Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Korea
294.26 billion SDR
in 2025
Saudi Arabia
317.55 billion SDR
in 2025
Korea rank
9th
Saudi Arabia rank
6th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Korea
- Saudi Arabia
How they compare
Saudi Arabia currently reports 317.55 billion SDR against 294.26 billion SDR in Korea, a difference of 23.28 billion SDR.
That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Korea's.
The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Korea ahead.
Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 5.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Saudi Arabia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 134.83 million SDR | 74.67 million SDR | 60.17 million SDR | Korea |
| 1960s | 244.42 million SDR | 434.90 million SDR | 190.48 million SDR | Saudi Arabia |
| 1970s | 1.14 billion SDR | 10.55 billion SDR | 9.41 billion SDR | Saudi Arabia |
| 1980s | 4.03 billion SDR | 13.59 billion SDR | 9.56 billion SDR | Saudi Arabia |
| 1990s | 21.29 billion SDR | 6.83 billion SDR | 14.45 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2000s | 124.59 billion SDR | 105.20 billion SDR | 19.40 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2010s | 241.35 billion SDR | 386.92 billion SDR | 145.57 billion SDR | Saudi Arabia |
| 2020s | 300.22 billion SDR | 313.53 billion SDR | 13.31 billion SDR | Saudi Arabia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Korea or Saudi Arabia?
- Saudi Arabia, at 317.55 billion SDR against 294.26 billion SDR in Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 23.28 billion SDR, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Saudi Arabia?
- 69 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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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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.