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Korea, Rep.

KOR

Korea, Rep.: 51.8 million population; high-income economy. Exports: machinery, electrical machinery, vehicles; imports: machinery, mineral fuels, optical instruments. Presidential republic under President Yoon Suk Yeol. Major semiconductor producer (Samsung, SK Hynix). US ally with THAAD. North Korea provocations persistent. #49 Big Mac Index.

Headline valuation

Enterprise value
$87.93T
Scenario range
$68.61T to $88.54T
Confidence
60.0%
Integration scenario
Contested Integration

Balance sheet

Total assets
$91.37T
Total liabilities
$3.44T
Base enterprise value
$87.93T

Creditor concentration

Risk score (0-100)
40.8
Buyer autonomy
medium
Creditor HHI
0.6800

Climate & resources

Climate status
Stressed (Rank 181 of 212, 1 = most desperate)
Water tier
MODERATE
ND-GAIN vulnerability
0.38
ND-GAIN readiness
0.83

Top acquisition targets (Korea, Rep. as buyer)

Computed by SAPA (Sovereign Acquisition Propensity Algorithm). Higher probability = stronger structural fit for Korea, Rep. acquiring this target.

  1. Mongolia (MNG): probability 0.51, deal value $55.1B, driver: Resources + Climate_Desperation(1.00)
  2. Kyrgyz Republic (KGZ): probability 0.30, deal value $27.5B, driver: Resources + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Proximal(4413km)
  3. Turkmenistan (TKM): probability 0.28, deal value $145.1B, driver: Resources + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Regional(5884km)
  4. Bangladesh (BGD): probability 0.24, deal value $454.0B, driver: Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Proximal(3789km)
  5. Thailand (THA): probability 0.24, deal value $2.28T, driver: Strategic + Resources + Climate_Desperation(1.00) + Distance_Proximal(3719km)

About this valuation

This valuation is computed monthly by the WHITEFLAG sovereign asset valuation framework, a five-scenario model that prices nations as transferable enterprise units. See the full methodology for the formulas and data sources. The human-capital, industrial and land bases are blended with the World Bank Changing Wealth of Nations 2020 stock, rescaled onto the framework's computed scale; the resource base uses the computed value alone (CWON and the computed value differ by more than 5x).

Sources: CIA World Factbook, World Bank (population, poverty, economic data), IMF World Economic Outlook (economic classification, trade), The Economist Big Mac Index (PPP comparison), Trading Economics (macroeconomic indicators), Official Government Statistical Agencies

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