Central Bank West Africa vs Korea: Total reserves (gold at market value)
Central Bank West Africa
7.41 billion SDR
in 2014
Korea
318.78 billion SDR
in 2025
Central Bank West Africa rank
11th
Korea rank
10th
Total reserves (gold at market value) over time
- Central Bank West Africa
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 318.78 billion SDR against 7.41 billion SDR in Central Bank West Africa, a difference of 311.37 billion SDR.
That makes Korea's figure about 43.0 times Central Bank West Africa's.
The two have swapped places 4 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1952 it was Korea ahead.
Central Bank West Africa ranks 11th and Korea ranks 10th of 13 groups.
Korea has averaged higher in every one of the 7 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central Bank West Africa | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1950s | 73.25 million SDR | 112.77 million SDR | 39.52 million SDR | Korea |
| 1960s | 149.90 million SDR | 249.33 million SDR | 99.43 million SDR | Korea |
| 1970s | 304.59 million SDR | 1.19 billion SDR | 882.46 million SDR | Korea |
| 1980s | 149.06 million SDR | 4.19 billion SDR | 4.04 billion SDR | Korea |
| 1990s | 1.12 billion SDR | 21.49 billion SDR | 20.37 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2000s | 4.70 billion SDR | 125.38 billion SDR | 120.68 billion SDR | Korea |
| 2010s | 7.28 billion SDR | 215.55 billion SDR | 208.28 billion SDR | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves (gold at market value), Central Bank West Africa or Korea?
- Korea, at 318.78 billion SDR against 7.41 billion SDR in Central Bank West Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves (gold at market value) between Central Bank West Africa and Korea?
- 311.37 billion SDR, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central Bank West Africa and Korea?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1952 to 2014.
- How do Central Bank West Africa and Korea rank globally for total reserves (gold at market value)?
- Central Bank West Africa ranks 11th and Korea ranks 10th of 13 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Monetary Fund, published as Total reserves (gold at market value) (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.