Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Brazil or Republic of Korea?

Republic of Korea, at 308.07 billion SDR against 244.10 billion SDR in Brazil as of 2025.

What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Brazil and Republic of Korea?

63.97 billion SDR, with Republic of Korea ahead.

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

76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.

Where does this data come from?

International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

Brazil vs Republic of Korea: Reserves excluding gold

Brazil

244.10 billion SDR

in 2025

Republic of Korea

308.07 billion SDR

in 2025

Brazil rank

11th

Republic of Korea rank

9th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Brazil
Republic of Korea

How they compare

Republic of Korea currently reports 308.07 billion SDR against 244.10 billion SDR in Brazil, a difference of 63.97 billion SDR.

That makes Republic of 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 Republic of Korea ranks 9th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Brazil averaged higher in 4 and Republic of Korea in 4.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Brazil	Republic of Korea	Difference	Ahead
1950s	205.80 million SDR	95.28 million SDR	110.52 million SDR	Brazil
1960s	238.82 million SDR	246.56 million SDR	7.74 million SDR	Republic of Korea
1970s	4.68 billion SDR	1.16 billion SDR	3.52 billion SDR	Brazil
1980s	6.25 billion SDR	4.08 billion SDR	2.17 billion SDR	Brazil
1990s	24.58 billion SDR	21.63 billion SDR	2.95 billion SDR	Brazil
2000s	63.14 billion SDR	125.20 billion SDR	62.06 billion SDR	Republic of Korea
2010s	244.45 billion SDR	245.04 billion SDR	591.70 million SDR	Republic of Korea
2020s	247.09 billion SDR	312.38 billion SDR	65.30 billion SDR	Republic of Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Brazil or Republic of Korea?: Republic of Korea, at 308.07 billion SDR against 244.10 billion SDR in Brazil as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Brazil and Republic of Korea?: 63.97 billion SDR, with Republic of Korea ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Brazil and Republic of Korea?: 76 years are reported by both, from 1950 to 2025.
How do Brazil and Republic of Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Brazil ranks 11th and Republic of Korea ranks 9th of 194 countries.
Where does this data come from?: International Monetary Fund, published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Reserves excluding gold (SDR)
Unit: SDR
Source: International Monetary Fund
Licence: IMF Terms and Conditions (attribution required)
Coverage: 208 places, 11,411 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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