Brunei vs South Korea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Brunei
6,426 SDR per person
in 2025
South Korea
5,693 SDR per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
17th
South Korea rank
18th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time
- Brunei
- South Korea
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 6,426 SDR per person against 5,693 SDR per person in South Korea, a difference of 733 SDR per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.1 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 7 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was South Korea ahead.
Brunei ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 18th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 1 and South Korea in 3.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,057 SDR per person | 1,152 SDR per person | 95.16 SDR per person | South Korea |
| 2000s | 947.28 SDR per person | 2,578 SDR per person | 1,631 SDR per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 4,585 SDR per person | 4,744 SDR per person | 158.74 SDR per person | South Korea |
| 2020s | 5,949 SDR per person | 5,803 SDR per person | 146.04 SDR per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Brunei or South Korea?
- Brunei, at 6,426 SDR per person against 5,693 SDR per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Brunei and South Korea?
- 733 SDR per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and South Korea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and South Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 17th and South Korea ranks 18th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.