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

27.67 billion SDR, with Saudi Arabia ahead.

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

69 years are reported by both, from 1957 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.

Republic of Korea vs Saudi Arabia: Reserves excluding gold

Republic of Korea

308.07 billion SDR

in 2025

Saudi Arabia

335.74 billion SDR

in 2025

Republic of Korea rank

9th

Saudi Arabia rank

6th

Reserves excluding gold over time

Republic of Korea
Saudi Arabia

How they compare

Saudi Arabia currently reports 335.74 billion SDR against 308.07 billion SDR in Republic of Korea, a difference of 27.67 billion SDR.

That makes Saudi Arabia's figure about 1.1 times Republic of Korea's.

The two have swapped places 9 times across 69 shared years of data; in 1957 it was Republic of Korea ahead.

Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th of 194 countries.

Across the 8 decades both report, Republic of Korea averaged higher in 3 and Saudi Arabia in 5.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Republic of Korea	Saudi Arabia	Difference	Ahead
1950s	134.83 million SDR	74.67 million SDR	60.17 million SDR	Republic of Korea
1960s	246.56 million SDR	452.58 million SDR	206.01 million SDR	Saudi Arabia
1970s	1.16 billion SDR	11.56 billion SDR	10.40 billion SDR	Saudi Arabia
1980s	4.08 billion SDR	20.59 billion SDR	16.51 billion SDR	Saudi Arabia
1990s	21.63 billion SDR	8.04 billion SDR	13.59 billion SDR	Republic of Korea
2000s	125.20 billion SDR	107.75 billion SDR	17.46 billion SDR	Republic of Korea
2010s	245.04 billion SDR	395.30 billion SDR	150.26 billion SDR	Saudi Arabia
2020s	312.38 billion SDR	330.16 billion SDR	17.78 billion SDR	Saudi Arabia

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher reserves excluding gold, Republic of Korea or Saudi Arabia?: Saudi Arabia, at 335.74 billion SDR against 308.07 billion SDR in Republic of Korea as of 2025.
What is the difference in reserves excluding gold between Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?: 27.67 billion SDR, with Saudi Arabia ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia?: 69 years are reported by both, from 1957 to 2025.
How do Republic of Korea and Saudi Arabia rank globally for reserves excluding gold?: Republic of Korea ranks 9th and Saudi Arabia ranks 6th 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, 11,419 data points, 1950–2025
Last refreshed: 19 August 2026

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