How does Korea rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?

Korea ranks 86th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.

Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Korea?

Over the last ten years it is up 242.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Korea

Name: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Korea
Creator: Statizoid (derived)
License: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page

Korea: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP was 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)

0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP

Change on year

up 59.7%

World rank

86th

of 159 countries

All-time high

0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP

in 2025

All-time low

0.0001 SDR per US$ of GDP

in 1997

Years of data

1960–2025

Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Korea, 1960–2025

Source: Statizoid (derived). Measured in SDR per US$ of GDP.

Analysis

In 2025, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Korea stood at 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP. That is the highest value across all 66 years on record.

That represents a change of up 59.7% on the previous year and up 242.9% over ten years.

Over the whole period, gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Korea peaked at 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025 and was at its lowest, 0.0001 SDR per US$ of GDP, in 1997.

That places Korea 86th out of 159 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 unit of GDP in Korea, year by year

Annual values for Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP in Korea, 1960 to 2025.
Year	SDR per US$ of GDP	Change
1960	0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP	—
1961	0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP	+66.5%
1962	0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP	-14.0%
1963	0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP	-29.3%
1964	0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP	+72.8%
1965	0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP	+31.2%
1966	0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP	-18.2%
1967	0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP	-20.0%
1968	0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP	-4.2%
1969	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	-33.0%
1970	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	-9.1%
1971	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	-0.9%
1972	0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP	+46.0%
1973	0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP	+25.3%
1974	0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP	+16.4%
1975	0.0006 SDR per US$ of GDP	-28.7%
1976	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	-29.1%
1977	0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP	+19.6%
1978	0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP	+76.5%
1979	0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP	+86.8%
1980	0.0021 SDR per US$ of GDP	+23.0%
1981	0.0014 SDR per US$ of GDP	-32.9%
1982	0.0016 SDR per US$ of GDP	+12.9%
1983	0.0012 SDR per US$ of GDP	-21.3%
1984	0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP	-21.2%
1985	0.0009 SDR per US$ of GDP	-7.9%
1986	0.0008 SDR per US$ of GDP	-6.0%
1987	0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP	-15.0%
1988	0.0005 SDR per US$ of GDP	-33.8%
1989	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	-19.1%
1990	0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP	-22.8%
1991	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-21.4%
1992	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.5%
1993	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+6.6%
1994	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-21.6%
1995	0.0001 SDR per US$ of GDP	-18.5%
1996	0.0001 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.3%
1997	0.0001 SDR per US$ of GDP	-8.1%
1998	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+82.8%
1999	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-19.8%
2000	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-13.7%
2001	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+10.6%
2002	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+0.7%
2003	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+0.5%
2004	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-10.2%
2005	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+8.7%
2006	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	-4.6%
2007	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+22.9%
2008	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	+20.1%
2009	0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP	+37.4%
2010	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	+8.5%
2011	0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP	+276.0%
2012	0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP	+64.8%
2013	0.0018 SDR per US$ of GDP	-16.8%
2014	0.0018 SDR per US$ of GDP	-1.9%
2015	0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP	-7.1%
2016	0.0018 SDR per US$ of GDP	+8.6%
2017	0.0018 SDR per US$ of GDP	-1.4%
2018	0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP	-5.1%
2019	0.0021 SDR per US$ of GDP	+24.6%
2020	0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP	+19.7%
2021	0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP	-11.1%
2022	0.0025 SDR per US$ of GDP	+13.0%
2023	0.0028 SDR per US$ of GDP	+10.1%
2024	0.0036 SDR per US$ of GDP	+28.0%
2025	0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP	+59.7%

Korea compared with similar countries

Korea's 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP is below the median for high income countries, which is 0.0141 SDR per US$ of GDP, 41% of the median. (58 countries reporting)
Korea's 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 0.005 SDR per US$ of GDP, 1.1× the median. (22 countries reporting)

Biggest year-on-year movements

Years where Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP 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	+276.0%	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0013 SDR per US$ of GDP

Averages by decade

Decade	Average	Lowest	Highest	Years
1960s	0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.001 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1970s	0.0007 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1980s	0.0011 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0021 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
1990s	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0001 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2000s	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0002 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0003 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2010s	0.0017 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0004 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP	10
2020s	0.0032 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0022 SDR per US$ of GDP	0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP	6

Countries ranked near Korea

83 Lithuania 0.0063 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
84 Indonesia 0.0061 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
85 Haiti 0.0058 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
87 Slovenia 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
88 Ghana 0.0054 SDR per US$ of GDP compare
89 Iceland 0.0053 SDR per US$ of GDP compare

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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)

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Frequently asked questions

What is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Korea?: Gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp in Korea was 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025, according to Statizoid (derived).
What is the highest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Korea?: The highest recorded value was 0.0057 SDR per US$ of GDP in 2025.
What is the lowest gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp recorded in Korea?: The lowest recorded value was 0.0001 SDR per US$ of GDP in 1997.
How does Korea rank for gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp?: Korea ranks 86th out of 159 countries with data for 2025.
Is gold reserves at market value (sdr), per unit of gdp rising or falling in Korea?: Over the last ten years it is up 242.9%. 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 unit of GDP. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), 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) ÷ GDP (current US$)

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Indicator: Gold reserves at market value (SDR), per unit of GDP
Unit: SDR per US$ of GDP
Source: Statizoid (derived)
Licence: Derived by Statizoid from the sources named on the page
Coverage: 160 places, 7,545 data points, 1960–2025
Last refreshed: 02 September 2026

Gold reserves at market value (SDR) divided by GDP (current US$), matched on country and year. Neither publisher issues this ratio as a series; it is computed here from both.