Brazil vs Korea: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Brazil
226.46 billion SDR
in 2025
Korea
294.26 billion SDR
in 2025
Brazil rank
11th
Korea rank
9th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Brazil
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 294.26 billion SDR against 226.46 billion SDR in Brazil, a difference of 67.80 billion SDR.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.3 times Brazil's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Brazil ahead.
Brazil ranks 11th and Korea ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brazil | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 205.80 million SDR | 95.28 million SDR | 110.52 million SDR | Brazil |
| 1960s | 233.90 million SDR | 244.42 million SDR | 10.52 million SDR | Korea |
| 1970s | 4.39 billion SDR | 1.14 billion SDR | 3.25 billion SDR | Brazil |
| 1980s | 5.80 billion SDR | 4.03 billion SDR | 1.77 billion SDR | Brazil |
| 1990s | 24.25 billion SDR | 21.29 billion SDR | 2.96 billion SDR | Brazil |
| 2000s | 62.77 billion SDR | 124.59 billion SDR | 61.82 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2010s | 240.02 billion SDR | 241.35 billion SDR | 1.34 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2020s | 231.65 billion SDR | 300.22 billion SDR | 68.57 billion SDR | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Brazil or Korea?
- Korea, at 294.26 billion SDR against 226.46 billion SDR in Brazil as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Brazil and Korea?
- 67.80 billion SDR, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Korea?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Brazil and Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Brazil ranks 11th and Korea ranks 9th of 194 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (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.