(LEAD) S. Korea posts record high current account surplus of over US$60 bln in Sept. on chip supercycle

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SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- South Korea posted an all-time high current account surplus of over US$60 billion in September on strong exports of semiconductors, central bank data showed Thursday.

The current account surplus totaled $61.46 billion in September, up from $46.11 billion the previous month, according to the data from the Bank of Korea (BOK).

It marked the largest monthly current account surplus ever, renewing the previous record of $49.73 billion set in June.

Compared with the same month a year earlier, the figure surged from $14.22 billion.

For the first nine months of the year, the current account surplus totaled a cumulative $340.66 billion, quadrupling from $83.89 billion recorded over the same period last year.

The third-quarter current account surplus totaled $149.65 billion, already surpassing last year's annual total of $123.05 billion.

The BOK expected this year's annual current account surplus to exceed its forecast of $450 billion.

"The current account surplus is expected to reach the second-highest level on record in October," said a BOK official. "We expect another record high in December given year-end seasonal effects."

Containers are stacked at a port in the southeastern city of Busan on Nov. 1, 2026. (Yonhap)

South Korea has reported a current account surplus every month since May 2023, making August the 41st consecutive month the balance has remained in the black.

In 2025, the country posted its largest annual surplus on record at $123.05 billion, exceeding the previous high of $105.1 billion set in 2015.

The BOK said the goods account posted a record surplus of $62.75 billion in September, as exports shot up 92.4 percent on-year to $130.72 billion in the month, while imports rose 29.4 percent to $67.97 billion.

The primary income account logged a $2.65 billion surplus following an increase in equity income.

The services account recorded a deficit of $3.35 billion in September, widening the loss from the previous month's $1.68 billion due to the increasing travel deficit and intellectual property-related payments.

The secondary income account recorded a $590 million deficit.

(LEAD) S. Korea posts record high current account surplus of over US$60 bln in Sept. on chip supercycle

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首尔，11月5日（韩联社）——韩国央行周四公布的数据显示，由于半导体出口强劲，韩国9月份经常账户盈余超过600亿美元，创历史新高。

根据韩国银行（BOK）的数据，9月份经常账户盈余总额为614.6亿美元，高于上月的461.1亿美元。

这标志着有史以来最大的月度经常账户盈余，刷新了6月份创下的497.3亿美元的纪录。

与去年同期相比，这一数字从 142.2 亿美元飙升。

今年前九个月，经常账户盈余累计达 3406.6 亿美元，比去年同期的 838.9 亿美元增长了四倍。

第三季度经常账户盈余总额为 1496.5 亿美元，已经超过了去年全年的 1230.5 亿美元。

韩国央行预计今年的年度经常账户盈余将超过其预测的 4500 亿美元。

韩国央行一位官员表示：“预计10月份经常账户盈余将达到历史第二高水平。考虑到年底的季节性因素，我们预计12月份盈余将再创新高。”

2026年11月1日，韩国釜山港口堆放着集装箱。（韩联社）

自 2023 年 5 月以来，韩国每个月都实现了经常账户盈余，8 月是连续第 41 个月保持盈余。

2025年，该国创下年度财政盈余最高纪录，达到1230.5亿美元，超过了2015年创下的1051亿美元的纪录。

韩国央行表示，9月份货物贸易顺差创历史新高，达到627.5亿美元，其中出口额同比增长92.4%，达到1307.2亿美元，进口额同比增长29.4%，达到679.7亿美元。

由于权益收入增加，主要收入账户录得 26.5 亿美元的盈余。

9 月份服务业账户录得 33.5 亿美元的赤字，由于差旅赤字和知识产权相关付款增加，赤字较上月的 16.8 亿美元进一步扩大。

二级收入账户出现 5.9 亿美元的赤字。

（导语）韩国9月份经常账户盈余超过600亿美元，创历史新高，受芯片超级周期影响