Memorandum items: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL) … SDR in South Korea
South Korea: Memorandum items: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL) … SDR was 394.12 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in in South Korea, 2005–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
South Korea recorded 394.12 billion for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in 2025.
That represents a change of up 2.3% on the previous year and up 17.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in South Korea peaked at 432.44 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 192.99 billion, in 2008.
That places South Korea 7th out of 86 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 21 years of available data.
Memorandum items: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL) … SDR in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 208.31 billion | — |
| 2006 | 232.71 billion | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 251.87 billion | +8.2% |
| 2008 | 192.99 billion | -23.4% |
| 2009 | 256.84 billion | +33.1% |
| 2010 | 276.21 billion | +7.5% |
| 2011 | 281.19 billion | +1.8% |
| 2012 | 291.45 billion | +3.7% |
| 2013 | 301.67 billion | +3.5% |
| 2014 | 308.01 billion | +2.1% |
| 2015 | 336.68 billion | +9.3% |
| 2016 | 349.05 billion | +3.7% |
| 2017 | 366.03 billion | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 381.24 billion | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 386.51 billion | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 414.81 billion | +7.3% |
| 2021 | 432.44 billion | +4.2% |
| 2022 | 393.70 billion | -9.0% |
| 2023 | 387.99 billion | -1.5% |
| 2024 | 385.42 billion | -0.7% |
| 2025 | 394.12 billion | +2.3% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 394.12 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 54.11 billion, 7.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 394.12 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 116.12 billion, 3.4× the median. (10 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Memorandum items: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL) … SDR in South 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +33.1% | 192.99 billion | 256.84 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 228.54 billion | 192.99 billion | 256.84 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 327.80 billion | 276.21 billion | 386.51 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 401.41 billion | 385.42 billion | 432.44 billion | 6 |
Countries ranked near South Korea
More financial sector data for South 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 memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in South Korea?
- Memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in in South Korea was 394.12 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 432.44 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 192.99 billion in 2008.
- How does South Korea rank for memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in?
- South Korea ranks 7th out of 86 countries with data for 2025.
- Is memorandum items, currency composition of reserves, denominated in rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this South Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Memorandum items, Currency composition of reserves, Denominated in Currencies in SDR basket (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central Government excluding Social Security). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity (IRFCL, or the “Reserves Data Template”) dataset includes data on the amount and composition of countries’ official reserve assets, other foreign currency assets held by monetary authorities and central governments, and short-term foreign currency obligations and related activities of monetary authorities and central governments that can lead to drains on official reserves and other foreign currency assets. This website re-disseminates IMF member countries' data on international reserves and foreign currency liquidity in a common template and in a common currency (the U.S. dollar). Historical data by country are also available. Please note that the re-dissemination of the template data by the Fund does not constitute endorsement of the quality of the data by the Fund.