What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Korea and South Africa?

8.46 SDR per person, with Korea ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?

66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Korea vs South Africa: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita

Korea

207.22 SDR per person

in 2025

South Africa

198.76 SDR per person

in 2025

Korea rank

54th

South Africa rank

57th

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita over time

Korea
South Africa

How they compare

Korea currently reports 207.22 SDR per person against 198.76 SDR per person in South Africa, a difference of 8.46 SDR per person.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was South Africa ahead.

Korea ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 57th of 159 countries.

Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and South Africa in 6.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	South Africa	Difference	Ahead
1960s	0.0963 SDR per person	33.03 SDR per person	32.94 SDR per person	South Africa
1970s	0.6845 SDR per person	66.6 SDR per person	65.92 SDR per person	South Africa
1980s	2.66 SDR per person	73.65 SDR per person	70.99 SDR per person	South Africa
1990s	1.88 SDR per person	26.05 SDR per person	24.17 SDR per person	South Africa
2000s	3.55 SDR per person	33.05 SDR per person	29.5 SDR per person	South Africa
2010s	50.63 SDR per person	66.01 SDR per person	15.38 SDR per person	South Africa
2020s	115.79 SDR per person	113.91 SDR per person	1.89 SDR per person	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita, Korea or South Africa?: Korea, at 207.22 SDR per person against 198.76 SDR per person in South Africa as of 2025.
What is the difference in gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita between Korea and South Africa?: 8.46 SDR per person, with Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and South Africa?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and South Africa rank globally for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?: Korea ranks 54th and South Africa ranks 57th of 159 countries.
Where does this data come from?: Statizoid (derived), published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,752 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.