9%"},{"year":"2007","value":"798.8","yoyChange":"n/a"}]},"qa":[{"question":"What does this indicator measure?","answer":"This page tracks total venture capital investment (all investment stages) in South Korea from 2007 to present, in USD millions. VC investment volume is a leading indicator of startup ecosystem vitality and innovation capital availability. It is published by OECD and updated annually."},{"question":"How current is this data?","answer":"The most recent observation covers 2025. OECD typically publishes this series with a lag of several months after the reference period. The series runs 2007–2025 (19 observations)."},{"question":"What is the long-term trend?","answer":"The series peaked at 4,669.1 USD millions in 2021 and reached its lowest recorded value of 397.5 in 2009. The latest reading of 2,628.9 in 2025 represents a change of +0.2%."}]}