Featured Data Additions, June 26, 2026

EMERGEPR → South Korea → Financial → Money, Banking and Credit → Substandard or Below Loans

Substandard or below (SBL) bank loan detail for South Korea was added to the EMERGEPR database. SBL totals, resolved SBL, and SBL ratios by sector are available on this table. Quarterly data are sourced from the Financial Supervisory Service and begin in Q1 2008.

Chart: SBLs in Korea recorded their highest levels since Q2 2019. Some 5.5 tril won in loans were newly classified as soured in Q1, down 400 bil from Q4. Banks wrote off 4.4 tril worth of bad loans, down 1.3 tril. Business loan SBL ratios registered 0.74%, up 0.04 ppt. HH loan SBL ratio came in at 0.32%, also up 0.01 ppt. Despite an increase in absolute terms, the overall SBL ratio remains relatively stable at 0.6%, safely kept in check by bank write-offs and aggressive settlements.

TRANSPRT → Vehicle Statistics → Kuwait → Vehicles in Use or Vehicle Transactions by Purpose

Vehicle statistics for Kuwait were added to the TRANSPRT database. A vehicle usage table by categories such as private ownership, taxis, and public transportation is available in addition to a table for vehicle transactions by purpose, such as registration renewals, new registrations, and ownership transfers. The transactions table is available by major urban area. Annual data are sourced from the Central Statistics Bureau and start as early as 1995.

Chart: Kuwait’s total vehicle fleet exceeded 2.6 million units in 2024, which is a 3.4% YoY increase and a 42% increase over 10-years. Private cars make up 80.7% of the active fleet. Fueled by population growth, high per capita income, and a car-dependent culture where 97% of daily travel uses personal vehicles, ownership rates in Kuwait sit among the highest in the Gulf region.

EMERGEMA → Angola → International Trade and Balance of Payments → Oil Exports by Country

Angola oil exports by destination country were added to the EMERGEMA database. Twenty-five export destinations are on this table reported in millions of USD. Quarterly data are sourced from Banco Nacional de Angola and begin in Q1 2012.

Chart: China remains by far the largest importer of Angolan crude, accounting for 56.8% of total export value in Q1 2026. This is due to long-term oil-backed loan agreements with China. Angola also heavily exports to India, Indonesia, and to a lesser extent, Singapore to meet rapidly growing energy demands in these expanding economies in addition to high regional demand for Angola's specific light sweet crude oil. These four Asian destinations account for 82.1% of Angola’s oil export value.