What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Korea and Russia?

981.00 million SDR, with Russia ahead.

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

32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.

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.

Korea vs Russia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange

Korea

294.26 billion SDR

in 2025

Russia

295.25 billion SDR

in 2024

Korea rank

9th

Russia rank

8th

Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time

Korea
Russia

How they compare

Russia currently reports 295.25 billion SDR against 294.26 billion SDR in Korea, a difference of 981.00 million SDR.

The two have swapped places 4 times across 32 shared years of data; in 1993 it was Korea ahead.

Korea ranks 9th and Russia ranks 8th of 188 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 1 and Russia in 3.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Korea	Russia	Difference	Ahead
1990s	25.90 billion SDR	6.51 billion SDR	19.39 billion SDR	Korea
2000s	124.59 billion SDR	134.38 billion SDR	9.79 billion SDR	Russia
2010s	241.35 billion SDR	267.52 billion SDR	26.17 billion SDR	Russia
2020s	301.41 billion SDR	312.20 billion SDR	10.79 billion SDR	Russia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Korea or Russia?: Russia, at 295.25 billion SDR against 294.26 billion SDR in Korea as of 2024.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Korea and Russia?: 981.00 million SDR, with Russia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Russia?: 32 years are reported by both, from 1993 to 2024.
How do Korea and Russia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?: Korea ranks 9th and Russia ranks 8th of 188 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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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange (SDR)
Unit: SDR
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 208 places, 11,459 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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.