South Korea vs Tonga: Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita
South Korea
42.84 units per person
in 2025
Tonga
33.13 units per person
in 2025
South Korea rank
45th
Tonga rank
47th
Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita over time
- South Korea
- Tonga
How they compare
South Korea currently reports 42.84 units per person against 33.13 units per person in Tonga, a difference of 9.71 units per person.
That makes South Korea's figure about 1.3 times Tonga's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Tonga ahead.
South Korea ranks 45th and Tonga ranks 47th of 190 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, South Korea averaged higher in 3 and Tonga in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | South Korea | Tonga | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0736 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.0736 units per person | South Korea |
| 1970s | 0.251 units per person | 0 units per person | 0.251 units per person | South Korea |
| 1980s | 0.5559 units per person | 3.75 units per person | 3.2 units per person | Tonga |
| 1990s | 6.85 units per person | 11.54 units per person | 4.69 units per person | Tonga |
| 2000s | 7.3 units per person | 16.27 units per person | 8.97 units per person | Tonga |
| 2010s | 17.3 units per person | 22.62 units per person | 5.32 units per person | Tonga |
| 2020s | 45.56 units per person | 32.8 units per person | 12.77 units per person | South Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita, South Korea or Tonga?
- South Korea, at 42.84 units per person against 33.13 units per person in Tonga as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita between South Korea and Tonga?
- 9.71 units per person, with South Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for South Korea and Tonga?
- 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
- How do South Korea and Tonga rank globally for reserve tranche position, sdr, per capita?
- South Korea ranks 45th and Tonga ranks 47th of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserve tranche position, SDR, per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve tranche position, SDR divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.