The Bank of Korea published its Financial Statement Analysis for 2024, reporting stronger growth and profitability indicators alongside broadly stable financial stability metrics. Overall sales growth improved from -2.0% to 4.2%, while the operating profit margin increased from 5.4% to 6.5%. By sector, operating margins rose in manufacturing (3.8% to 5.4%) and non-manufacturing (4.5% to 5.2%). On financial stability, the debt ratio edged down from 102.0% to 101.9% and the borrowing dependence ratio declined from 28.7% to 28.3%.