Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets was 31.58 billion in 2025. ▼ Falling
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Republic of Korea, 2005–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea is 31.58 billion, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 26.4% on the previous year and up 114.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea peaked at 36.65 billion in 2006 and was at its lowest, 12.66 billion, in 2019.
That places Republic of Korea 9th out of 91 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently falling across the 21 years of available data.
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 23.13 billion | — |
| 2006 | 36.65 billion | +58.4% |
| 2007 | 31.29 billion | -14.6% |
| 2008 | 21.01 billion | -32.8% |
| 2009 | 17.18 billion | -18.2% |
| 2010 | 19.89 billion | +15.8% |
| 2011 | 20.79 billion | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 18.18 billion | -12.6% |
| 2013 | 15.65 billion | -13.9% |
| 2014 | 13.38 billion | -14.5% |
| 2015 | 14.70 billion | +9.8% |
| 2016 | 18.27 billion | +24.3% |
| 2017 | 20.59 billion | +12.7% |
| 2018 | 13.43 billion | -34.8% |
| 2019 | 12.66 billion | -5.8% |
| 2020 | 20.10 billion | +58.8% |
| 2021 | 16.29 billion | -19.0% |
| 2022 | 29.05 billion | +78.4% |
| 2023 | 21.82 billion | -24.9% |
| 2024 | 24.99 billion | +14.5% |
| 2025 | 31.58 billion | +26.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.85 billion | 17.18 billion | 36.65 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 16.75 billion | 12.66 billion | 20.79 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 23.97 billion | 16.29 billion | 31.58 billion | 6 |
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More financial sector data for Republic of Korea
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per capita 96.84 million current LCU per person (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), per unit of GDP 2,672 current LCU per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Net domestic credit (current LCU), annual growth rate 5.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Gold reserves at 35 SDRs per ounce 117.53 million SDR (2025)
- Gold reserves at market value 10.71 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold, foreign exchange 294.26 billion SDR (2025)
- Reserves excluding gold 308.07 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at market value) 318.78 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) 311.57 billion SDR (2025)
- Total reserves (gold at national valuation) (SDR), per capita 6,028 SDR per person (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Republic of Korea was 31.58 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.65 billion in 2006.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.66 billion in 2019.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Republic of Korea ranks 9th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 114.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is falling.
- Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets (approximate market value), Official reserve currency and deposits (in convertible foreign currencies) with US Dollars (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorit. 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.