Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Korea
Korea: Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets was -1.03 billion in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Korea, 2007–2025
Source: International Monetary Fund.
Analysis
The most recent figure for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Korea is -1.03 billion, measured in 2025.
That represents a change of up 8.4% on the previous year and down 124.1% over five years.
Over the whole period, predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Korea peaked at 0 in 2015 and was at its lowest, -2.50 billion, in 2013.
That places Korea 50th out of 85 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | -2.00 billion | -2.00 billion | -2.00 billion | 1 |
| 2010s | -757.38 million | -2.50 billion | 0 | 8 |
| 2020s | -825.33 million | -1.33 billion | 0 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More financial sector data for 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)
- Domestic credit to private sector by banks 160.3% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Korea?
- Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets in Korea was -1.03 billion in 2025, according to International Monetary Fund.
- What is the highest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 0 in 2015.
- What is the lowest predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was -2.50 billion in 2013.
- How does Korea rank for predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets?
- Korea ranks 50th out of 85 countries with data for 2025.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from International Monetary Fund, published as part of Predetermined short-term net drains on foreign currency assets (nominal value), Foreign currency loans, securities and deposits, principal, More than 3 months and up to 1 year, Outflows (reserves template) (International Reserves and Foreign Currency Liquidity: Guidelines for a Data Template 2013 (I. 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.