Brunei vs South Korea: Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita
Brunei
7,594 SDR per person
in 2025
South Korea
5,961 SDR per person
in 2025
Brunei rank
16th
South Korea rank
19th
Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita over time
- Brunei
- South Korea
How they compare
Brunei currently reports 7,594 SDR per person against 5,961 SDR per person in South Korea, a difference of 1,633 SDR per person.
That makes Brunei's figure about 1.3 times South Korea's.
The two have swapped places 6 times across 27 shared years of data; in 1999 it was Brunei ahead.
Brunei ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Brunei averaged higher in 3 and South Korea in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Brunei | South Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 1,179 SDR per person | 1,156 SDR per person | 22.57 SDR per person | Brunei |
| 2000s | 1,123 SDR per person | 2,591 SDR per person | 1,468 SDR per person | South Korea |
| 2010s | 5,156 SDR per person | 4,817 SDR per person | 339.19 SDR per person | Brunei |
| 2020s | 7,029 SDR per person | 6,038 SDR per person | 991.39 SDR per person | Brunei |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita, Brunei or South Korea?
- Brunei, at 7,594 SDR per person against 5,961 SDR per person in South Korea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita between Brunei and South Korea?
- 1,633 SDR per person, with Brunei ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Brunei and South Korea?
- 27 years are reported by both, from 1999 to 2025.
- How do Brunei and South Korea rank globally for reserves excluding gold (sdr), per capita?
- Brunei ranks 16th and South Korea ranks 19th of 179 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Statizoid (derived), published as Reserves excluding gold (SDR), per capita. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserves excluding gold (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.