Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … convertible in Korea
Korea: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … convertible was 401.85 billion in 2025. ▲ Rising
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in Korea, 2005–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
In 2025, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Korea stood at 401.85 billion.
The figure is up 2.8% on the previous year and up 11.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Korea peaked at 437.52 billion in 2021 and was at its lowest, 201.04 billion, in 2008.
That places Korea 7th out of 91 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.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … convertible in Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 209.62 billion | — |
| 2006 | 238.29 billion | +13.7% |
| 2007 | 262.72 billion | +10.3% |
| 2008 | 201.04 billion | -23.5% |
| 2009 | 265.70 billion | +32.2% |
| 2010 | 287.48 billion | +8.2% |
| 2011 | 298.38 billion | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 317.69 billion | +6.5% |
| 2013 | 336.36 billion | +5.9% |
| 2014 | 354.71 billion | +5.5% |
| 2015 | 359.60 billion | +1.4% |
| 2016 | 361.15 billion | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 378.98 billion | +4.9% |
| 2018 | 392.58 billion | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 397.24 billion | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 429.49 billion | +8.1% |
| 2021 | 437.52 billion | +1.9% |
| 2022 | 397.90 billion | -9.1% |
| 2023 | 394.64 billion | -0.8% |
| 2024 | 390.81 billion | -1.0% |
| 2025 | 401.85 billion | +2.8% |
Korea compared with similar countries
- Korea's 401.85 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 37.42 billion, 10.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Korea's 401.85 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 135.14 billion, 3.0× the median. (13 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data … convertible 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | +32.2% | 201.04 billion | 265.70 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 235.47 billion | 201.04 billion | 265.70 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 348.42 billion | 287.48 billion | 397.24 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 408.70 billion | 390.81 billion | 437.52 billion | 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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Korea?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in Korea was 401.85 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 437.52 billion in 2021.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 201.04 billion in 2008.
- How does Korea rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- Korea ranks 7th out of 91 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this 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) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Monetary Authorities and Central . 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.