Over-the-Counter Market

Trading volumes of local currency government and corporate bonds transacted in the secondary markets are available at the Korea BondWeb link below. Data are classified into government bonds, municipal bonds, special public bonds, monetary stabilization bonds, financial debentures, and corporate bonds.

Exchange Market

Trading volumes (monthly and annual) of government and corporate bonds transacted at the Korea Exchange (KRX) are available at the KRX link below.

The number of listed issues and trading volumes of public and corporate bonds can also be downloaded from the Bank of Korea’s Economic Statistics System link below. The ownership structure of government bonds by investor group is also included.

Weekly trading volumes of bonds transacted by foreign investors are available at the Weekly Newsletter of the Financial Supervisory Service link below.

The Korea Securities Dealers Association publishes an annual report that gives historical turnover data for bonds traded in over-the-counter and exchange markets.