Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … outside in South Korea
South Korea: Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … outside was 5.28 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Official Reserve Assets and Other Foreign Currency Assets in South Korea, 2005–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in South Korea is 5.28 billion, measured in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 14.7% on the previous year and down 62.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in South Korea peaked at 35.86 billion in 2006 and was at its lowest, 1.42 billion, in 2021.
South Korea ranks 15th of 88 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … outside in South Korea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 22.71 billion | — |
| 2006 | 35.86 billion | +57.9% |
| 2007 | 30.79 billion | -14.1% |
| 2008 | 20.57 billion | -33.2% |
| 2009 | 16.70 billion | -18.8% |
| 2010 | 19.40 billion | +16.2% |
| 2011 | 20.42 billion | +5.3% |
| 2012 | 17.56 billion | -14.0% |
| 2013 | 14.53 billion | -17.3% |
| 2014 | 12.92 billion | -11.1% |
| 2015 | 14.02 billion | +8.5% |
| 2016 | 14.73 billion | +5.1% |
| 2017 | 15.83 billion | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 4.68 billion | -70.4% |
| 2019 | 3.08 billion | -34.3% |
| 2020 | 11.88 billion | +285.9% |
| 2021 | 1.42 billion | -88.0% |
| 2022 | 6.49 billion | +356.4% |
| 2023 | 6.97 billion | +7.4% |
| 2024 | 6.19 billion | -11.2% |
| 2025 | 5.28 billion | -14.7% |
South Korea compared with similar countries
- South Korea's 5.28 billion is above the median for high income countries, which is 51.93 million, 101.7× the median. (46 countries reporting)
- South Korea's 5.28 billion is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 1.16 billion, 4.5× the median. (12 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Official Reserve Assets: Guidelines for a Data Template … outside 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | +356.4% | 1.42 billion | 6.49 billion |
| 2020 | +285.9% | 3.08 billion | 11.88 billion |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.32 billion | 16.70 billion | 35.86 billion | 5 |
| 2010s | 13.72 billion | 3.08 billion | 20.42 billion | 10 |
| 2020s | 6.37 billion | 1.42 billion | 11.88 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 official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in South Korea?
- Official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets in South Korea was 5.28 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in South Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 35.86 billion in 2006.
- What is the lowest official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets recorded in South Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.42 billion in 2021.
- How does South Korea rank for official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets?
- South Korea ranks 15th out of 88 countries with data for 2025.
- Is official reserve assets and other foreign currency assets rising or falling in South Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is down 62.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South 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, banks and other financial institutions outside reporting country (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (IRFCL 2013), Mon. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
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.