Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Korea
Korea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita was 207.22 SDR per person in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Korea, 1960–2025
Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per person.
Analysis
In 2025, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Korea stood at 207.22 SDR per person. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.
The figure is up 59.6% on the previous year and up 311.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Korea peaked at 207.22 SDR per person in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0681 SDR per person, in 1963.
Korea ranks 53rd of 159 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Korea, year by year
| Year | SDR per person | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1960 | 0.0726 SDR per person | — |
| 1961 | 0.0717 SDR per person | -1.3% |
| 1962 | 0.0698 SDR per person | -2.6% |
| 1963 | 0.0681 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 1964 | 0.0994 SDR per person | +46.0% |
| 1965 | 0.1149 SDR per person | +15.6% |
| 1966 | 0.1155 SDR per person | +0.5% |
| 1967 | 0.1116 SDR per person | -3.4% |
| 1968 | 0.1316 SDR per person | +17.9% |
| 1969 | 0.1082 SDR per person | -17.8% |
| 1970 | 0.1129 SDR per person | +4.3% |
| 1971 | 0.1208 SDR per person | +7.0% |
| 1972 | 0.1901 SDR per person | +57.4% |
| 1973 | 0.2996 SDR per person | +57.5% |
| 1974 | 0.4839 SDR per person | +61.5% |
| 1975 | 0.3782 SDR per person | -21.8% |
| 1976 | 0.3624 SDR per person | -4.2% |
| 1977 | 0.5488 SDR per person | +51.4% |
| 1978 | 1.29 SDR per person | +135.0% |
| 1979 | 3.06 SDR per person | +137.1% |
| 1980 | 3.62 SDR per person | +18.4% |
| 1981 | 2.67 SDR per person | -26.3% |
| 1982 | 3.19 SDR per person | +19.6% |
| 1983 | 2.78 SDR per person | -13.0% |
| 1984 | 2.41 SDR per person | -13.4% |
| 1985 | 2.28 SDR per person | -5.1% |
| 1986 | 2.46 SDR per person | +7.6% |
| 1987 | 2.62 SDR per person | +6.8% |
| 1988 | 2.32 SDR per person | -11.5% |
| 1989 | 2.3 SDR per person | -0.9% |
| 1990 | 2.02 SDR per person | -12.2% |
| 1991 | 1.83 SDR per person | -9.2% |
| 1992 | 1.79 SDR per person | -2.5% |
| 1993 | 2.09 SDR per person | +16.7% |
| 1994 | 1.91 SDR per person | -8.3% |
| 1995 | 1.89 SDR per person | -1.3% |
| 1996 | 1.85 SDR per person | -2.2% |
| 1997 | 1.57 SDR per person | -15.1% |
| 1998 | 1.92 SDR per person | +22.4% |
| 1999 | 1.98 SDR per person | +3.4% |
| 2000 | 1.97 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 2001 | 2.05 SDR per person | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 2.35 SDR per person | +14.7% |
| 2003 | 2.63 SDR per person | +12.0% |
| 2004 | 2.66 SDR per person | +1.1% |
| 2005 | 3.41 SDR per person | +28.0% |
| 2006 | 3.65 SDR per person | +7.0% |
| 2007 | 4.97 SDR per person | +36.3% |
| 2008 | 5.3 SDR per person | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 6.52 SDR per person | +23.1% |
| 2010 | 8.55 SDR per person | +31.1% |
| 2011 | 34.95 SDR per person | +308.9% |
| 2012 | 58.55 SDR per person | +67.5% |
| 2013 | 52.08 SDR per person | -11.1% |
| 2014 | 55.08 SDR per person | +5.8% |
| 2015 | 50.33 SDR per person | -8.6% |
| 2016 | 55.86 SDR per person | +11.0% |
| 2017 | 59.49 SDR per person | +6.5% |
| 2018 | 59.96 SDR per person | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 71.45 SDR per person | +19.2% |
| 2020 | 85.06 SDR per person | +19.0% |
| 2021 | 84.35 SDR per person | -0.8% |
| 2022 | 88.5 SDR per person | +4.9% |
| 2023 | 99.82 SDR per person | +12.8% |
| 2024 | 129.82 SDR per person | +30.1% |
| 2025 | 207.22 SDR per person | +59.6% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 207.22 SDR per person is below the median for high income countries, which is 571.83 SDR per person, 36% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
- Korea's 207.22 SDR per person is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 70.75 SDR per person, 2.9× the median. (22 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita in Korea changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | +308.9% | 8.55 SDR per person | 34.95 SDR per person |
| 1979 | +137.1% | 1.29 SDR per person | 3.06 SDR per person |
| 1978 | +135.0% | 0.5488 SDR per person | 1.29 SDR per person |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.0963 SDR per person | 0.0681 SDR per person | 0.1316 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1970s | 0.6845 SDR per person | 0.1129 SDR per person | 3.06 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1980s | 2.66 SDR per person | 2.28 SDR per person | 3.62 SDR per person | 10 |
| 1990s | 1.88 SDR per person | 1.57 SDR per person | 2.09 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2000s | 3.55 SDR per person | 1.97 SDR per person | 6.52 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2010s | 50.63 SDR per person | 8.55 SDR per person | 71.45 SDR per person | 10 |
| 2020s | 115.79 SDR per person | 84.35 SDR per person | 207.22 SDR per person | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for Korea
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per unit of GDP 0.0012 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve position in the IMF, SDR, per capita 42.84 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, annual growth rate 6.29 % change on previous year (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per unit of GDP 0.0016 units per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, US dollar, per capita 58.67 units per person (2025)
- Reserve tranche position, SDR, annual growth rate 1.21 % change on previous year (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Korea?
- Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita in Korea was 207.22 SDR per person in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
- What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 207.22 SDR per person in 2025.
- What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0681 SDR per person in 1963.
- How does Korea rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita?
- Korea ranks 53rd out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
- Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per capita rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 311.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from Statizoid (derived), published as part of Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per capita. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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How this figure is calculated
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) ÷ Population, total
Computed from
- Gold reserves at market value International Monetary Fund
- Population, total World Population Prospects, United Nations (UN)
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by Population, total, matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.