Korea vs Singapore: Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange
Korea
294.26 billion SDR
in 2025
Singapore
289.89 billion SDR
in 2025
Korea rank
9th
Singapore rank
10th
Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange over time
- Korea
- Singapore
How they compare
Korea currently reports 294.26 billion SDR against 289.89 billion SDR in Singapore, a difference of 4.37 billion SDR.
The two have swapped places 5 times across 76 shared years of data; in 1950 it was Singapore ahead.
Korea ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 10th of 188 countries.
Across the 8 decades both report, Korea averaged higher in 4 and Singapore in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Korea | Singapore | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 95.28 million SDR | 87.40 million SDR | 7.88 million SDR | Korea |
| 1960s | 244.42 million SDR | 409.62 million SDR | 165.20 million SDR | Singapore |
| 1970s | 1.14 billion SDR | 2.52 billion SDR | 1.38 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 1980s | 4.03 billion SDR | 9.87 billion SDR | 5.84 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 1990s | 21.29 billion SDR | 40.74 billion SDR | 19.46 billion SDR | Singapore |
| 2000s | 124.59 billion SDR | 82.13 billion SDR | 42.46 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2010s | 241.35 billion SDR | 177.66 billion SDR | 63.69 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2020s | 300.22 billion SDR | 261.15 billion SDR | 39.07 billion SDR | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange, Korea or Singapore?
- Korea, at 294.26 billion SDR against 289.89 billion SDR in Singapore as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange between Korea and Singapore?
- 4.37 billion SDR, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Korea and Singapore?
- 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
- How do Korea and Singapore rank globally for reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange?
- Korea ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 10th 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.