Korea vs Qatar: Gold reserves at market value
Korea
10.71 billion SDR
in 2025
Qatar
11.81 billion SDR
in 2025
Korea rank
37th
Qatar rank
34th
Gold reserves at market value over time
- Korea
- Qatar
How they compare
Qatar currently reports 11.81 billion SDR against 10.71 billion SDR in Korea, a difference of 1.10 billion SDR.
That makes Qatar's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 60 shared years of data; in 1966 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 34th of 166 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Qatar in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 3.56 million SDR | 4.79 million SDR | 1.23 million SDR | Qatar |
| 1970s | 24.98 million SDR | 28.93 million SDR | 3.95 million SDR | Qatar |
| 1980s | 107.37 million SDR | 305.80 million SDR | 198.44 million SDR | Qatar |
| 1990s | 84.42 million SDR | 126.32 million SDR | 41.90 million SDR | Qatar |
| 2000s | 172.06 million SDR | 75.79 million SDR | 96.27 million SDR | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.58 billion SDR | 648.89 million SDR | 1.93 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2020s | 5.99 billion SDR | 5.45 billion SDR | 537.63 million SDR | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher gold reserves at market value, Korea or Qatar?
- Qatar, at 11.81 billion SDR against 10.71 billion SDR in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in gold reserves at market value between Korea and Qatar?
- 1.10 billion SDR, with Qatar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Qatar?
- 60 years are reported by both, from 1966 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Qatar rank globally for gold reserves at market value?
- Korea ranks 37th and Qatar ranks 34th of 166 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Gold reserves at market value (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
International liquidity consists of all the resources that are available to the monetary authorities of countries for the purpose of meeting balance of payments financing needs.