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

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

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.

Korea vs Libya: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita

Korea

5,693 SDR per person

in 2025

Libya

7,733 SDR per person

in 2025

Korea rank

18th

Libya rank

15th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita over time

Korea
Libya

How they compare

Libya currently reports 7,733 SDR per person against 5,693 SDR per person in Korea, a difference of 2,040 SDR per person.

That makes Libya's figure about 1.4 times Korea's.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 66 shared years of data; in 1960 it was Libya ahead.

Korea ranks 18th and Libya ranks 15th of 179 countries.

Libya has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Libya	Difference	Ahead
1960s	8.42 SDR per person	136.21 SDR per person	127.8 SDR per person	Libya
1970s	31.76 SDR per person	1,042 SDR per person	1,010 SDR per person	Libya
1980s	97.9 SDR per person	1,332 SDR per person	1,235 SDR per person	Libya
1990s	468.84 SDR per person	773.9 SDR per person	305.06 SDR per person	Libya
2000s	2,578 SDR per person	4,847 SDR per person	2,269 SDR per person	Libya
2010s	4,744 SDR per person	9,159 SDR per person	4,415 SDR per person	Libya
2020s	5,803 SDR per person	7,545 SDR per person	1,742 SDR per person	Libya

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita, Korea or Libya?: Libya, at 7,733 SDR per person against 5,693 SDR per person in Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita between Korea and Libya?: 2,040 SDR per person, with Libya ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Libya?: 66 years are reported by both, from 1960 to 2025.
How do Korea and Libya rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (sdr), per capita?: Korea ranks 18th and Libya ranks 15th 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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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR), per capita
Unit: SDR per person
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 180 places, 9,460 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 20 August 2026

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.