Euro area vs Korea: Total reserves in months of imports
Total reserves in months of imports over time
- Euro area
- Korea
How they compare
Korea currently reports 6.46 against 3.67 in Euro area, a difference of 2.79.
That makes Korea's figure about 1.8 times Euro area's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 42 shared years of data; in 1976 it was Euro area ahead.
Euro area ranks 44th and Korea ranks 45th of 47 groups.
Across the 6 decades both report, Euro area averaged higher in 2 and Korea in 4.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Euro area | Korea | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970s | 5.19 | 2.1 | 3.09 | Euro area |
| 1980s | 4.73 | 1.41 | 3.32 | Euro area |
| 1990s | 3.02 | 4.17 | 1.15 | Korea |
| 2000s | 1.79 | 7.11 | 5.31 | Korea |
| 2010s | 2.13 | 6.92 | 4.79 | Korea |
| 2020s | 2.78 | 6.96 | 4.18 | Korea |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher total reserves in months of imports, Euro area or Korea?
- Korea, at 6.46 against 3.67 in Euro area as of 2025.
- What is the difference in total reserves in months of imports between Euro area and Korea?
- 2.79, with Korea ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Euro area and Korea?
- 42 years are reported by both, from 1976 to 2025.
- How do Euro area and Korea rank globally for total reserves in months of imports?
- Euro area ranks 44th and Korea ranks 45th of 47 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- International Financial Statistics database, International Monetary Fund (IMF), published as Total reserves in months of imports. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Reserve assets are external assets, including monetary gold, that are readily available to and controlled by monetary authorities for meeting balance of payments financing needs, for intervention in exchange markets to affect the currency exchange rate, and for other related purposes (such as maintaining confidence in the currency and the economy, and serving as a basis for foreign borrowing). Reserve assets must be denominated and settled in foreign currency. This item is expressed in terms of the number of months of imports of goods and services they could pay for [X/(Imports/12)].