What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Korea and Singapore?

12.39 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.

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.

Korea vs Singapore: Reserves excluding gold

Korea

308.07 billion SDR

in 2025

Singapore

295.68 billion SDR

in 2025

Korea rank

9th

Singapore rank

10th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Korea
Singapore

How they compare

Korea currently reports 308.07 billion SDR against 295.68 billion SDR in Singapore, a difference of 12.39 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 194 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	246.56 million SDR	412.62 million SDR	166.06 million SDR	Singapore
1970s	1.16 billion SDR	2.53 billion SDR	1.37 billion SDR	Singapore
1980s	4.08 billion SDR	10.00 billion SDR	5.92 billion SDR	Singapore
1990s	21.63 billion SDR	40.98 billion SDR	19.36 billion SDR	Singapore
2000s	125.20 billion SDR	82.59 billion SDR	42.61 billion SDR	Korea
2010s	245.04 billion SDR	179.10 billion SDR	65.95 billion SDR	Korea
2020s	312.38 billion SDR	266.27 billion SDR	46.11 billion SDR	Korea

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Korea or Singapore?: Korea, at 308.07 billion SDR against 295.68 billion SDR in Singapore as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Korea and Singapore?: 12.39 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?: Korea ranks 9th and Singapore ranks 10th 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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