Total assets owned by the government, companies and individuals in South Korea grew 3.5 percent on-year in 2012 due to an increase in land and other tangible fixed assets, data showed Tuesday. According to the data provided by Statistics Korea, they held a combined 8,677.4 trillion won (US$8.18 trillion) worth of assets at the end of 2012, up from 8,382.1 trillion won tallied in 2011.